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How to Eat a Hairy Crab

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ID: 1807 Intermediate
Hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake are an extremely popular food in southern China. As a foreigner, however, you might be a bit confused as to how to try to eat one of those things. This lesson will teach you everything you need to know about how to consume these tasty arthropods, as well as the faux pas to avoid (and a healthy dose of expectation management).
Dilu,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
大闸蟹 dàzháxiè hairy crab
正宗 zhèngzōng authentic
阳澄湖 Yángchénghú Yangcheng Lake
只 zhī [measure word]
服务员有大闸蟹吗
fúwùyuán 服务员yǒu 有dàzháxiè 大闸蟹ma 吗
Waiter, do you serve hairy crabs?
有
yǒu 有
Yes.
要正宗的阳澄湖大闸蟹
yào 要zhèngzōng 正宗de 的Yángchénghú 阳澄湖dàzháxiè 大闸蟹
We want authentic ones from Yangcheng Lake.
都是正宗的
dōu 都shì 是zhèngzōng 正宗de 的
They're all authentic.
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