Lecture 6 Translation of Dish Names.ppt

Lecture Eight Translation of Dish Names;;;;;;;;;;2. Names with Cooking Methods The basic structure of this kind is a verb-object word group, beginning with a verb and ending in its object: 炒生菜 (Sautéed Lettuce) 清蒸甲鱼 (Steamed Turtle) Another minor ingredient may be added, forming the structure of an object-verb-object group： 雪菜炒肉丝 (Sautéed Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetables) 小笋烧牛肉 (Braised Beef with Bamboo Shoots) ;3. Names with Five Features of a Dish The Chinese dish is famous for its five features: color, aroma, taste, form and tool, which will certainly appear in the dish names. 3.1 Names describing the color of the dish: 白汁炒鱼唇 (Sautéed Fish Snout in Cream Sauce) 红烧羊肉 (Braised Lamb in Brown Sauce);3.2 Names describing the flavor or aroma of the dish: 茶香鸡 (Red-Cooked Chicken with Tea Flavor) 怪味海参 (Special Flavored Sea Cucumber) 臭豆腐 (Fermented Tofu);3.3 Names describing the taste or texture of the dish: 酸辣汤 (Hot and Sour Soup) 酸甜泡菜 (Sweet and Sour Pickled Vegetables) 脆皮乳猪 (Roasted Crispy Suckling Pig);3.4 Names describing the form of main ingredients: 腰果鸡丁 (Sautéed Diced Chicken and Cashew Nuts) 姜丝鱼片 (Braised Sliced Fish with Ginger) ;3.5 Names describing the container used to cook the dish: 砂锅鱼头 (Braised Fish Head in Casserole) 铁板牛肉 (Beef Steak Served on a Sizzling Iron Plate);4. Names with Figures of Speech 4.1 Metaphor 蚂蚁上树 (Little Ants In Trees---Vermicelli Minced Pork) 荷花鱼肚 (Lotus-Flower Shaped Fish Maw) 4.2 Hyperbole 什锦 (Assorted Vegetables Soup) ;4.3 Homophony 天长地久(Scalded Goose Intestines with Leek): in Chinese, “肠”(intestines) has the same pronunciation with“长”, which means “lasting”; and “韭菜”(leek）has the same pronunciation with“久” which means “for a long time”.;5. Names after a Person/Place 东坡肉 (Dongpo Pork---Stewed Pork Initiated by the Famous Poet Su Dongpo in the Song Dynasty) 上海酸辣汤 (Hot and Sour Soup, Shanghai Style) ;6. Names with Auspicious Wish The Chinese people like naming dishes with auspicious wishes. Dishes with these