TAIWAN - Night market/Food flavors + textures

夜市

Yèshì

night market

逛逛

Guàng guàng

to walk around

新鲜

Xīnxiān

fresh

蔬菜

Shūcài

vegtable

本地

Běndì

local

流行

Liúxíng

popularity

流行的

Liúxíng de

popular

你可以便宜吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ piányí ma？

can you offer a discount?

你推荐哪一个?

Nǐ tuījiàn nǎ yīgè?

which do you recommend?

推荐

Tuījiàn

to recommend

热闹

Rènào

lively

保持

Bǎochí

to keep

吃饭时间

Chīfàn shíjiān

meal time

错过

Cuòguò

to miss out, to miss an opportunity

排队

Páiduì

to line up/to queue

刚好

Gānghǎo

just, precisely, perfectly, happens to be, exactly enough

smth that coincidently is perfect

麻烦

Máfan

to bother/another way of asking for something

麻烦你帮我

Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ

please help me

内用

Nèi yòng

dine in （taiwan)

堂食

Táng shí

dine in (mainland)

外带

Wài dài

take out

你在哪里买了

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ mǎile

where did you buy it?

地瓜球

Dìguā qiú

sweet potatoe balls

甜不辣

Tián bù là

tempura

炸鸡排

Zhá jī pái

fried chicken cutlet

香肠

Xiāngcháng

sausage

葱油饼

Cōng yóubǐng

scallion pancakes

米血

Mǐ xuè

pig’s blood cake

麻辣锅

Málà guō

spicy hotpot

汤面

Tāngmiàn

soup noodles

泡面

Pào miàn

instant noodles (taiwa)

方便面

Fāngbiànmiàn

instant noodles （mainland)

臭豆腐

Chòu dòufu

stinky tofu

豆浆

Dòujiāng

fresh traditional soy milk

炸薯条

Zhà shǔ tiáo

french fries

牛肉

Niúròu

beef

鸡肉

Jīròu

chicken

鱼

Yú

fish

猪肉

Zhūròu

pork

羊肉

Yángròu

mutton/lamb

香蕉

Xiāngjiāo

banana

火龙果

Huǒlóng guǒ

dragon fruit

凤梨

Fènglí

pineapple (taiwan)

菠萝

Bōluó

pineapple (mainland)

榴莲

Liúlián

durian

波罗蜜

Bōluómì

jackfruit

荔枝

Lìzhī

lychee

QQ

软

Ruǎn

soft

嚼劲

jiáojìn

chewy

酥脆

Sūcuì

cripsy

嫩

nèn

tender

硬

yìng

hard/firm

脆爽

Cuì shuǎng

crunchy

光滑

guānghuá

滑嫩

Huá nèn

smooth

干杯

Gānbēi

cheers！

(lit. dry your cup!)

加油

Jiāyóu

you got this!

(lit. add oil!)

视频

Shìpín

video

照片

Zhàopiàn

picture/photo

麻辣

Málà

way to describe a spicy or aggressive person

口味

Kǒuwèi

taste

口味的

Kǒuwèi de

flavour

苦的

Kǔ de

bitter

辣的

Là de

spicy

酸的

Suān de

sour

甜的

Tián de

sweet

咸的

Xián de

salty

糟糕的

Zāogāo de

terrible taste

（饭）是 (口味）的

(Fàn) shì (kǒuwèi) de

structure to describe flavor of food

香

Xiāng

adjective: fragrant/smells good or noun: incense

闻

Wén

smell