unit 6lx.ppt

“We are what we eat!” cuisine 烹饪法 chopsticks 筷子 nutrition n. 营养 nutritious adj.营养的 salty adj. 咸的 spicy adj.辛辣的 Rice is important in China. “broken the rice bowl.” Chinese greet others with phrases like “你吃了吗？” instead of “hello” When the guests say good-bye to the host, he will say “ 吃了饭再走“ instead of “Goodbye.” “吃…(饭）” means “make a living” 吃官饭： make a living by going in for politics 吃算盘子饭：make a living by doing business 吃笔杆子饭 make a living by writing 吃粉笔灰 make a living by teaching “吃“ has different figurative meaning in the following examples” 吃劳保 ： live on labor insurance 连吃败仗：suffer one defeat after another 吃耳光：get a slap in the face 吃回扣：get commission 吃官司： get into trouble with the law Do you know how to translate Chinese dishes? fried (煎）：Cooking something in boiling oil is called frying. fried salted fish 煎咸鱼 stir-fried, fried(炒) ： stir-fried chicken 炒鸡丝 deep-fried (炸）：deep-fried spring rolls炸春卷 braised （烧）：Braising refers to cooking meat or vegetables slowly with gravy or other soup in a closed container until the meat turns brown. braised pork balls 红烧狮子头 roast, barbecued （烤）： Roasting means cooking in an oven or by exposure to open heat roast suckling pig 烤乳猪 stewed, simmered (炖，焖）：Stewing usually means cooking fish, meat, vegetables etc. slowly in simmering water, gravy or mixed ingredients in a close container. e.g. stewed bamboo shoots with soy sauce. 油焖竹笋 steamed (蒸）：Steaming means the food is cooked in steam. Steamed chicken with mushrooms 香菇蒸鸡 Be careful when translating Chinese dishes 狮子头 Lion Head Meat ball 龙凤会 dragon and phoenix Stewed snake chicken Waiter/Waitress Would you like to order now? May I take your order? Are you ready to order? How would you like it cooked? rare, medium or well done? Would you care for a drink before dinner? Would you like something to drink? Anything to drink? Customer Yes. I