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