Cuisine lexicon offers tasty food for thought
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="politely">politely</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>: "<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="our">our</span> '<span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="slice">slice</span>'? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="special">special</span>."</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="horribly">horribly</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="University">University</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>, <span word="fuqi">fuqi</span> <span word="feipian">feipian</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="slice">slice</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ox">ox</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chili">chili</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span>.</p><p><span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="standardize">standardize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="translation">translation</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="content">content</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="kung">kung</span> <span word="pao">pao</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. "<span word="Kung">Kung</span> <span word="pao">pao</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (1644-1911), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>, <span word="Ding">Ding</span> <span word="Baozhen">Baozhen</span> (1820-1886), <span word="possessed">possessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>.</p>
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