steamed meat dumpling (baozi - generally larger than a jiaozi and steamed rather than boiled -- pork unless specified)
肉 包 子
rou4bao1zi
steamed bun
馒 头
man2tou
white bun filled with jam (often filled with sweet bean paste as well as fruit jams)
果 酱 包
guo3jiang4 bao1
steamed dumpling (these are usually much larger than the boiled jiao3zi -- but not in Xi'an where they specialize in serving meals of steamed dumplings -- often 10 to 15 different fillings -- then they are small so you have enough appetite to sample each)
包 子
bao1zi
Tianjin Baozi
天 津 包 子
Tian1Jin1 bao1zi
steamed dumpling
烧 卖
shao1mai4
Yang Chow noodle
扬 州 面
yang2zhou1 mian4
deep-fried noodles in thick soy sauce (chopped meat with the sauce inside)
炸 酱 面
zha2 jiang4 mian4
pork strips and soft fried noodles
肉 丝 软 炒 面
rou4si1 ruan3 chao3 mian4
plain soup noodles, vegetarian noodles
素 汤 面
su4tang1 mian4
black mushrooms and pork strips with noodles
香 菇 肉 丝 面
xiang1gu1 rou4si1 mian4
cooked rice, rice (don't just say mi3 if you want to have it ready to eat!)
米 饭
mi3fan4
steamed twisted roll
花 卷
hua1juan3
shrimp dumpling (seafood - mostly shrimp, may have pork and various vegetables)
三 鲜 水 铰
san1 xian1 shui3jiao3
scrambled eggs
炒 鸡 蛋
chao3ji1dan4
scrambled eggs and tomato
西 红 柿 炒 鸡 蛋
xi1hong2shi4 chao3ji1dan4
fried egg(s)
煎 鸡 蛋
jian1ji1dan4
boiled egg
煮 鸡 蛋
zhu3ji1dan4
chicken soup (made with a guinea hen or capon - considered very healthy, and medicinal)
乌 鸡 汤
wu1ji1 tang1
corn chowder
玉 米 羹
yu4mi3 geng1
laver soup (a type of seaweed, bitter)
紫 菜 汤
zi3cai4 tang1
potato soup
土 豆 汤
tu3dou4tang1
seafood soup (literally -- three seafood soup - mostly shrimp)
三 鲜 汤
san1xian1 tang1
hot and sour soup
酸 辣 汤
suan1la4 tang1
pork balls and winter squash in soup (the meat balls are plain, no vegetables, otherwise they would fall apart in the soup)
冬 瓜 丸 子 汤
dong1gua1wan2zi tang1
tomato and egg soup
西 红 柿 蛋 汤
xi1hong2shi4 dan4 tang1
turtle soup
甲 鱼 汤
jia3yu2 tang1
vegetable soup
菜 汤
cai4 tang1
candied apples
拔 丝 苹 果
ba2si1ping2guo3
candied bananas
拔 丝 香 蕉
ba2si1xiang1jiao1
candied pineapple
拔 丝 菠 萝
ba2si1bo1luo2
candied potatoes (Chinese dish in which potatoes or fruit are caramelized by stir frying in water and sugar -- delicious.)
拔 丝 土 豆
ba2si1tu3dou4
eight treasures steamed rice pudding (sweet)
八 宝 饭
ba1bao3fan4
sesame peanuts
芝 麻 花 生
zhi1ma hua1sheng1
spring roll
春 卷
chun1juan3
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