编者按：中国美食的烹饪方法有很多种，蒸煮煎炸烤，每一样都是特色的烹饪方法，这些常用的方法用英语应该怎么说呢?
“Picturethescene:Intherestaurant,youwanttoordersomefrieddumplingsbutthereisonlysteamedones.....Sotoday,tomakeourlifeeasier,let’sseesomeChinesewordsaboutcooking.”
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蒸(zhēng)
tosteam
蒸(zhēng)isoneofthebasiccookingwaysinChina.ThereareahugeamountofChinesesnackswhicharesteamed,suchasChinesericecake.Generally,steameddishesarelessflavored,sotheyarenotthatpopularinpeoplewhopreferspicyfood.However,theyarepopularinGuangdongProvince.Peopletherebelieveit’sthebestwaytokeeptheoriginaltasteandnutritionoffood.Nowit’satrendtoeatsteamedfoodagain.Peoplerealizeit’snothealthytoeattoomuchsaltandoil.Steamedfoodsarethebestchoicetokeephealthy.
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煮(zhǔ)
toboil
煮(zhǔ)isalsobasic.Peopleboildumpling,noodle,andevenrice(thoughit’smorecommontousericecookernow).Andit’salsoanefficientwaytomakefoodtender.
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炒(chǎo)
tofry
炒(chǎo)canbethemostpopularwaytocookChinesefood,especiallyvegetables.Justheatthepan.Addsomeoil.Putsomegarlicifyoulike.Thenputvegetablesinhotoil.Youmayhearaloudsoundwhenthevegetablesareputinthepan,duetothewateronthem.ForsomeChinesepeople,it’sthesoundofhome.
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煎(jiān)
tofry
煎(jiān)isapopularwaytomakewesternfood,whichisdifferentfrom炒(chǎo).Ingeneral,peopleuseapanwithaflatbottomto煎(jiān)foodwithlessoilandusuallyfrythetwosidesoffoods.Whilewhencookingin炒(chǎo),theystirthefood.
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炸(zhá)
todeepfry
Ibelieve炸(zhá)foodisthemostpopularoneintheworld.People,especiallychildrenloveit.InShanghai,thereare炸鸡店(zhájīdiàn,friedchickenshop)everywhere.When炸(zhá),alotofoilisneeded.It’smorelike“todeepfry”inEnglish.
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烤(kǎo)
togrill;tobake;toroast
烤(kǎo)isinteresting.Itcanbetogrill,toroast(inanoven)ortobake.Forinstance,peoplelove烧烤(shāokǎo,barbecue).Oneofthemostfamousdishesamongforeignersisdefinitely北京烤鸭(běijīngkǎoyā,PekingDuck).Andwecansay烤面包(kǎomiànbāo,tobakebread)or烤蛋糕(kǎodàngāo,tobakecake).
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