Once Upon a Bite

Episode review

The Spice Crossroads

S1E6 · 香料歧路 xiāngliào qí lù

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Vocabulary

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释放 釋放 shì fàng to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge HSK 7
素 素 sù raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
粉丝 粉絲 fěn sī bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least; to completely lack HSK 7
罗 羅 luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach Idiom ∼HSK 6
一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不费吹灰之力 不費吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease Idiom ∼HSK 6
一锤定音 一錘定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision Idiom ∼HSK 6
殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end Idiom ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger ∼HSK 6
椰浆 椰漿 yē jiāng coconut milk ∼HSK 6
山野 山野 shān yě wild mountain ∼HSK 6
酥脆 酥脆 sū cuì crisp (of food) ∼HSK 6
调味料 調味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 6
各异 各異 gè yì all different; each unto his own ∼HSK 6
干爽 乾爽 gān shuǎng dry and clean; clear and fresh ∼HSK 6
采摘 採摘 cǎi zhāi to pluck; to pick ∼HSK 6
尖刀 尖刀 jiān dāo dagger ∼HSK 6
会攻 會攻 huì gōng to attack jointly ∼HSK 6
凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce; (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using instead of its homophone) ∼HSK 6
陡然 陡然 dǒu rán suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; precipitously; stumbling ∼HSK 6
在这之前 在這之前 zài zhè zhī qián before then; up until that point ∼HSK 6
专业人士 專業人士 zhuān yè rén shì a professional ∼HSK 6
煎蛋 煎蛋 jiān dàn fried egg ∼HSK 6
面糊 麵糊 miàn hù panada; cooked flour paste; flour paste (used in crafts); batter (used in cooking); Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2] ∼HSK 6
揉搓 揉搓 róu cuo to rub; to torment; to torture ∼HSK 6
精油 精油 jīng yóu essential oil ∼HSK 6
渗入 滲入 shèn rù to permeate ∼HSK 6
迎新 迎新 yíng xīn to see in the New Year; to welcome new guests; by extension, to receive new students ∼HSK 6
疏松 疏鬆 shū sōng to loosen ∼HSK 6
喀斯特 喀斯特 kā sī tè (geology) karst (loanword) ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
搅动 攪動 jiǎo dòng to mix; to stir ∼HSK 6
丰饶 豐饒 fēng ráo rich and fertile ∼HSK 6
研磨 研磨 yán mó milling; to grind; to polish by grinding; to abrade; whetstone; pestle ∼HSK 6
交融 交融 jiāo róng to blend; to mix ∼HSK 6
味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
奔放 奔放 bēn fàng bold and unrestrained; untrammeled ∼HSK 6
菜肴 菜餚 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes; dish ∼HSK 6
清甜 清甜 qīng tián (of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet ∼HSK 6
罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) ∼HSK 6
味蕾 味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s) ∼HSK 6