Editor's note: There are many cooking methods for Chinese food, including steaming, cooking, frying and roasting, each of which is a unique cooking method. How should we say these commonly used methods in English? Picturethescene:Intherestaurant,youwanttoordersomefrieddumplingsbutthereisonlysteamedones....Sotoday,tomakeourlifeeasier

, let's see some Chinese words about cooking. 1 steamed (zhēng) tosteam steamed (zhēng) isone of the basic cooking ways in China. There are a mount of Chinese nacks which are steamed, such as Chinese rice cake. Peopletherebelieveit?sthebestwaytoketheoriginaltasteandnutritionoffood.Nowit?satrendtoeatsteamedfoodagain.Peoplerealizeit?snothealthytoeattoomuchsaltandoil.Steamedfoodsarethebestchoicetkeephealthy.2boil(zhǔ

)toboil cook(zhǔ)isalsobasic.Peopleboildumpling,noodle,andevenrice(thoughit?smorecommontousericecookernow).Andit?salsoanefficientwaytomakefoodtender.3 stir-fry(chǎo)tofry stir-fry(chǎo)canbethemostpopularwaytocookChinesefood,especiallyvegetables.Justheatthepan.Addsomeoil.Putsomegarlicifyoulike.Thenputveget ablesinhotoil.Youmayhearaloudsoundwhenthevegetablesareputinthepan,duetothewateronthem.ForsomeChinesepeople

, it?sthesoundofhome.3 fry(jiān)tofry fry(jiān)isapopularwaytomakewesternfood,whichisdifferentfrom stir fry(chǎo).Ingeneral,peopleuseapanwithaflatbottomto fry(jiān)foodwithlessoilandusuallyfrythetwosidesoffoods.Whilecookingin stir fry(chǎo),theystirthefood.4 fry(zh?)todeepfryIbelieve deepfry(zh

?)foodisthemostpopularoneintheworld.People,especiallychildrenloveit.InShanghai,therearefriedchickenshop(zh?jīdi?n,friedchickenshop)everywhere.When fried(zh?),alotofoilisneeded.It?smorelike?todeepfry?inEnglish.5 roast(kǎo)togrill;tobake

;toroast roast(kǎo)isinteresting.Itcanbetogrill,toroast(inanoven)ortobake.Forinstance,peopleloveBBQ(shāokǎo,barbecue).One of the mostfamousdishesamongforeignersisdefinitelyBeijing roast duck(běijīngkǎoyā,PekingDuck).Andwecansay toast(kǎomi?nbāo,tobakebread)or bake cake (kǎod

?ngāo,tobakecake). Public account: HanFan Hanfeng This article is an original article, the copyright belongs to the author, and may not be reproduced without authorization!