Chinese Food

Chinese food offers so much flavor and variety that virtually everyone enjoys at least one of the regional forms of this world-famous cuisine. Now if you want to enjoy the menu itself, to try to order in Chinese, or know what you favorite dish is called, you can. Below are all the common Chinese dishes, in characters (simplifed), pinyin, and English. If you can't find what you're looking for, try the Search box.

菜
[cài] vegetable

菜心
[càixīn] flowering Chinese cabbage (choi sum)

炒肉丁
[chăo ròu dīng] stir-fried pork cubes

炒肉片
[chăo ròu piàn] stir-fried pork slices

炒虾球
[chăo xiā qiú] stir-fried shrimp curls

炒双冬
[chăoshuāng dōng] black mushrooms with bamboo shoots

炒虾球
[chăoxiāqiú] stir-fried shrimp curls

炒鱼片
[chăoyúpiàn] stir-fried fish slices

春卷
[chūnjuăn] spring rolls

葱
[cōng] onion; scallion

葱爆鸭片
[cōngbàoyāpiàn] sliced duck quick-fried with scallions

葱油饼
[cōngyóubĭng] scallion pancakes

醋
[cù] vinegar

醋溜鱼
[cùliūyú] sweet and sour fish

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