Lesson 3 Ordering Vegetarian Food & Sichuan Food

In part 3 of Medlock Chinese Language Builder Food and Drink we are asking about what is in the food. This lesson is very useful for vegetarians. Eating vegetarian food in China can be difficult so you need to ask the restaurant not to put meat in the food. Jewish and Muslim people will also find this lesson useful Chinese food often contains pork or seafood. In this lesson you will learn to ask if food contains pork or seafood and ask them to exclude it - especially you can ask the restaurant not to cook using pork fat (the preferred method of frying in China). You will learn how to order some of the classic Sichuan dishes. Kong bao chicken - gong bao ji ding Hot spicy tofu - ma po dou fu Sichuan green beans - gan bian si ji dou Sweet and sour fish - suan cu yu Fried green vegetables - chao qing cai Topic summary Chinese food, ordering Chinese food in China, ordering Chinese food in Chinese, how to order food in China, ordering food in China, kosher food in China, Halal food in China, ordering kosher food in China, ordering halal food in China, China for vegetarians, ordering vegetarian food in China, how to order vegetarian food in China

Getting a table and looking at the menu in a Chinese restaurant

Ordering Food & Drink In Chinese

Lesson 2

If you are going to live and work in China you'll find that you go out to restaurants a lot. The video below is the second lesson in a four-part course to help you learn the ins and outs of ordering food in China and Taiwan.

Getting a table and looking at the menu in a Chinese restaurant. In the lesson you will be asking for a seat at the restaurant. You will then go on and request a menu and ask the waiter about the restaurant's specialities and ask for a recommendation. You will also ask about hot and cold drinks as well as alcoholic drinks. In the next videa you will learn how to order some specific Chinese dishes and drinks. Chinese food Ordering Chinese food Ordering at a Chinese restaurant Going to a restaurant in China How to order at a restaurant in China Ordering food at a restaurant in China How to order food in Chinese

Ordering Chinese Food In Chinese

The best place to get great Chinese food is of course in China itself. If you are going to China why not learn some Chinese for ordering food and drinks? This video will help you.

Baked salmon with bean sauce

Again we bring you a modern Chinese dish 烤kăo 三sān 文wén 鱼yú . Actually this is more of a fusion of Chinese and Japanese rather than pure Chinese.



Ingredients for 4 people


4 200g salmon filets
2T soybean paste
4T mayonnaise


This is the soybean paste that we prefer to use.


Procedure

1 Mix the soy bean paste and mayonnaise together.
2 Using about a quarter of the paste, make a bed of paste for the on a sheet of aluminium foil and then lay the salmon pieces on top.
3 Baste the remaining of the paste on top of the salmon.
4. Wrap the salmon up and put into the oven at 180°c for about 20 minutes.

That's it. A really great way to serve salmon.

Chicken Chiu Cashew

This week's recipe is based on Sichuan style chicken. Although we call it Chicken Chiu Cashew, you can use peanuts instead.



Ingredients for 4 people


4 chicken breasts
1/4 t salt
2t taro flour
2 green peppers
1 egg white
8 - 12 chillis
2T chilli oil (or to taste)
2T soy bean paste
1 cup cashew nuts/peanuts
1t rice wine
a few drops sesame oil
2 green onions

Procedure

1 Cut the chicken up into small pieces.
2 Mix the egg white with the taro flour.
3 Put the chicken pieces into the egg white flour mix.


4 Cut up the green peppers and green onions.
5 Stir fry the chicken for a minute or so and then remove.
6 Fry the green peppers and green onions and then add back the chicken.
7 Mix a little water with the bean paste and add to the pan.


8 Fry for a minute


9 Add cashew nuts and sesame oil mix well and serve.

Cola Chicken

This week's recipe is Cola Chicken a fairly modern Chinese dish that is very trendy right now in Taiwan and Mainland China. Some say it tastes a little bit like three cups chicken (三sān 杯bēi 鸡jī ). I don't think so myself, so we'll do that recipe soon to let you compare.


Ingredients for 4 people


600g chicken legs
3cm of ginger
1/2 bulb of garlic
3cm lump of rock sugar or 3T brown sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup cola
green onion and coriander to garnish

Procedure

1 Fry chicken until brown then remove and set aside.
2 Fry ginger and garlic until the fragrance develops.
3 Add the chicken, soy sauce and sugar. Stir constantly until well browned from the soy.This takes about 10 minutes.


4. Add cola and cook for half an hour.


5. Garnish with green onion and coriander

Rou zao

肉ròu 躁zào

This week we bring you a meaty sauce that can be served with either rice or noodles.


Ingredients for 4 to 6 people


500g /1lb mince beef or pork
2-3 shallots or a small onion
1 small handful dried oriental mushrooms
1t 5-spice powder
4-5 star anise
2t -1T sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1T rice wine

Procedure

1 Soak mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes until soft

2 Squeeze the excess water out of the mushroom, remove stalks and then cut into small cubes

3 Chop onion into small pieces

3 Fry onion until soft and then add mushrooms. Cook until the fragance starts to develop

4 Add mince

5 When almost cooked through add the soy and sugar and cook for 5 more minutes

6 Add water and spices

7 Stew for half an hour on a low heat

8 Garnish with finely cut green onions and corriander

9 Add a few drops of sesame oil and serve with rice or noodles and vegetables