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Lesson 21

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Shāo bing
烧饼
Sesame seed cake
Yóu tiáo
油条
Deep-fried twisted dough stick

Lesson 20

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Dāo xiāo miàn
刀削面
Noodles cooked by whittling off the dough into the boiling pot, popular in north China's Shanxi Provincee
Zhá jiàng miàn
炸酱面
Noodles served with fried bean sauce

Lesson 19

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Pí dàn shòu ròu zhōu
皮蛋瘦肉粥
Preserved egg and lean meat porridge
Yín ěr lián zǐ zhōu
银耳莲子粥
Tremella (mushroom) and lotus seeds porridge

Lesson 18

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Dōng guā dùn pái gǔ
冬瓜炖排骨
Wax gourd stewed with pork rib
Jiǔ cài chăo jī dàn
韭菜炒鸡蛋
Fragrant-flowered garlic fried with egg

Lesson 17

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Shuàn yáng ròu
涮羊肉
Dip-boiled mutton slices
Xiāng là xiè
香辣蟹
Spicy crabs

Lesson 16

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Lǜ dòu gāo
绿豆糕
Sweet cakes made with mung bean flour
Hé bāo dà
荷包蛋
Fried egg; poached egg

Lesson 15

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Shuĭ guǒ shā là
水果沙拉
Fruit salad
Háo yóu shēng càin
蚝油生菜
Iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce

Lesson 14

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Jīng jiàng ròu sī
京酱肉丝
Shredded pork with sweet bean paste
Shí jĭn ŏu piàn
什锦藕片
Assorted lotus roots and vegetables

Lesson 13

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Hóng shāo lì zi jī
红烧栗子鸡
Chestnuts and chicken braised in brown sauce
Yú zhī yóu mài cài
鱼汁油麦菜
Green leafy vegetables fried in fish sauce

Lesson 12

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Zhé pí yā sī
蜇皮鸭丝
Shredded roast duck and jellyfish salad
Chéng zhī zhá jī
橙汁炸鸡
Deep fried chicken in orange essence

Lesson 11

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Shā guō dòu fu
砂锅豆腐
Bean curd in a clay-pot
Zhú sŭn sī guā
竹笋丝瓜
Braised bamboo shoots with towel gourd

Lesson 10

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Guò qiáo mǐ xiàn
过桥米线
Rice-flour noodles in soup (a local delicacy of Yunnan Province)
Bō luó chăo fàn
菠萝炒饭
Pineapple fried rice

Lesson 9

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Kǎo fū shāo ròu
烤麸烧肉
Sauteed pork with steamed gluten
Qīng dùn niú ròu
清炖牛肉
Clear stew beef

Lesson 8

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Yù tou pái gǔ tāng
芋头排骨汤
Rib soup with taro
Dōng guā dàn cài tāng
冬瓜淡菜汤
Soup of dried mussel with white gourd

Lesson 7

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Gā lí yáng gū
咖哩洋菇
Curried mushrooms (mushrooms in curry)
Zhēn zhū wán zi
珍珠丸子
Meatballs wrapped in glutinous rice

Lesson 6

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Xiāng cōng jiān yún
香葱煎鱼心
Fried fish with green onion
Bō luó pái gǔ
菠萝排骨
Pork ribs with pineapple

Lesson 5

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Dōng gū cài xīn
冬菇菜心
Black mushrooms with kale
Xiāng qín dòu gān
香芹豆干
Celery and dried bean curd

Lesson 4

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Yāo guǒ xiā rén
腰果虾仁
Shrimp fried with cashew nuts
Hóng yóu jī sī
红油鸡丝
Spicy shredded chicken

Lesson 3

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Hóng shāo ròu
红烧肉
Braised pork with soy sauce
Huí guō ròu
回锅肉
Stir-fried pork slices in hot sauce

Lesson 2

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Liáng bàn qié ní
凉拌茄泥
Mashed eggplant in sauce
Táng cù lĭ yú
糖醋鲤鱼
Carp in sweet and sour sauce

Lesson 1

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Gōng bào jī dīng
宫爆鸡丁
Stir-fried diced chicken with chilli and peanuts
Hóng shāo pái gǔ
红烧排骨
Pork ribs in brown sauce