Food Words

A Field Guide To —

Food Words

饮yǐn食shí词cí汇huì

Nine plates for reading a Chinese menu — meat and seafood cuts, regional dishes, flavor words, and the phrases that get you fed.

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Fig. 01

Meat

肉ròu类lèi
Fig. 02

Seafood

海hǎi鲜xiān
Fig. 03

East Asian Food

东dōng亚yà美měi食shí
Fig. 04

Breakfast

早zǎo餐cān
Fig. 05

Beverage

饮yǐn品pǐn
Fig. 06

Fruits & Vegetables

蔬shū果guǒ
Fig. 07

Flavors & Taste

味wèi道dào与yǔ口kǒu感gǎn
Fig. 08

Cooking MethodsComing soon

烹pēng饪rèn方fāng式shì
  • Cooking Methods in Chinese
Fig. 09

Ordering & Restaurant Phrases

点diǎn餐cān与yǔ餐cān厅tīng用yòng语yǔ