White cut chicken
白切鸡
White cut chicken is a Cantonese plain boiled chicken dish, retaining the original fresh flavor of chicken.
Wives' cake
老婆饼
Wives' cake is a Cantonese traditional pastry with crispy skin and sweet filling, a classic Chinese dim sum.
Red cooked pork
红烧肉
Red cooked pork is a Chinese braised pork belly dish with soy sauce, featuring bright color, soft texture and non-greasy...
Mouth watering chicken
口水鸡
Mouth watering chicken is a spicy Sichuan cold dish with tender chicken and red oil sauce, stimulating appetite.
Drunken chicken
醉鸡
Drunken chicken is a Chinese cold dish made by marinating chicken in rice wine, with tender meat and wine fragrance.
Rolling donkey
驴打滚
Rolling donkey is a traditional Beijing glutinous rice snack coated with soybean flour, featuring sweet and glutinous ta...
Lion's head
狮子头
Lion's head is a large pork meatball dish of Huaiyang cuisine, with soft texture and rich flavor.
Ants climbing a tree
蚂蚁上树
Ants climbing a tree is a Sichuan dish made with vermicelli and minced meat, known for its vivid shape and fresh taste.
Beggar's chicken
叫花鸡
Beggar's chicken is a traditional Chinese roasted chicken dish wrapped in lotus leaves and mud, featuring tender meat an...
Fire chicken
辣子鸡/火鸡
English:Ambiguous Chinglish, confusing spicy and fire, means spicy chicken (辣子鸡) or turkey (火鸡)
German with husband and wife lung
夫妻肺片
English:Wrong Chinglish translation of Sichuan dish 夫妻肺片, with extra wrong word German
Explode the chicken
爆炒鸡
Menu translation where "stir-fry" (爆炒) was mistakenly translated as "explode"
Moon cake is high
月饼很高
Packaging translation error where "premium" was mistranslated as "high"
Steel ball fried rice
铁板炒饭
Menu error where "iron plate" (铁板) was translated as "steel ball"
Hot pot
火锅
Chinese communal cooking in simmering broth
Bubble tea / Pearl milk tea
珍珠奶茶
Taiwanese tea drink with chewy tapioca pearls
Long life noodles
长寿面
Birthday noodles symbolizing longevity
Government abuse chicken
宫保鸡丁
Kung Pao Chicken (famous Sichuan dish)
Fuck vegetables
炒青菜
Stir-fried vegetables (extreme menu translation error)
Four glad meatballs
四喜丸子
Braised meatballs in gravy (traditional Shandong dish)
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