Food Seasonings

Allspice--------------- Spiced chili, allspice, Jamaican pepper

Anise (star anise)----- Fennel, star anise, allspice

Aniseed --------------- Fennel seed

Basil ----------------- Basil, shiso, nasturtium

Bay leaf --------------- Incense leaf, bay leaf

Caper ------------------ Horse betel

Caraway --------------- Tibetan Fennel nut, kudzu, page artemisia

Cardamom -------------- Cardamom

Cayenne pepper --------- Cayenne pepper, cowpea

Chive ----------------- Fine scallion, scallion with shrimp

Cinnamon -- ------------ Cinnamon

Clove ------------------ Cloves

Coriander -------------- Coriander, Cilantro, Hoisin

Cumin ------------------ Cumin, Cumin, Kukui

Dill ------------------ dill

Fennel----------------- fennel

Fenugreek ------------- fenugreek

Hop-------------------- kubu, hops

Horseradish------------ Wasabi, horseradish

Laurel----------------- Laurel

Mint------------------- Mint

Mustard---------------- Mustard

< p>Nutmeg----------------- Nutmeg

Oregano---------------- Oregano

Paprika---------------- Paprika

Parsley --------------- Parsley, Coriander Ocean Cilantro

Poppy seed ------------ Poppy seed

Rosemary -------------- Rosemary

Saffron --------------- Saffron, saffron

Sage ----------------- -- Sage, Artemisia annua

Tarragon --------------- Tarragon, Artemisia annua, Artemisia myrtillifolia

Thyme ----------------- Thyme, Muskgrass

Turmeric -------------- Turmeric

vanilla -- -------------- Vanilla, Vanilla planifolia

These are the most common types of vanilla, and they are used to produce the following. -------------- Vanilla, Vanilla Planifolia

Wormwood -------------- Wormwood, Artemisia

A. Meat (Chicken, Pig, Beef)

Fresh Grade Legs Fresh Grade Breast Chicken Breast

Chicken Drumsticks Chicken Wings Chicken Wings

Minced Steak Pigs Liver Pork Liver

Pigs feet Pigs Kidney Pork Loin

Pigs Hearts Pork Hearts Pork Steak Without Bones

Pork Chops Pork Chops with Bones Rolled Porkloin Rolled Loin of Lean Meat

Rolled Pork Belly Rolled Loin of Lean Meat with Skin Pork Sausage Meat Sausage Ground Meat

Smoked Bacon Drunken Meat Pork Fillet Small Ribs

Smoked Rib Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops Pork Chops with Bones Spare Rib Pork chops Lean meat with bones Spare Rib of Pork

Pork ribs Ribs for soup Black Pudding Black Sausage

Pork Burgers Pork-pieces Pork-pieces Pieces of thin meat

Pork Dripping Lard Lard

Hock Casserole Pork Center Boned Legs

Joint Boned Chunks

Stewing Beef Small Pieces of Lean Steak & Kidney Beef Chunks with Loin

Frying Steak & Kidney Beef Chunk with Loin

Frying Steak Mimced Beef Ground Beef

Rump Steak Leg Beef Keys

OX-Tail OX-Heart

OX-Tongues Barnsley Chops Bone-In Legs

Shoulder Chops Shoulder Chops Porterhouse Chops Shoulder Chops Shoulder Porter House Steak Loin steak meat

Chuck Steak Head and Shoulder Tenderised Steak Tenderised Steak

Roll Beef Intestines Cowhells Tenderloin

Pig Bag Pork Belly Homeycome Tripe Honeycomb tripe

Tripe Pieces Best thick seam white tripe

B. Seafood

Herring Salmon Salmon

Cod Tuna Tuna

Plaice Flounder Octopus Cuttlefish

Squid Squid Dressed squid Squid Dressed squid Flowery branch

Mackerel Haddock Cod from the North Atlantic

Trout Trout, good for steaming Carp Carp

Cod Fillets Cod chunks, good in a fish soup, or crispy fried fish fillets Conger (Eel) Eel

Sea Bream Sea Eel

Sea Bream Sea Eel

Sea Bream Sea Eel

Sea Bream Sea Eel

Sea Bream Sea Eel

Sea Bream

Sea Bream Hake Cod

Red Mullet Red Mullet, fried or braised Smoked Salmon Smoked Salmon*

Smoked mackerel with crushed pepper corn Smoked Mackerel*

Herring roes Boiled Herring Roes Herring roes Boiled Cod roes Cod roes

Oyster Mussel Mussel Clam, black, oval, without shell

Crab Prawn Shrimp

Crab stick Crab stick Peeled Prawns Shrimp kernels

King Prawns Prawns Winkles Whelks

Whelks Tops Small Whelks Shrimps Small Shrimps

Cockles Small Shellfish Labster Lobster

C. Vegetables

Potato Potato Carrot Carrot

Onion Onion Aubergine Eggplant <

Celery White Cabbage Cabbage

Red cabbage Purple Cabbage Cucumber Cucumber

Tomato Tomato Radish Baby Carrot

Mooli White Carrot Watercress Watercress

Baby corn Sweet corn corn

Cauliflower Spring onions

Garlic Ginger

Chinese leaves Chinese cabbages Leeks scallions

Mustard & cress mustard seedlings

Green Pepper

Tomato Tomatoes Radish Green Pepper

Red Pepper Red Pepper Yellow Pepper Yellow Pepper

Mushroom Mushroom Broccoliflorets Green Cauliflower

Courgettes Green Pumpkin, shaped like a cucumber but not eaten raw Coriander

Dwarf Bean Four Seasonal Bean p>Dwarf Beans Flat Beans

Iceberg Lettuce Lettuce

Swede or Turnip Turnips Okra Okra

Chillies Peppers Eddoes Small Taro

Taro Sweet Taro Sweet potato Tomato

Spinach Spinach Beansprots Mung Bean Sprouts

Peas Peas Corn Corn Kernels

Sprot Gaultheria Hearts

Lemon Pear Pear

Banana Banana Grape Grapes

Golden apple Yellow Green Apple, Crisp Sweet

Golden apple. apple Yellow-green apple, crisp and sweet Granny smith Green apple, tart

Bramleys Cooking apples Peach Peaches

Orange Orange Strawberry Strawberries

Mango Mango Pine apple Pineapple

Kiwi Kiwi fruit Starfruit Starfruit Popcorn

Banana Banana Grape

Lemon Pear Pear

Grape Starfruit 杨桃

Honeydew-melon 蜜瓜 Cherry 樱桃

Date 枣子 lychee 荔枝

Grape fruit 葡萄柚 Coconut 椰

Fig 无花果

D. 其他

Long Long rice, hard, soak for an hour before cooking Pudding rice or short rice, soft

Brown rice Brown rice

THAI Fragrant rice Glutinous rice

Strong flour Plain flour Medium gluten flour

Strong flour Plain flour 中筋面粉

Self-raising flour 低筋面粉 Whole meal flour麦麦面粉

Brown sugar 砂糖（泡奶茶、咖啡适用） dark Brown Sugar 红糖（感冒时可煮姜汤时用）

Custer Sugar Icing Sugar

Rock Sugar

Noodles Instant noodles

Soy sauce Soy sauce, light and dark Vinger Vinegar

Cornstarch Malt vinegar

Soy sauce, light and dark. Cornstarch Vino Veritas Maltose Maltose

Sesame Seeds Sesame Sesame oil Sesame oil

Oyster sauce Pepper Pepper

Red chilli powder Sesame paste Sesame paste

Red chilli powder Sesame paste

Beancurd sheet Tofu sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Beancurd sheet Tofu Tofu

Sago Sago Creamed Coconut Oil

Monosidum glutanate MSG Chinese red pepper

Salt black bean Bean drum Dried fish Fish

Salt black bean drum Dried fish <

Sea vegetable or Sea weed Kelp Green bean Green bean

Red bean Red bean Black bean Black bean

Red kidney bean Dried black mushroom

Pickled mustard-green sauerkraut Silk noodles

Monosidum glutanate Chinese red pepper Silk noodles mustard-green Sauerkraut Silk noodles Vermicelli

Agar-agar Swallow cabbage Rice-noodle Rice flour

Bamboo shoots Bamboo shoots Star anise Anise

Wantun skin Wonton skin Dried chestuts Dried corn seeds <

Tiger lily buds Golden needles Red date Red dates

Water chestnuts Water chestnuts Canned water chestnuts Mu-er Wood ears

Dried shrimps Shrimp Cashewnuts Cashew nuts

Menu caidan Menu

Bill jiezhang/maidan Check out/buy

Chopsticks kuaizi 筷子

Fork chaizi 叉子

Spoon shaozi 舀子

Knife daozi Knife

Glass beizi 杯子

Bottle ping bottle

Napkin canjin napkin

Paper napkin canjinzhi napkin

Toothpick ya qian toothpick

Table zhuozi table

Chair yizi chair

Please, don't put MSG in the food qing, bu yao fang weijing 请,不要放味精

Chinese dishes: appetizers/side dishes:

Spring roll chunjuan 春卷

Sliced cold cucumber with garlic and vinegar liang ban huanggua凉拌黄瓜

Preserved eggs (beware: these are an acquired taste) songhuadan 松花蛋

Boiled peanuts zhuhuashengmi 煮花生米

Doufu with scallions liangban doufu 凉拌豆腐

Northern cuisine

Stirfried spinach with egg and glass noodles bocai jidan chao fensi 菠菜鸡蛋炒粉丝

Sweet and wour pork gulao rou 古肉

Beef noodles in soup niurou mian 牛肉面

Cold noodles with beef cubes and cucumber in brown sauce zaijiangmian 炸酱面

Boiled dumplings jiaozi 饺子

Panfried dumplings guotie 锅贴

Steamed buns mantou

Steamed buns with meat and vegetable filling baozi 包子

Beijing duck kaoya 烤鸭

Stirgried spicy chicken with peanuts and green peppers

Boiled dumplings jiaozi 饺子

Panfried dumplings guotie 锅贴 Stirgried spicy chicken with peanuts and green peppers gongbao jiding 宫爆鸡丁

Fried sweet and sour Mandarin fish songshuguiyu 松鼠鲑鱼

Spicy toufu with pork meat jiachang doufu 家常豆腐

Stirfried cabbage in vinegar sauce culiu baicai 醋溜白菜

Stirfried shredded pork meat with spring onion jingjiang rousi Beijing sauce shredded pork meat

Stirfried mutton meat with green onion cong bao yang rou 葱爆羊肉

Mongolian hotpot shuan yangrou 涮羊肉

Sichuan dishes

Braised Mandarin fish hongshao guiyu 红烧鲑鱼

Spicy chicken ( very hot) lazi ji 辣子鸡

Spicy beancurd with shredded pork meat (hot) mapo doufu 麻婆豆腐

Sichuan pickles( hot) Sichuan paocai 四川泡菜

Pork strips in spicy sweet and sour sauce yuxiang rousi 鱼香肉丝

Chili water boiled beef (very hot) shuizhu niurou 水煮牛肉

Stirfried green beans ganbian siji dou 干煸四季豆

Noodles in spicy sauce (very hot) dandan mian 担担面

Sweet and savory Chinese cuisine

These are the most popular dishes in China. Cantonese

Sweet and sour beancurd with BBQ pork chashao gulu doufu BBQ pork chashao gulu doufu

Braised crud meat with eggplant xierou xiazi shao qiezi Crab meat and shrimp with roasted eggplant.

Black peper heijiao niuzi liu 黑椒牛仔柳

Stirfried Chinese broccoli qingchao jielan 清炒芥蘭

Steamed fish with soya beans douchi lingyu zheng yunan 豆豉鲮鱼蒸鱼腩

Steamed dumplings filled with crab and pork meat shaomai 烧麦

Steamed buns filled with BBQ pork chashao bao叉烧包

Stir-fried Chinese broccoli qingchao jielan 清炒芥蘭

Steamed fish with soya beans douchi lingyu Coconut pudding with taro xiangyu ye zhi gao 香芋椰子糕

Shanghai cai

Steamed dumpling filled with pork meat xiaolongbao 小籠包

Steamed herring qingzheng shiyu 清蒸鲥鱼

Chestnut soup with osmanthus guihua xian su geng 桂花鲜粟羹

West lake vinegared fish xihu cu yu 西湖醋鱼

Beggar's roast chicken jiaohuazi ji 叫花子鸡

Crab and fishmeat ball guan xie yu yuan 灌蟹鱼圆

Dong'an vinegar chicken dong'an zi ji 东安子鸡

Hunan cai

Hunan casserole chicken xiaoxiang baozi ji 潇湘煲子鸡

Fried pickled beans with minced meat

Fried pickled beans with minced meat

Crab and fishmeat ball guan xie yu yuan 灌蟹鱼圆 suan daojiao chao roumo 酸豆角炒肉末

Steamed fish head with peppers doujiao zheng yutou 剁椒蒸鱼头

Fried green beans with red pepper sijidou chao hong lajiao 四季豆炒红辣椒

Braised pork hong shao rou 红烧肉

Braised hunan fish hongshao wuchang yu 红烧武昌鱼

Duck in three cups of beer pijiu

Duck in three cups of beer pijiu sanbei ya

Steamed rice in clay pot shenxian bofan immortals platinum rice

Other vegetable dishes

Steamed rice in clay pot shenxian bofan

Other vegetable dishes

Steamed rice in clay pot qing chao doumiao

Panfried tomato and eggs xihongshi chao jidan 西红柿炒鸡蛋

Stirfried broccoli qingchao xilanhua 清炒西兰花

Braised eggplant hongshao qiezi 红烧

Rice

Fried rice with shrimps, mushrooms and chicken shijin chaofan Mixed fried rice

Fried rice with eggs jidan chaofan Chicken egg fried rice

Fried rice with vegetables sucai chaofan Vegetarian fried rice

Teas/beverages/spirits

tea cha tea

jasmine tea molihua cha jasmine tea

chrysanthemum tea juhua cha chrysanthemum tea

jasminum tea juhua cha jasmine tea

jasminum tea juhua cha chrysanthemum tea

green tea lu cha green tea

longjing tea longjing cha longjing tea

wulong tea wulong cha oolong tea

coffee kafei coffee

boiled water kaishui 开水

mineral water kuangquan shui矿泉水

beer pijiu啤酒

coca cola kele 可乐

sprite xuebi 雪碧

red wine hong potaojiu 干红

white wine bai putaojiu 白葡萄酒

Chinese spirit baijiu 白酒

Beijing spirit er guo tou 二锅头

Chinese Breakfast:

Baked Cake Clay oven Clay oven rolls;

Fried bread stick;

Fried leek dumplings

Boiled dumplings;

Steamed dumplings;

Steamed buns

Steamed sandwich;

Rice and vegetable roll;

Egg cakes;

100-year egg;

Salted duck egg;

Soybean milk Soybean milk

Rice:

Rice porridge;

Plain white rice;

Glutinous oil rice;

Glutinous rice;

Braised pork rice Braised pork rice;

Fried rice with egg;

Sweet potato congee

Noodles:

Wonton & noodles;

Sliced noodles;

Sliced noodles;

Wonton & noodles;

Sliced noodles;

Sliced noodles;

Sliced noodles;

Sliced noodles noodles;

Spicy hot noodles;

Sesame paste noodles;

Duck with noodles

Eel noodles;

Ulong noodles Seafood noodles;

Oyster thin noodles;

Pork , pickled mustard green noodles

Flat noodles;

Rice noodles;

Fried rice noodles

Fried rice noodles

Steamed rice noodles

Fried rice noodles

Fried rice noodles

Fried rice noodles

Fried rice noodles

Fried rice noodles

Green bean noodle

Soups :

Fish ball soup;

Meat ball soup;

Clam soup;

Oyster soup;

Clams soup;

Oyster soup;

Pork, pickled mustard green noodles;

Flat noodles;

Rice noodles;

Steam noodles;

Steam noodles Oyster soup;

Seaweed soup;

Sweet & sour soup;

Wonton soup;

Squid soup;

Pork intestine soup

Pork thick soup;

Squid thick soup;

Egg & vegetable soup

Desserts:

Vegetarian gelatin;

Sugar Snaps Tomatoes on sticks;

Twin Horse hooves;

Sesame ballsGlutinous rice sesame balls;

Twisted flowers Hemp flowers;

Long-life peaches Longevity Peaches

Ice

Mein mein ice;

Oatmeal ice;

Sweet potato ice

Red bean with milk ice;

Eight treasures ice;

Bean flower Tofu;

Mean rice sesame balls;

Hemp flowers;

Longevity Peaches

Longevity Peaches

Ice.

Tofu pudding

Fruit juice:

Sugar cane juice;

Plum juice;

Star fruit juice

Herb juice

Snacks

Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu);

Shrimp cracker

Oily bean curd;

Spicy hot bean curd;

Shrimp balls

Shrimp balls

Shrimp balls

Shrimp balls

Shrimp balls

Shrimp balls

Shrimp balls

Spring rolls;

Egg rolls Chicken rolls;

Salty rice pudding

Rice tube pudding;

Red bean cake;

Bean paste cake;

Glutinous rice cakes;

Fried white radish patty

Taro cake;

Taiwanese Meatballs

Pyramid dumplings;

Meatballs Rice-meat dumplings;

Dried tofu

Other

Angelica duck;

Betel nut

Hot pot