Scallion pancake
葱油饼
A traditional Chinese fried pancake 🫓, flour dough mixed with chopped scallions, fried until golden and crispy, layers r...
Pulled noodle
拉面
A classic hand-stretched Chinese noodle 🍜, featuring long, elastic, chewy strands made by manually stretching and foldin...
Spicy grilled fish
麻辣烤鱼
A classic Chinese grilled dish 🐟, fresh fish grilled and soaked in spicy soup, with tender fish meat and rich spicy flav...
No door是什么意思
没门!
No way! Absolutely not!
Sour and spicy rice noodles
酸辣米粉
A classic Chinese rice noodle dish 🍜, rice noodles with sour and spicy soup, fresh and appetizing, a popular snack in so...
Save a little face for me
给我留点面子
Please give me some dignity; don't embarrass me publicly
Bone broth
骨头汤
A traditional Chinese nourishing soup 🥘, animal bones boiled for a long time, milky white soup, rich in collagen, nouris...
Shrimp dumpling
虾饺
A classic Cantonese morning tea dim sum 🦐, transparent wrapper filled with fresh shrimp, tender and fresh, the king of C...
Rice noodle roll
肠粉
A classic Cantonese snack 🥞, made by steaming rice syrup into thin soft rolls, with ingredients like beef, shrimp, eggs,...
Steamed egg custard
蒸蛋羹
A soft Chinese home-cooked dish 🥚, eggs steamed into tender custard, smooth and nutritious, suitable for the elderly, ch...
Egg fried rice
蛋炒饭
A classic Chinese home-cooked rice 🍚, rice stir-fried with eggs, green onions, etc., simple ingredients, fragrant grains...
Silk tofu
嫩豆腐
A super tender Chinese soybean product 🧈, smooth and delicate texture, made of soybeans, suitable for soup, stir-fry, co...
Numbing spicy hot pot
麻辣火锅
A classic Sichuan hot pot 🍲, spicy and numbing soup base made with chili and Sichuan peppercorns, boiled with various in...
Eight treasure congee
八宝粥
A traditional Chinese nourishing congee 🍚, glutinous rice boiled with eight kinds of ingredients like beans, nuts, dates...
Bone in egg是什么意思
鸡蛋里挑骨头
To deliberately look for flaws or faults where none exist; to nitpick
Have you eaten rice yet?
吃了吗?
Traditional Chinese greeting; equivalent to "How are you?"
Chinese hamburger / Rou jia mo
肉夹馍
A classic Shaanxi snack 🍔, crispy baked bun filled with braised pork, known as "Chinese hamburger", fragrant meat and cr...
No door is allowed
没门!
No way! Absolutely not!
Don't give me face
不给我面子
Not showing proper respect; deliberately embarrassing someone
Stir fried greens
清炒时蔬
A healthy Chinese home-cooked dish 🥬, fresh seasonal greens stir-fried with garlic, light oil, fresh and crisp, retainin...
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