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火锅Hotpot茼蒿菜DoneOh莲花白lotus莲藕片lotusroot-pieces冬瓜片Chinesewatermelon-pieces青笋片lettuce-pieces白萝卜whiteturnip或Daikon黄瓜片cucumber-pieces西兰花broccoli红苕Sweetpotato羊血sheepblood鸭血duckblood茶树菇不知道,先用mushrooms吧?是蘑菇的意思野山菌wildediblefungi平菇Evenmushroom海白菜不知道粉条vermicelli粉带不知道苕粉Batatastarch牛百叶stomachofthecattle小养羔肉goat'swilk肥牛beefinhotpot精品可以用refinedproduct鸡爪chickenfeet或chickenclaw鸡杂chickgizzard鸭肾不知道鸡脯肉FreshGradeBreast牛肉丸Beefmeatballs猪肉片SautedPork...火锅Hotpot茼蒿菜DoneOh莲花白lotus莲藕片lotusroot-pieces冬瓜片Chinesewatermelon-pieces青笋片lettuce-pieces白萝卜whiteturnip或Daikon黄瓜片cucumber-pieces西兰花broccoli红苕Sweetpotato羊血sheepblood鸭血duckblood茶树菇不知道,先用mushrooms吧?是蘑菇的意思野山菌wildediblefungi平菇Evenmushroom海白菜不知道粉条vermicelli粉带不知道苕粉Batatastarch牛百叶stomachofthecattle小养羔肉goat'swilk肥牛beefinhotpot精品可以用refinedproduct鸡爪chickenfeet或chickenclaw鸡杂chickgizzard鸭肾不知道鸡脯肉FreshGradeBreast牛肉丸Beefmeatballs猪肉片SautedPorkShreds或Pork-pieces猪肚片bagpiece肥肠Pig'scolon鱼丸Fishmeatballs虾丸Shrimpmeatballs牛肉丸Beefmeatballs猪肉丸porkmeatballs炸鱼片friedfish鱼头FishHead鳝鱼片Eel-pieces午餐肉spamluncheonmeat或spam牛肉饺beefdumplings猪肉饺pockdumplings虾米饺shrimpdumplings龙须面Finenoodles

精品鹅肠 Special goose intestine精品鸭肠 Special duck intestine精品毛肚 Special tripes 麻辣牛肉 Spicy beef香菜牛肉丸 Beef balls served with cilantro手工里脊丝 Hand-sliced tenderloin 香菜丸子 Meatballs served with cilantro爽口嫩牛肉 Tender Beef鲜牛鞭 Fresh ox penis鹌鹑蛋 Quail eggs墨鱼仔 Baby squid美国肥牛 American fatty beef 蟹肉 Crab meat鲜鹅肠 Fresh goose intestine鳝鱼 Eel午餐肉 Spam meat/Luncheon meat (spam 是美国俗语)绿色毛肚 Organic tripes (译为有机毛肚，意思对吧，还是毛肚是绿颜色的？）无骨鹅掌 De-boned goose webs火腿肠 Hams耗儿鱼 Corydoras菊花鸡胗 Chrysanthemum Gizzards香豆脑 Fragrant Beancurds脑花 Brains鲜鸭舌 Fresh duck tongues羊肉串 Mutton kebabs羊肉卷 Sliced mutton五香肥肠 Spiced fatty intestines带鱼 Hairtail黄辣丁 Pelteobagrus fulvidraco fish深海雪鱼 Deep-sea cods酥肉 Crispy meat鲜毛肚 Fresh tripes腰片 Sliced kidneys无骨凤爪 De-boned chicken feet鲜鸭肠 Fresh duck intestines鲜猪黄喉 Fresh pork aorta鱼皮饺 Fish skin dumplings昌鱼 Pacu千层肚 Thousand-layered tripes香港撒尿丸 Hongkong style soup meatballs鲜鱿鱼 Fresh cuttlefish鲜鱼头 Fresh fish heads虾饺 Shrimp dumplings鲜牛蹄筋 Fresh beef tendons鲜鸡脊 Fresh chicken fillet脆皮肠 Crispy intestine鲜黄喉 Fresh aorta大红虾 Great red prawns萝卜片 Sliced carrots大白菜 Chinese white cabbage豆芽 Beansprouts鲜豆腐 Fresh Tofu冬瓜 Winter gourd藕片 Sliced lotus roots土豆 Potatoes凤尾 （没吃过，不知道是啥）海白菜 Sea cabbage黄瓜 Cucumbers木耳 agaric fungus苕粉 Tapioca pasta香菜 Cilantro土豆皮 Potato skin鲜鸭血 Fresh duck blood curds海带 Seaweed年糕 Rice cake空心菜 mater convolvulus花菜 Broccoli (是西兰花么？还是菜花Cauliflowers)苕皮 Yam pasta青笋头 Green bamboo shoots玉兰片 Sliced平菇 Shitake mushrooms鲜竹笋 Fresh bamboo shoots香菇 Champignon贡菜 dried ballonflower脆豆腐 Crispy tofu野生蕨菜 Wild Fiddlehead Fern金针菇 Needle mushrooms鸡腿菇 Goprinus comatus fungus乳牛肝菌 Boletus appendiclatus fungus茶树菇 Flammulina velatipes fungus鲍鱼菇 Abalone fungus方竹笋 Square bamboo shoots蛋炒饭 Fried rice with eggs苕酥饼 Crispy yam pie泸州黄粑 Luzhou yellow rice cake八宝粥 Sweet porridge of 8 ingredients蛋酥糍粑 Crispy egg cake清油火锅 Clear-oil hotpot秘制牛油火锅 House special butter hotpot秘制全白锅 House special white hotpot清油鸳鸯锅 Clear-oil double-flavoured hotpot秘制牛油鸳鸯锅 House special butter double flavoured hotpot五香碟 5 spices 香油碟 Sesame oil特色菜 House special dishes 荤菜 Meat dishes素菜 Vegetarian dishes小吃 Snakes锅底 Soup base油碟 Oil快累死了，没功劳有苦劳，没苦劳有疲劳，给分吧。。。

煮鸡蛋 boiled egg煎鸡蛋 fried egg涮羊肉 instant boiled mutton东坡肉 Dongpo pork咸鸭蛋 salted duck egg清蒸鱼 steamed fish北京烤鸭 roast Beijing duck炒肉片 stir-fried sliced pork火锅 hot pot豆腐乳 bean curd cheese臭豆腐 stinkytofu红烧鸡 stewed chicken麻婆豆腐 Mapo bean curd鱼圆汤 fish ball soupALICE对其中几道菜可真是情有独钟，像roast Beijing duck（北京烤鸭）、instant boiled mutton（涮羊肉）、Dongpo pork（东坡肉），还……还有stinkytofu（臭豆腐 ）耶，想不到吧？注： stinky臭的 tofu；bean curd豆腐mutton羊肉pork猪肉 sliced切成薄片的 cheese奶酪状食品实用食品用语(西餐/料理)menu 菜单 French cuisine 法国菜 today's special 今日特餐 chef's special 主厨特餐 buffet 自助餐 fast food 快餐 specialty 招牌菜 continental cuisine 欧式西餐 aperitif 饭前酒 dim sum 点心 French fires 炸薯条 baked potato 烘马铃薯 mashed potatoes 马铃薯泥 omelette 简蛋卷 pudding 布丁 pastries 甜点 pickled vegetables 泡菜 kimchi 韩国泡菜 crab meat 蟹肉 prawn 明虾 conch 海螺 escargots 田螺braised beef 炖牛肉 bacon 熏肉 poached egg 荷包蛋 sunny side up 煎一面荷包蛋 over 煎两面荷包蛋 fried egg 煎蛋 over easy 煎半熟蛋 over hard 煎全熟蛋 scramble eggs 炒蛋 boiled egg 煮蛋 stone fire pot 石头火锅 sashi 日本竹筷 sake 日本米酒 miso shiru 味噌汤 roast meat 铁板烤肉 sashimi 生鱼片 butter 奶油冷饮: beverages 饮料 soya-bean milk 豆浆 syrup of plum 酸梅汤 tomato juice 番茄汁 orange juice 橘子汁 coconut milk 椰子汁 asparagus juice 芦荟汁 grapefruit juice 葡萄柚汁 vegetable juice 蔬菜汁 ginger ale 姜汁 sarsaparilla 沙士 soft drink 汽水 coco-cola (coke) 可口可乐 tea leaves 茶叶 black tea 红茶 jasmine tea 茉莉(香片) tea bag 茶包 lemon tea 柠檬茶 white goup tea 冬瓜茶 honey 蜂蜜 chlorella 绿藻 soda water 苏打水 artificial color 人工色素 ice water 冰水 mineral water 矿泉水 distilled water 蒸馏水 long-life milk 保久奶 condensed milk 炼乳; 炼奶 cocoa 可可 coffee mate 奶精 coffee 咖啡 iced coffee 冰咖啡 white coffee 牛奶咖啡 black coffee 纯咖啡 ovaltine 阿华田 chlorella yakult 养乐多 essence of chicken 鸡精 ice-cream cone 甜筒 sundae圣代; 新地 ice-cream 雪糕 soft ice-cream 窗淇淋 vanilla ice-cream 香草冰淇淋 ice candy 冰棒 milk-shake 奶昔 straw 吸管水果: pineapple 凤梨 watermelon 西瓜 papaya 木瓜 betelnut 槟榔 chestnut 栗子 coconut 椰子 ponkan 碰柑 tangerine 橘子 mandarin orange 橘 sugar-cane 甘蔗 muskmelon 香瓜 shaddock 文旦 juice peach 水蜜桃 pear 梨子 peach 桃子 carambola 杨桃 cherry 樱桃 persimmon 柿子 apple 苹果 mango 芒果 fig 无花果 water caltrop 菱角 almond 杏仁 plum 李子 honey-dew melon 哈密瓜 loquat 枇杷 olive 橄榄 rambutan 红毛丹 durian 榴梿 strawberry 草莓 grape 葡萄 grapefruit 葡萄柚 lichee 荔枝 longan 龙眼 wax-apple 莲雾 guava 番石榴 banana 香蕉实用食品用语(牛排/酒) breakfast 早餐 lunch 午餐 brunch 早午餐 supper 晚餐 late snack 宵夜 dinner 正餐 ham and egg 火腿肠 buttered toast 奶油土司 French toast 法国土司 muffin松饼 cheese cake 酪饼 white bread 白面包 brown bread 黑面包 French roll 小型法式面包 appetizer 开胃菜 green salad 蔬菜沙拉 onion soup 洋葱汤 potage 法国浓汤 corn soup 玉米浓汤 minestrone 蔬菜面条汤 ox tail soup 牛尾汤 fried chicken 炸鸡 roast chicken 烤鸡 steak 牛排 T-bone steak 丁骨牛排 filet steak 菲力牛排 sirloin steak 沙朗牛排 club steak 小牛排 well done 全熟 medium 五分熟 rare 三分熟 beer啤酒 draft beer 生啤酒 stout beer 黑啤酒 canned beer 罐装啤酒 red wine 红葡萄酒 gin 琴酒 brandy 白兰地 whisky 威士忌 vodka 伏特加 on the rocks 酒加冰块 rum 兰酒 champagne 香槟其他小吃: meat 肉 beef 牛肉 pork 猪肉 chicken 鸡肉 mutton 羊肉 bread 面包 steamed bread 馒头 rice noodles 米粉 fried rice noodles 河粉 steamed vermicelli roll 肠粉 macaroni 通心粉 bean thread 冬粉 bean curd with odor 臭豆腐 flour-rice noodle 面粉 noodles 面条 instinct noodles 速食面 vegetable 蔬菜 crust 面包皮 sandwich 三明治 toast 土司 hamburger 汉堡 cake 蛋糕 spring roll 春卷 pancake 煎饼 fried dumpling 煎贴 rice glue ball 元宵 glue pudding 汤圆 millet congee 小米粥 cereal 麦片粥 steamed dumpling 蒸饺 ravioli 馄饨 nbsp;cake 月饼 green bean cake 绿豆糕 popcorn 爆米花 chocolate 巧克力 marrons glaces 唐炒栗子5 主菜 Entrees * 西餐主菜Western Entrees beef steak 牛排 (rare) 半熟的（牛排） roast beef 烤牛排 (medium-rare) 适中偏生的（牛排） curry beef 咖哩牛排 (medium) 适中的（牛排） real cutlet/veal chop 小牛排 (medium-well done) 适中偏熟的（牛排） roast veal 烤小牛排 (well done) 熟透的（牛排） spiced beef 五香牛排 braised beef 焖牛排 roast mutton 烤羊肉 lamb chop 羊排 porp chop 猪排 sliced ham 火腿片 roast turkey 烤火鸡 roast chicken 烤油鸡 curried chicken 咖哩鸡 roast duck 烤鸭 smoked carp 熏鲤鱼 sardine 沙丁鱼 fried fish 炸鱼 fried eggs 煎鸡蛋 boiled eggs 煮鸡蛋 poached eggs 荷包蛋 omelet/omelette 摊鸡蛋/蛋卷 pickled cucumber 酸黄瓜 salad 色拉 salad dressing 色拉酱 chicken salad 鸡色拉 French 法式（色拉酱） vegebable salad 素菜色拉 Italian 意大利式（色拉酱） ham salad 火腿色拉 Blue cheese 蓝乳酪式（色拉酱） Russian 俄式（色拉酱） backed potato 烤土豆 mashed potato 土豆泥中餐菜谱 Chinese Meal Menu（1） 冷盘类： hors d'oeuvers Jinjiang style 锦江拼盆 butterfly-shaped appetizer 蝴蝶冷盆 assorted appetizer 什锦冷盘 eight-diagram-shaped appetizer 太极八卦 spiced chicken liver and gizzard 卤鸡珍肝 shredded boiled pork meat 卤牛肉 spicy chicken giblets 卤鸡杂 salted duck gizzards 盐水鸭肫 duck wing tips 鸭翅膀 cold duck web 拌鸭掌 duck flippers with mustard sauce 芥末鸭掌 spiced peanuts 五香花生仁 sauté sword beans with dried shrimps 开洋炝刀豆 pickled hot vegetables 泡辣菜 cold vermicelli with mustard and meat shreds 冷拌粉皮 wine preserved crabs 醉蟹 boiled shrimps with salt 咸水虾 sliced pork tripe in hot chili oil 红油肚片 chicken pickled in fermented rice wine sauce 糟鸡 roast duck / goose 烧鸭（鹅） multi-flavor chicken 怪味鸡 spiced beef 麻辣牛肉条 mixed meat in aspic 白切肉 sauté meat and vegetable 什锦肉冻 marinated chicken feet 五香凤爪 spiced marinated chicken 五香酱鸡 chicken skin with mustard sauce 芥末鸡皮 chicken slices with bean jelly sheets 鸡丝粉皮 chicken sings with chili sauce and sesame paste 辣味麻酱鸡翅 roast duck shred in sauce 拌烤鸭丝中餐菜谱 Chinese Meal Menu（2） duck cutlets with sesame paste 麻酱鸭块 stewed salt-preserved duck 桂花盐水鸭 shrimp chip 虾片 cucumber with jellyfish and dried shelled shrimp 瓜皮虾 raw fish in sauce 生拌鱼汤类： consommé 清汤 chowder 羹 double-stewed soup 老火汤 pork and radish soup 连锅汤 three fresh delicacies soup 三鲜汤 five-flavored mutton soup 五滋汤 shark's fin soup 鱼翅汤 scallop soup 干贝汤 snake potage with eight delicacies 八珍蛇羹 stewed white gourd soup with eight ingredients 八宝冬瓜盅 ginseng and black hen soup 人参炖乌鸡 laver egg soup 紫菜蛋花汤 soup with bamboo shoots and fresh mush 竹笋鲜蘑汤 mushroom soup 清炖冬菇汤 Mt. Lushan stone fungus soup 庐山石耳汤 sliced roast 火鸭芥菜汤 mashed chicken and asparagus soup 芦笋鸡茸汤 consommé of snow egg with bean sprouts 豆苗鞭蓉蛋汤中餐菜谱 Chinese Meal Menu（3） 肉类： pork with preserved vegetable 梅菜扣肉 steamed minced pork with salt fish 咸鱼蒸肉饼 sauté diced pork fillet with brown sauce 酱炸里脊丁 ham with fresh bamboo shoots 鲜笋火腿 braised pork leg 红烧猪蹄 pig tripe with chili sauce 麻辣猪肚 sliced meat and liver with fried rice crust 双片锅巴 pork chops with bean sauce 豆豉排骨 pork chops with sweet and sour sauce 糖醋排骨 sauté pork cubelets with hot pepper 宫保肉丁 meat with cayenne pepper 麻辣白肉 braised pork tendons 红烧蹄筋 meat balls braised with brown sauce 红烧狮子头 fried crisp pork slices with sugar powder 糖粉酥肉 roasted suckling pig 烤乳猪 fried crisp pork 脆皮锅酥肉 stewed pork with preserved bean curd 腐乳炖肉 braised pork slices in soy sauce 红烧扣肉 quick-fried pork and scallions 葱爆肉 sweet and sour pork 咕噜肉 steamed pork with rice flavor in lotus leaves 荷叶粉蒸肉 double cooked pork slices 回锅肉 beef with orange peel 陈皮牛肉 mutton shashlik 烤羊肉串 rinse-mutton / mutton slices rinsed in chafing dish 涮羊肉 mutton braised in brown sauce 红烧羊肉中餐菜谱 Chinese Meal Menu（4） 禽蛋类 bird' s nest in crystal sugar 冰糖燕窝 braised snipe in port wine 红酒烧竹鸡 grilled young pigeon 铁扒乳鸽 minced quail 鹌鹑松 eggs preserved in wine 糟蛋 pickled egg 酱蛋 egg in tea 茶叶蛋 spiced goose wing tps and webfeet 蒸腊鹅 spiced goose, Chaozhou style 潮州卤鹅 roast goose, Chaozhou style 潮州烧雁鹅 braised whole duck in soy sauce 红烧全鸭 spiced duck 五香鸭 steamed Nanjing salted duck 蒸南京板鸭 roast Beijing duck 北京烤鸭 sliced chicken in wine sauce 香糟鸡片 deep fried spring chicken 炸童子鸡 steamed chicken in lotus leaf packets 荷叶粉蒸鸡 fried chicken in paper packets 炸纸包鸡 chicken in orange flavor 陈皮鸡 curry chicken 咖喱鸡 braised chicken in casserole 砂锅鸡 mud-baked chicken 叫化子鸡中餐菜谱 Chinese Meal Menu（5） 海鲜类如下： consommé of abalone 清汤鲍鱼 consommé of fish maw 清汤鱼肚 steamed sea conch 清蒸大响螺 griddle cooked shark' s fin 干烤鱼翅 fried oysters 炸牡蛎 stewed scallops with fresh mushrooms 鲜菇烧干贝 stewed sea cucumber in brown sauce 红烧海参 steamed grass carp in soy sauce 豉油蒸鲩鱼 fried silver carp's head with sheet jelly 粉皮鱼头 sauté cuttlefish rolls with scallion 葱爆目鱼卷 stewed yellow croaker fillets in rice wine sauce 糟溜鱼片 fish slices with egg white 芙蓉鱼片 fried yellow croaker in squirrel shape 松鼠黄鱼 shrimp with crisp fish Sichuan style 四川香酥鱼 whole fried fish with pinenuts 烧松子鱼 fresh cuttlefish in chili sauce with peanuts 宫保墨鱼 Lushan fried stone fish with egg white 庐山芙蓉石鱼 bream fish in chicken oil 鸡油武昌鱼 steamed Yellow River carp 清蒸黄河鲤 steamed bass 清蒸鲈鱼 shrimp with lobster sauce 虾龙糊 fried fresh crab wit ginger sauce 姜汁大肉蟹 fish maw with crab meat 蟹粉鱼肚 fried prawns 干烧大虾 pan sauté shrimps wit egg white 煎芙蓉虾中餐菜谱 Chinese Meal Menu（6） Chines中餐主食和点心 e-English Classified Dictionary For Interpreters stir-fried rice 炒饭 congee / porridge 粥；稀饭 rice crust 锅巴 hot candied apple 拔丝苹果 sweet tender beamcured 豆腐花 zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) 粽子 sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves 糯米糕 steamed corn-bread 窝头 deep fried twisted dough stick 油条 jiaozi (dumpling with vegetable and meat stuffing) 饺子 fried jiaozi / soft fried dumpling 锅贴 tangyuan / stuffed dumpling ball 汤圆 hundun, dumpling, ravioli 馄饨 shaomai (a steamed dumpling with the dough gathered the top) 烧麦 moon cake 月饼 sesame seed cake 烧饼 steamed sponge cake 蜂糕 deep-fried dough cake 油饼 fried meat pie 馅饼 jujube paste cake 枣泥饼 scallion cake 葱油饼 fried spring roll 春卷 fancy roll 银丝卷 steamed roll 花卷 Goubuli stuffed bun 狗不理包子 steamed dumpling with pork 小笼包 steamed dumplings stuffed with red bean paste 豆沙包 mantou (steamed bun) 馒头 rice noodles过桥米线 dandan noodles, Sichuan style 担担面 New Year cake 年糕 eight-treasure rice pudding 八宝饭西餐菜谱(1) 色拉： salad nicoise 尼斯式色拉 gelatin salad 胶状色拉 sunshine salad 胡萝卜色拉 waldorf salad 沃尔多夫色拉 vegetable combination salad 蔬菜大会色拉 mixed salad 什锦色拉 home-made vegetable salad 家常蔬菜色拉 fruit salad 水果色拉 vegetable salad 蔬菜色拉 chicken laesar salad 卤鸡色拉 tossed salad 油拌色拉肉类如下： rump steak 牛腿排 T-bone steak T形骨牛排 roast sirloin beef 烤牛外俏 green fillet 青春里脊 fillet steak, country style 乡村里脊扒 beef steak curried 咖喱牛排 plain fried calf ribs 清煎小牛排 fried calf ribs 炸小牛排 roast veal 烤小牛肉 ham steak 火腿扒 sauté pork chop 嫩煎猪排 roast lamb 烤羔羊肉 lamb couscous 羊肉库司 charcoal grilled minced lamb 串烤羊肉饼 roast saddle of mutton 烤羊里脊 grilled mutton chop 铁扒羊排 salami 意大利香肠 bologna sausage 大红肠 game pie 野味排

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Chongqing Hot Pot: Hot pot - is the most famous and favorite dish in Chongqing. Chongqing local people consider the hot pot a local specialty, which is noted for its peppery and hot taste, scalding yet fresh and tender. People gather around a small pot boiled with charcoal, electric or gas filled with flavorful and nutritious soup base. You have a choice of spicy, pure and combo for the soup base. Thin sliced raw variety meat, fish, various bean curd products and all kinds of vegetables are boiled in the soup base. You then dip them in a little bowl of special sauce. Be careful since the spicy soup base is burning hot. First eaten by poor boatmen of the Yangtze River in Chongqing area and then spread westwards to the rest of Sichuan. Now is a very popular local flavor and can be found at every corner of the city. There are a great variety of hotpots, including Yueyang Hotpot, Four Tastes Hotpot, Yashan Hotpot and Fish Head Hotpot. If you are adventurous enough, you can basically cook anything with hot pot, e.g., pig's brain and duck's kidney. Chongqing people love their hotpot, especially when the weather is steamy. The fire dances under the pot, the heavily oiled and spiced soup boils with hazy steam, and the people are bathed in sweat. Although hotpot can be found wherever there are street vendors or small restaurants, chongqing Hot pot has the greatest variety and is known for its delicious soup base and dipping sauce. Chongqing Malatang: The other famous local food is hot and spicy Mala Tang. Literally, "ma" means numbness in the mouth, "la" is chili hot and "tang" means piping hot. Mala Tang, with various raw ingredients cooked in a communal pot of steaming stock blended with spices, originated in Sichuan's largest city, Chongqing. The double-sided soup pot, placed on a central table burner, is the focal point of the meal. Powerfully hot Mala Tang soup and fresh tasting chicken broth, side by side, are popular. Ingredients include fresh sliced abalone, sea cucumber, hog tendon, Beijing cabbage and beef dumpling, prawns, carp fish fillet, bean curd, chicken fillet and vegetables. The excellent dipping mixture of sesame oil, chili sauce, peanut sauce, chopped chilies and garlic combine to make magic. Savory tidbits are appetizingly tasty - egg coated glutinous square, crispy spring roll, fried buns, eight treasure black rice and water chestnut jelly.