Chinese Food and Ingredients (Part 1)

From the Daily Chinese App -- On the Menu (Part 1)

宫保鸡丁

gōngbǎo jīdīng - Kung Pao chicken

土豆

tǔ dòu- potato

面条

miàn tiáo - noodles

豆腐

dòufu - tofu; bean curd

麻婆豆腐

mápó-dòufǔ - ma potofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

烤鸭

kǎoyā - roast duck

炒饭

chǎofàn - fried rice

炒面

chǎo miàn -stir-fried noodles

北京烤鸭

Běijīng kǎoyā - Beijing roast duck

水饺

shuǐ jiǎo - boiled dumplings

锅贴

guōtiē - pan-fried dumpling

饺子

jiǎozi - dumpling

油条

yóutiáo - deep-fried dough sticks

茶

chá - tea

回锅肉

Huíguōròu - Twice- cooked pork

馄饨

húntún - wonton

炸酱面

zhájiàngmiàn: noodle with fried bean sauce and minced meat

包子

bāozi - steamed stuffed bun

猪蹄

zhūtí - pig trotters

煎蛋

jiān dàn - fried egg

小吃

xiǎochī - snack

米粉

mǐfěn - rice flour

烧麦

shāomài - "siu maai" in Cantonese； steamed meat dumplings

木须肉

mù xū ròu - moo shu pork；pork and scrambled eggs

夫妻肺片

fū qī fèi piàn - Sliced Beef and Ox Tongue in Chilli Sauce (popular in Sichuan)

葱

cōng - green onion, shallots

姜

jiāng - ginger

蒜

suàn - garlic

白切鸡

bái qiē jī - white/plain cut chicken；Cantonese poached chicken

牛肉面

niú ròu miàn- beef noodle soup

皮蛋

pídàn - preserved egg

酸辣汤

suānlàtāng - hot and sour soup

木耳

mù ěr - tree fungus

芝麻饼

zhīmabǐng - sesame biscuit

虾仁

xiā rén - shrimp

沙拉

shā lā - salad

炒鸡蛋

chǎo jī dàn - scrambled eggs

毛豆

máodòu - edamame

牛舌

niú shé - beef tongue

火锅

huǒguō - hotpot

肉夹馍

ròu jiá mó - Chinese/Xi'an hamburger

葱油饼

cōng yóu bǐng - scallion pancake

拍黄瓜

pāihuangguā - smashed cucumber salad

凉拌

liángbàn - （of food) cold "blended"; cold tossed

红烧肉

hóng shāo ròu - pork braised in brown sauce

叉烧

chāshāo - bbq pork

豆苗

dòu miáo - Pea shoots

蛋挞

dàntà - Egg Custard Tart

花生

huā shēng - peanut

豆浆

dòu jiāng - soy milk

年糕

niángāo - New Year's Cake

番茄

fān qié - tomato

炒蛋

chǎo dàn - scrambled eggs

海参

hǎi shēn - sea cucumber

米线

mǐ xiàn - rice-flour noodles

排骨

pái gǔ - spare ribs, pork chop

青椒

qīng jiāo - green pepper

肉丝

ròu sī - shredded meat

羊肉串

yánɡ ròu chuàn - lamb skewers/kebab

鱼香

yú xiāng - fish flavored seasoning

茄子

qié zi - eggplant

叉烧包

chā shāo bāo - bbq pork steamed bun

四季豆

sì jì dòu - green beans

芥蓝

jiè lán - Chinese broccoli

山药

shān yào - yam

孜然

zīrán - cumin

咖喱

gā lí - curry

小笼包

xiǎolóngbāo - Small Steam Buns with soup filling

金针菇

jīn zhēn gū - enoki/needle mushroom

羊排

yángpái－ lamb chops

肠

cháng - intestines

鸡汤

jī tāng - chicken soup

花菜

hūa cài - cauliflower

臭豆腐

chòudòufu - Stinky Tofu

口水鸡

kǒushuǐjī - steamed chicken with chili sauce

醋

cù - vinegar

糖醋里脊

táng cù lǐ ji - Sweet and Sour Pork

春卷

chūn juǎn - spring rolls

东坡肉

dōngpōròu - stir-fried pork

鱼香肉丝

yúxiāng ròusī - pork strips stir fried with fish-flavored sauce

佛跳墙

fó tiào qiáng - Dried seafood casserole; It's so good that Buddha jumped over the wall

狮子头

shīzitóu - name of a dish of fried meatballs

烧饼

shāo bǐng - baked sesame seed-coated cake

炸子鸡

zhá zǐ jī - crispy fried chicken

水煮鱼

Shuǐzhǔ yú - Fish Fillet in Szechuan Spicy Broth

粥

zhōu - porridge; congee

八宝粥

bā bǎo zhōu - 'Eight Treasure' rice porridge (made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates and nuts)

豆瓣酱

dòubànjiàng - spicy sticky soybean paste

螃蟹

pángxiè - crab

龙虾

lóng xiā - lobster

拉面

lā miàn - stretched noodles; ramen

虾饺

xiā jiǎo - shrimp dumplings

凤爪

fèng zhǎo-Chicken feet

豆腐脑

dòu fu nǎo - jellied tofu

红枣

Hóng zǎo - red date

汤圆

tāngyuán - sweet glutinous rice ball eaten during the Lantern Festival

雪糕

xuě gāo - Ice cream

海鲜

hǎixiān - seafood

酸菜

suān cài - pickled Chinese cabbage

辣子

là zi - cayenne pepper; chili; hot pepper