Session 7-culinary art-supplumentary.pptVIP

Culinary Art Business Interpretation Translation of Dishes 1. Ingredients + cooking methods/seasoning 炒：sautéed, stir-fry 宫保鸡丁：sautéed chicken cubes with chili and peanuts=Kung Pao Chicken 炒辣子鸡丁： fried chicken cubes with chili 蚝油牛肉： sliced beef sautéed in oyster sauce 炸：fry 炸猪排：fried pork chop 蒸：steam, braise 清蒸鳜鱼：steamed Mandarin fish 灼：scald 白灼虾：scalded shrimps 炖：stew 糟溜鱼片：stewed fish slices in rice wine 烤：grill, roast, barbecue Cutting Methods 丝：shred 鸡丝：shredded chicken; 肉丝： shredded pork 片：slice 鱼片：sliced fish 丁：cube, dice 鸡丁：diced chicken, chicken cubes 末：mince 肉末：minced pork 去皮：peel 虾仁： peeled shrimps Some famous dishes 豌豆虾仁：peeled shrimps and green peas 糖醋鱼：fish in sweet and sour sauce 鱼香肉丝：sautéed pork shreds flavored with fish sauce 椒盐排骨：spare ribs with pepper and salt Translation of Dishes 2. Metaphor 芙蓉虾仁：Cotton rose shrimps? (shrimps with egg white) 红烧狮子头： Lion’s head in brown sauce?! (meat ball in brown sauce) 叫花鸡：beggar’s chicken 燕窝：edible bird‘s nest, cubilose 雪蛤：White clam Translation of Dishes 3. literal translation+Story-telling 叫花鸡：beggar’s chicken (…) 麻婆豆腐: Ma-po tofu (it was invented by a pock-marked grandma.) 佛跳墙：Fotiaoqiang/Buddha Jumping Over the Wall (a famous Chinese dish) Some common food names 冷盘 Hors d’Oeuvres, cold plates 六小碟 appetizer 海蛰 jellyfish 墨鱼 　　cuttlefish 鱿鱼　　　　　　squid 芹菜　　　　　　celery 西兰花　　　　　broccoli 菠菜　　　　　　spinach 芦笋　　　　　　asparagus 鱼子酱 caviar 饺子 Chinese ravioli 汤圆 sweet dumpling Key vocabulary and phrases 豆制品 bean product 珍馐美味 choice delicacies 白酒、烈酒 strong spirit / liquor 黄酒 rice wine 鲜嫩 tender and fresh 脆 crisp, crunchy 烹调原料 ingredient 菜谱 recipe 四大菜系 four major cuisines Key vocabulary and phrases 工作午宴 business luncheon 自助餐 buffet