中国八大菜系the eight major cuisines of China “烹饪王国”“the kingdom of cuisine”
中餐注重选料，精于刀工，善于炊技Chinese cuisine features careful selection of ingredients, adept technique in slicing and perfect cooking skills.
中国菜讲究“色、香、味”Chinese dishes are famous for their color, flavor and taste.
南淡北咸，东甜西辣the light southern cuisine, and the salty northern cuisine; the sweet eastern cuisine, and the spicy western cuisine
原汁原味the original flavor of the chosen material
麻辣spicy-hot
美味佳肴delicacies
备受青睐to enjoy / gain popularity; to be popular
烹饪餐具cooking utensil
菜谱recipe / menu
清真菜Muslim food
素食菜vegetarian food
药膳medicated diet / health food
家乡/地方风味local flavor dish
特色/招牌菜the chef’s recommendation; specialty
臭豆腐strong-smelling preserved bean curd
豆瓣酱thick broad-bean sauce
豆腐干dried bean curd; dried soya bean curd
豆腐乳preserved bean curd
豆浆soybean milk
豆腐脑bean curd jelly
大饼、油条、馒头、煎饼bannock, twisted cruller, steamed bread / bun, pancake
米饭、炒饭steamed rice, fried rice
小米粥millet congee
芝麻汤圆sweet rice balls with soup
炒面/汤面/米线stir-fried noodles / soup noodles / rice noodles
粉丝bean starch vermicelli; mung bean noodles
茶叶蛋egg stewed in tea
皮蛋preserved egg
咸蛋salt egg
草菇老抽mushroom flavored dark soy sauce
生姜ginger
醋vinegar
酱油soy sauce
豆豉black bean
番茄酱tomato sauce / tomato paste
咖喱粉curry powder
花生酱peanut butter
卤水brine
小磨香油ground sesame seed
镇江香醋Zhenjiang vinegar
黄酒yellow rice wine
淀粉starch
粗粮rough food
荞麦粉buckwheat flour
粳米mountain rice; round-shaped rice
毛豆young soy bean
刀豆sword bean
荠菜Shepherd’s purse
茭白wild rice stem / water oat
笋bamboo shoots
芦笋asparagus
对虾/明虾prawn
龙虾lobster
海参sea cucumber
鱿鱼squid
乌贼cuttle fish
鲈鱼bass
三文鱼刺身salmon sashimi
大黄鱼large yellow fish
苏眉鱼Sumei fish
辣味炸子鸡fried young chicken (slightly chili flavored)
茄汁沙丁鱼sardine in tomato sauce
油焖笋braised bamboo shoot
走油肉de-fatted pork
清炒河虾仁stir-fried shelled shrimps
吉利牛排beef cutlets
桂花糖藕lotus with sugar
极品大网鲍鱼superior abalone
毛蟹炒年糕fried crabs with New Year cake made of glutinous rice
麻婆豆腐braised bean curd with minced pork (Sichuan style)
鲜肉云吞boiled fresh meat wonton
春卷spring roll
叉烧包steamed bun filled with roast pork
酥皮鸡蛋挞baked egg custard tart
奶油太妃糖cream toffee
人参软糖ginseng jelly
脱脂牛奶skimmed milk
奶油芝士酥cream cheese biscuit
百威啤酒Budweiser beer
冰镇啤酒iced beer
薄荷烧酒peppermint spirit
果酒fruit wine
皇冠伏特加Smirnoff Vodka
蓝带马爹利Martell Cordon Bleu
拿破仑X.O. Courvoisier X.O.
茅台酒maotai
绍兴酒Shaoxing rice wine
山西汾酒Shanxi Fen Jiu
矿泉水mineral water
苏打水soda water
香槟酒champagne
威士忌whisky
白兰地brandy
鸡尾酒cocktail
款待to entertain…; to extend kind / cordial hospitality to…
工作午餐working / business luncheon 冷餐招待会buffet reception
西餐Western food
欧式早餐Continental breakfast
不含防腐剂free of preservative
不放味精to contain no gourmet powder
去壳shelling
去骨boning
去皮skinning / peeling
刮鳞scaling
燎毛singling
切片/丝/柳/丁slicing / shredding / filleting / dicing
切条/段cut it into 1-inch straps / chunks
煎/炒/爆/炸pan / stir / quick / deep-frying
铁扒grilling; broiling
清蒸steaming
红烧braising with soy sauce / brown sauce scalding
白灼scalding
摆席set the table
开胃品appetizer
甜食dessert
主菜main course
（不含酒精）饮料soft drink
沏/泡/品/喝茶to make / brew / sip / drink tea
粘牙stick to one’s teeth
