Once Upon a Bite

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Endless Variations

S1E4 · 肴变万千 yáo biàn wànqiān

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变化无穷 變化無窮 biàn huà wú qióng endlessly changing (idiom); infinitely variable; ever-changing Idiom ∼HSK 7
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom HSK 7
翻天覆地 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom HSK 7
大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation; renowned; famous Idiom HSK 7
面目全非 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition Idiom HSK 7
窑 窯 yáo kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
积淀 積澱 jī diàn deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom HSK 7
不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than; not inferior to HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect) HSK 7
触觉 觸覺 chù jué sense of touch; tactile sensation HSK 7
浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense HSK 7
考量 考量 kǎo liáng to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration HSK 7
稠 稠 chóu dense; crowded; thick; many HSK 7
审美 審美 shěn měi esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste HSK 7
含蓄 含蓄 hán xù to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism) HSK 7
调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate HSK 7
托付 托付 tuō fù to entrust HSK 7
发酵 發酵 fā jiào to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop HSK 7
淀粉 澱粉 diàn fěn starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n HSK 7
气泡 氣泡 qì pào bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated HSK 7
清淡 清淡 qīng dàn light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) HSK 7
坛 壇 tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
质地 質地 zhì dì texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition HSK 7
嗅觉 嗅覺 xiù jué sense of smell HSK 7
口感 口感 kǒu gǎn mouthfeel; texture (of food) HSK 7
松弛 鬆弛 sōng chí to relax; relaxed; limp; lax HSK 7
升温 升溫 shēng wēn to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost HSK 7
腥 腥 xīng fishy (smell) HSK 7
相当于 相當於 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to HSK 7
黏 黏 nián sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue HSK 7
浸泡 浸泡 jìn pào to steep; to soak; to immerse HSK 7
立足 立足 lì zú to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on HSK 7
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct HSK 7
摄氏度 攝氏度 Shè shì dù °C (degrees Celsius) HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
蘸 蘸 zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) HSK 7
掌管 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7
深沉 深沉 shēn chén deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched HSK 7
孕育 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc) HSK 7
坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng hard; solid HSK 7
秘方 祕方 mì fāng secret recipe HSK 7
凝固 凝固 níng gù to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention HSK 7
岛屿 島嶼 dǎo yǔ island HSK 7
挤压 擠壓 jǐ yā to squeeze; to press; to extrude HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
渔船 漁船 yú chuán fishing boat HSK 7
变质 變質 biàn zhì to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism HSK 7
逼迫 逼迫 bī pò to force; to compel; to coerce HSK 7