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Chinese Gets Cooking

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ID: QW0295 Intermediate
In one's quest to decipher a Chinese menu, one of the most difficult aspects is the use of different cooking methods in the names of dishes. Words like 炒(chǎo), 爆炒(bàochǎo), 煸(biān) and 熘(liū) are all different, but how? In this Qing Wen, ChinesePod talks about different Chinese cooking methods!
John,Connie,Vera
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
炒
chǎo 炒
to stir-fry
番茄炒蛋
fānqié 番茄chǎo 炒dàn 蛋
stir-fried tomatoes and eggs
青椒炒肉
qīngjiāo 青椒chǎo 炒ròu 肉
stir-fried green peppers and pork
炒土豆丝
chǎo 炒tǔdòusī 土豆丝
stir-fried potato slivers
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