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 Recommended Chinese Dishes
Meat Dishes rou cai Èâ²Ë
chicken legs braised in  soy sauce hong shao ji tui  ºìÉÕ¼¦ÍÈ
hot spicy chicken wings ma la ji chi  ÂéÀ±¼¦³á
a lovely chicken dish huang men ji »Æì˼¦
sweet and sour chicken tang cu ji kuai Á¸´×¼¦¿é
chicdken with peanuts gong bao ji ding ¹¬±¬¼¦¶¡
chicken with cashews yao guo ji ding Ñü¹û¼¦¶¡
fish-flavored chicken yu xiang ji si ÓãÏ㼦˿
chicken with hot peppers la zi ji ding  À±×Ó¼¦¶¡
chicken and potatoes tu dou ji ding  ÍÁ¶¹¼¦¶¡
beef and potatoes tu dou shao niu rou ÍÁ¶¹ÉÕÅ£Èâ
beef with green peppers qing jiao niu rou pian ÇཷţÈâÆ¬
beef with green pepper strips qing jiao niu rou si ÇཷţÈâË¿
stir-fried shredded beef chili gan bian niu rou si ¸ÉìÔÅ£ÈâË¿
cumin beef strips zi ran niu rou si ×ÎȻţÈâË¿
stuffed eggplant rou rang qie zi ÈâÈ¿ÇÑ×Ó
stir -fried pork and onions yang cong chao rou pian Ñó´Ð³´ÈâÆ¬
pork with bamboo shoots zhu sun chao rou pian ÖñËñ³´ÈâÆ¬
sweet and sourribs tang cu pai gu Á¸´×ÅŹÇ
stir-fried pork and treen beans dou jiao chao rou ¶¹½Ç³´Èâ
stir-fried pork and garlic shoots suan tai rou si Ëâ̦ÈâË¿
sweet and sour pork tang cu li ji Á¸´×ÀA
fish-flavoured pork yu xiang rou si ÓãÏãÈâË¿
pork with egg and woodears mu xu rou  ľÐëÈâ
pork and Chinese celery wo sun chao rou pian Ý«Ëñ³´ÈâÆ¬
miniature kebabs(on toothpicks) ya qian rou ÑÀÇ©Èâ
ants climbing on trees ma yi shang shu ÂìÒÏÉÏÊ÷
steamed fish qing zheng yu ÇåÕôÓã
sweet and sour fish tang cu yu ÌÇ´×Óã
fish braised in soy sauce hong shao dai yu ºìÉÕ´øÓã
winter melon and dried shrimps dong gua chao hai mi ¶¬¹Ï³´º£Ã×
Chinese chives and eggs jiu cai chao ji dan  ¾Â²Ë³´¼¦µ°
Chinese celery and eggs wo sun chao ji dan  Ý«Ëñ³´¼¦µ°
green pepper and eggs qing jiao chao ji dan  Çཷ³´¼¦µ°
tomatoes and eggs xi hong shi chao ji dan Î÷ºìÊÁ³´¼¦µ°
tomatoes and egg noodles xi hong shi ji dan mian Î÷ºìÊÁ¼¦µ°Ãæ
Fried rice with egg Ji dan chao fan ¼¦µ°³´·¹
Fried salted cashew nuts You zha yao guo ÓÍÕ¨Ñü¹û
Sizzling beef and onions Tie ban niu liu Ìú°åÅ£Áø
Caramelled apple fritters Ba si ping guo °Î˿ƻ¹û
Caramelled banana fritters  Ba si xiang jiao °ÎË¿Ïã½¶
Stir-fried Veggie Dishes chao su cai  ³´ËزË
deep-fried mushrooms jiao yan mo gu ½·ÑÎÄ¢¹½
stir-fired mushrooms with dou fu mo gu dou fu Ä¢¹½¶¹¸¯
bamboo shoots with mushrooms zhu su chao xian gu ÖñËñ³´Ïʹ½
mushrooms and green veg mo gu chao qing cai Ä¢¹½³´Çà²Ë
fragrant mushrooms and green veg xiang gu qing cai Ïã¹½Çà²Ë
stir-fried snowpeas chao he lan dou ³´ºÉÀ¼¶¹
stir-fried broccoli chao xi lan hua ³´Î÷À¼»¨
stir-fried green veg chao qing cai  ³´Çà²Ë
stir-fired cabbage chao bai cai ³´°×²Ë
stir-fried spinach chao bo cai  ³´²¤²Ë
Chinese celery and dried dou fu wo sun chao fu zhu  Ý«Ëñ³´¸¯Öñ
hot and spicy dou fu ma la dou fu ÂéÀ±¶¹¸¯
hot and spicy dou fu with pork ma po dou fu  ÂéÆÅ¶¹¸¯
dou fu in oyster sauce hao you dou fu òºÓͶ¹¸¯
family style dou fu jia chang dou fu ¼Ò³£¶¹¸¯
celery and dried dou fu fu zhu chao qing cai ¸¯Öñ³´ÇÛ²Ë
celery and dried dou fu qin cai chao dou fu gan Ç۲˳´¶¹¸¯¸É
sweet and sour eggplant tang cu qie zi ÌÇ´×ÇÑ×Ó
eggplant braised in soy sauces hong shao qie zi ºìÉÕÇÑ×Ó
steamed eggplant ban qie zi °èÇÑ×Ó
beansprouts in oysersauce hao you dou ya òºÓͶ¹Ñ¿
five-flavored string beans wu xiang dou jiao ÎåÏã¶¹½Ç
five-flavored broad beans wu xiang qing dou ÎåÏãÇà¶¹
fried summer squash chao xi hu lu  ³´Î÷ºù«
cauliflower and carrots cai hua chao hu luo bu ²Ë»¨³´ºúÂܲ·
carrots and potatoes hu luo bu chao tu dou ºúÂܲ·³´ÍÁ¶¹
carrots strips chao hu luo bu si ³´ºúÂܲ·Ë¿
fried cauliflower and tomato chao fan qie cai hua  ³´·¬ÇѲ˻¨
potatp strips tu dou si ÍÁ¶¹Ë¿
three veggies su san yang ËØÈýÑù
cucumber, carrots and mushrooms  huang gua, hong luo bo, kou mo (»Æ¹Ï¡¢ºìÂܲ·¡¢¿ÚÄ¢£©
Chinese celery,dried fo fu and woodears wo sun, fu zhu£¬mu er Ý«Ëñ¡¢¸¯Öñ¡¢Ä¾¶ú£©
fried pea sprouts chao wan dou miao ³´Íã¶¹Ãç
cauliflower with potato noodles cai hua chao fen tiao ²Ë»¨³´·ÛÌõ
Cold Dishes liang cai  Á¹²Ë
tri-colored threds liang ban san si Á¹°èÈýË¿
spiced cold lotus liang ban lian cai Á¹°èÁ«²Ë
spiced cold spinach liang ban bo cai Á¹°è²¤²Ë
spiced cold potatos trips liang ban tu dou si Á¹°èÍÁ¶¹Ë¿
spiced cold cucumber liang ban huang gua Á¹°è»Æ¹Ï
string bean sala liang ban jiang dou Á¹°èôø¶¹
spiced cold  hot and spicy dried tofu liang ban ma la dou fu gan Á¹°èÂéÀ±¶¹¸¯¸É
spiced cold jelly liang ban fen pi Á¹°è·ÛƤ
spiced cold carrot strips liang ban hong luo bo si Á¹°èºìÂܲ·Ë¿
hot pepper and coriander salad liang ban jian jiao xiang cai Á¹°è¼â½·Ïã²Ë
Chinese cabbage in spicy redoil hong you pao cai ºìÓÍÅݲË
cold cucumber and crushed garlic suan ni huang gua ËâÄà»Æ¹Ï
rice noodles with hot mustardoil jie mo san si ½æÎ´ÈýË¿
cold (sugared) tomatoes tang ban xi hong shi ÌǰèÎ÷ºìÊÁ
deep-fried peanuts you zha hua sheng mi ÓÍÕ¨»¨ÉúÃ×
five-flavoured peanuts wu xiang hua sheng mi ÎåÏ㻨ÉúÃ×
Main food zhushi  Ö÷ʳ
whites steamed rice bai mi fan  °×Ã×·¹
fried rice chao mi fan ³´Ã×·¹
twisted steamed bread hua juan »¨¾í
savoury pancakes jian bing  ¼å±ý
noodles mian tiao ÃæÌõ
steamed bread man tou ÂøÍ·
dumplings jiao zi ½È×Ó
steamed stuffed buns bao zi °ü×Ó
Bread Rolls Bing ±ý
Salad Sandwich Bing jia cai ±ý¼Ð²Ë
Meat Sandwich Rou jia mo Èâ¼ÐâÉ
Dumpling Soup Hun tun âÆâ½
Fried noodles Chao mian ³´Ãæ
Noodles with chopped mince Zha jiang mian Õ¨½´Ãæ
Sour vegetable and meat noodles  Suan cai rou si mian Ëá²ËÈâË¿Ãæ
Qi shan noodles Qi shan mian áªÉ½Ãæ
Cold noodles Lian pi ÃæÆ¤
Rice noodles Mi xian Ã×Ïß
Additional Vocabulary
Please do not add M. S. G. Qing bie jia wei jing Çë±ð¼Óζ¾«
Please do not add chile Qing bie jia la jiao Çë±ð¼ÓÀ±½·
Salt  Yan  ÑÎ
Sugar Tang  ÌÇ
A can of Coca Cola Yi tong ke kou ke le һͲ¿ÉÀÖ
A bottle of Sprite Yi ping xue bi һƿѩ±Ì
A bottle of Mineral water Yi ping kuang quan shui һƿ¿óȪˮ
Chinese tea Cha shui ²èË®
Paper napkins Can jin zhi  ²Í½íÖ½
Chopsticks  Yi shuang kuai zi ¿ê×Ó
Plate  Pan zi ÅÌ×Ó
Bowl  Wan  Íë
Spoon  Shao zi É××Ó
Knife and Fork Dao he cha  µ¶ºÍ²æ
English Pin Yin Chinese Cost per jin                  £¨depend on different season£©
Bread, Noodles, Rice, etc zhu shi Ö÷ʳ ¡¡
bread mian bao Ãæ°ü ¡¡
bread slices mian bao pian Ãæ°üƬ ¡¡
bread steamed man tou ÂøÍ· 1.00RMB
bread toasted kao mian bao ¿¾Ãæ°ü ¡¡
bread crumbs mian bao zha er Ãæ°üÔü¶ù ¡¡
breadrolls, sweet tian mian bao ÌðÃæ°ü ¡¡
macaroni tong xin fen (kong xin mian) ͨÐÄÃæ ¡¡
noodles flour mian tiao ÃæÌõ 1.00RMB
noodles rice mi fen  Ã×·Û ¡¡
noodles salt mian xian ÃæÏß 1.20RMB
noodles wide jia chang mian ¼Ò³£Ãæ ¡¡
oatmeal mai pian ÂóÆ¬ ¡¡
rice raw mi Ã× 1.20RMB
rice cooked fan ·¹ ¡¡
ricecake nuo mi gao Å´Ã׸⠡¡
rice uncooked glutinous nuo mi Å´Ã× ¡¡
springrolls chun juan er ´º¾í¶ù ¡¡
springroll skins chun juan pi ´º¾íƤ ¡¡
steamed meatrolls bao zi °ü×Ó 1.00RMB
Drinks yin liao ÒûÁÏ ¡¡
boiled water kai shui ¿ªË® ¡¡
cold boiled water leng kai shui À俪ˮ ¡¡
cocaa ke ke kou kou ¿É¿É  ¿Ú¿Ú ¡¡
coffee ka fei ¿§·È ¡¡
lemon juice (squash) ning meng zhi ÄûÃÊÖ­ ¡¡
orange juice (squash) ju zhi ½ÛÖ­ ¡¡
soft drinks qi shui ÆûË® ¡¡
tea cha ²è ¡¡
tea with milk nai cha ÄÌ²è ¡¡
black tea hong cha ºì²è ¡¡
green tea qing cha Çå²è ¡¡
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Meat & Fish rou lei he yu  ÈâÀàºÍÓã ¡¡
beaf niu rou Å£Èâ 7.50RMB
dried niu rou gan  Å£Èâ¸É ¡¡
hamburger (minced/ground) jiao rou /rou mo ½ÊÈâ¡¢ÈâÄ© ¡¡
oxtail niu wei ţβ ¡¡
steak niu pai Å£ÅÅ ¡¡
stewing beef dun niu rou ìÀÅ£Èâ ¡¡
chicken ji rou ¼¦Èâ 5.50RMB
breast ji xiong ¼¦ÐØ 5.00RMB
giblets ji zha er ¼¦Ôü¶ù ¡¡
leg ji tui ¼¦ÍÈ 4.50RMB
liver ji gan ¼¦¸Î ¡¡
spring chicken zi ji ×м¦ ¡¡
Chicken ji rou ¼¦Èâ ¡¡
stewing chicken lao ji Àϼ¦ ¡¡
wings ji chi ¼¦³á 4.50RMB
Duck ya Ѽ ¡¡
pressed xian bian ya Ï̱âѼ ¡¡
peking bei jing kao ya ±±¾©¿¾Ñ¼ ¡¡
Fish yu Óã ¡¡
abalone bao yu ±«Óã ¡¡
bream ji yu öêÓã 4.00RMB
carp li yu ÀðÓã 2.50RMB
crab pang xie ó¦Ð· ¡¡
eel shan yu óµÓã ¡¡
lobster long xia ÁúϺ ¡¡
oyster mu li ĵòà ¡¡
pomfret chang yu öðÓã ¡¡
prawn ming xia (dui xia) Ã÷Ϻ¡¢¶ÔϺ ¡¡
sardine sha ding yu ɳ¶¡Óã ¡¡
sea perch lu yu öÔÓã 38.00RMB
sea slug hai shen º£²Î ¡¡
shrimp xia Ϻ ¡¡
shrimp dried xia gan Ϻ¸É ¡¡
shrimp dried (small) xia mi ϺÃ× ¡¡
squid (cuttlefish) wu zei (mo yu) ÎÚÔô£¨Ä«Ó㣩 ¡¡
tuna fish jin qiang yu  ½ðǹÓã ¡¡
dried fish floss yu song ÓãËÉ ¡¡
fishballs yu wan ÓãÍè ¡¡
seafood hai xuan º£ÏÊ ¡¡
shrimp paste xia jiang Ϻ½´ ¡¡
shrimp sauce xia you ϺÓÍ ¡¡
oyster sauce hao you òºÓÍ ¡¡
Mutton (or Lamb) yang rou (yang gao rou) ÑòÈ⣨Ñò¸áÈ⣩ ¡¡
chops yang pai ÑòÅÅ ¡¡
kebabs (on skewer) kao yang rou cuan ¿¾ÑòÈâ´® 0.20/STICK
Meat  (General) rou  Èâ ¡¡
brain nao sui ÄÔËè ¡¡
diced meat rou ding Èâ¶¡ ¡¡
dried meat floss rou song ÈâËÉ ¡¡
fat fei rou ·ÊÈâ ¡¡
gravy rou zhi ÈâÖ­ ¡¡
ground (minced) jiao rou /rou mo ½ÊÈâ¡¢ÈâÄ© 4.50RMB
heart xin ÐÄ ¡¡
kidney yao zhi Ñü×Ó ¡¡
lean meat sou rou ÊÝÈâ 6.00RMB
liver rou gan Èâ¸Î ¡¡
ribs pai gu ÅÅ¹Ç ¡¡
sausage xiang chang  Ï㳦 10.00RMB
Meat (genetal ) cont ¡¡ ¡¡ ¡¡
sliced meat rou pian ÈâÆ¬ ¡¡
soup or broth rou tang ÈâÌÀ ¡¡
Pork zhu rou ÖíÈâ ¡¡
bacon xian rou ÏÌÈâ ¡¡
ham huo tui »ðÍÈ ¡¡
chops zhu pai ÖíÅÅ ¡¡
shoulder zhou zi Öâ×Ó ¡¡
tenderloin yao bu  Ñü²¿ ¡¡
trotters zhu ti  ÖíÌã ¡¡
Venison lu rou or ye wei Ұζ ¡¡
Soy beancurd(cheap meat substitute) dou zhi pin  ¶¹ÖÆÆ· ¡¡
thin sheets dou fu pi ¶¹¸¯Æ¤ ¡¡
dry spiced fou fu gan  ¶¹¸¯¸É 1.20RMB
frozen  dong dou fu ¶³¶¹¸¯ ¡¡
block dou fu bing ¶¹¸¯±ý ¡¡
soybean milk dou jiang ¶¹½¬ 0.50RMB/BAG
Eggs dan µ° ¡¡
chicken ji dan ¼¦µ° 2.20RMB
duck(bigger & blueer) ya dan Ѽµ° ¡¡
eggwhite dan bai µ°°× ¡¡
eggyolk dan huang µ°»Æ ¡¡
quail an chun dan ðÆðȵ° 3.50RMB
salted xian dan Ï̵° 0.50RMB/EACH
thousand year old pi dan / song hua dan Ƥµ°¡¢ËÉ»¨µ° 0.50RMB/EACH
Dairy Poducts nai zhi pin ÄÌÖÆÆ· ¡¡
butter huang you »ÆÓÍ ¡¡
cream nai you ÄÌÓÍ ¡¡
cheese nai lao / ru lao ÄÌÀÒ¡¢ÈéÀÒ ¡¡
margarine ren zhao huang you ÈËÔì»ÆÓÍ ¡¡
milk (fresh) niu nai Å£ÄÌ ¡¡
milk powdered nai fen  ÄÌ·Û ¡¡
yogurt suan nai ËáÄÌ ¡¡
milk fresh skim tuo zhi niu nai ÍÑ֬ţÄÌ ¡¡
milk powdered skim tuo zhi nai fen ÍÑÖ¬ÄÌ·Û ¡¡
milk canned condensed (evaporated) lian ru Á¶Èé ¡¡
Vegetables shou cai Êß²Ë ¡¡
asparagus lu shun «Ëñ ¡¡
bamboo shoots zhu sun ÖñËñ ¡¡
bamboo shoots tender tips xun jian Ëñ¼â ¡¡
beansprouts dou ya ¶¹Ñ¿ 0.70RMB
beets red hong cai tou ºì²ËÍ· ¡¡
broccoli mei guo cai hua ÃÀ¹ú²Ë»¨ ¡¡
cabbage round yang bai cai (yuan bai cai) Ñó°×²Ë£¨Ô²°×²Ë£© 0.40RMB
chinese cabbage da bai cai ´ó°×²Ë 0.40RMB
carrots cai hua ºúÂܲ· 0.30RMB
cauliflower qing cai ÇÛ²Ë 0.80RMB
celery yu mi ÓñÃ× ¡¡
corn xiang cai Ïã²Ë ¡¡
coriander (Ch. Parsley) huang gua »Æ¹Ï 2.50RMB
cucumber qie zi ÇÑ×Ó 2.00RMB
eggplant (aubergine) si ji dou Ëļ¾¶¹ ¡¡
greenbeans qing jiao or shi zi jiao Çཷ / ÊÁ×Ó½· 1.80RMB
leeks jiu cai ·Æ²Ë 1.50RMB
lettuce sheng cai Éú²Ë 1.50RMB
lotus root lian ou Á«Åº 1.80RMB