A Bite of China

Episode review

Secrets of the Kitchen

S1E5 · 厨房的秘密 chúfáng de mìmì

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Vocabulary

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炊具 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils; cookware; cooker ∼HSK 6
烹制 烹製 pēng zhì to cook; to prepare (food) ∼HSK 6
腌制 腌製 yān zhì marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
黑陶 黑陶 hēi táo black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture) ∼HSK 6
聚拢 聚攏 jù lǒng to gather together ∼HSK 6
异端 異端 yì duān heresy ∼HSK 6
敬老 敬老 jìng lǎo to respect the elderly ∼HSK 6
焦香 焦香 jiāo xiāng burnt aroma ∼HSK 6
脆爽 脆爽 cuì shuǎng (of food) crispy and tasty; (of a voice or sound) sharp and clear ∼HSK 6
采风 採風 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc) ∼HSK 6
拿捏 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten ∼HSK 6
遗族 遺族 yí zú the bereaved; family of the deceased ∼HSK 6
耕种 耕種 gēng zhòng to till; to cultivate ∼HSK 6
原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape; the same as before ∼HSK 6
酥油茶 酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) ∼HSK 6
闯荡 闖蕩 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success ∼HSK 6
青铜器 青銅器 qīng tóng qì bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC ∼HSK 6
陶器 陶器 táo qì pottery ∼HSK 6
吐槽 吐槽 tù cáo (slang) to roast; to ridicule; also pr. [tu3 cao2] ∼HSK 6
蒸腾 蒸騰 zhēng téng (of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air ∼HSK 6
液化 液化 yè huà to liquefy ∼HSK 6
迥异 迥異 jiǒng yì totally different ∼HSK 6
家庭主妇 家庭主婦 jiā tíng zhǔ fù housewife ∼HSK 6
宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher ∼HSK 6
五香粉 五香粉 wǔ xiāng fěn five-spice powder ∼HSK 6
扣肉 扣肉 kòu ròu steamed pork ∼HSK 6
隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world) ∼HSK 6
烹饪法 烹飪法 pēng rèn fǎ cuisine; culinary art; cookery; recipe ∼HSK 6
弥散 彌散 mí sàn to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc) ∼HSK 6
赠予 贈予 zèng yǔ to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
淋漓 淋漓 lín lí dripping wet; pouring; saturated; (fig.) uninhibited; fluid; emotionally unrestrained; extreme ∼HSK 6
馅料 餡料 xiàn liào filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc) ∼HSK 6
汤汁 湯汁 tāng zhī soup; broth ∼HSK 6
撇去 撇去 piē qù skim ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool ∼HSK 6
舌尖 舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue; apical ∼HSK 6
集散 集散 jí sàn to assemble (goods, passengers etc from various locations) and dispatch (them) ∼HSK 6
攀比 攀比 pān bǐ to make invidious comparisons; to compete with; to emulate ∼HSK 6
纹丝 紋絲 wén sī tiny bit; a jot; whisker ∼HSK 6
云雾 雲霧 yún wù clouds and mist ∼HSK 6
仰仗 仰仗 yǎng zhàng to rely on; to depend on ∼HSK 6
饶有 饒有 ráo yǒu full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc) ∼HSK 6
翘起 翹起 qiào qǐ to stick up; to point sth up ∼HSK 6
授业 授業 shòu yè to teach; to bequeath ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
味蕾 味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s) ∼HSK 6
炫技 炫技 xuàn jì to show off one's skills; to put on a dazzling display of one's talents ∼HSK 6