Glossary of Chinese food ingredients.

♥ – Contain herbal medicinal qualities.

Cooking Oils, Spices, Pinches of this, Splashes of that

Cǎo Guǒ ♥ – 草果, Chinese Cardamom or Amomum Tsao Kuo more info
Cù – 醋, vinegar
Dàliào – 大料, star anise
Dàsuàn – 大蒜, garlic
Diànfěn – 淀粉, starch made from corn or potato
Dīngxiāng – 丁香, clove
Dòu Chǐ – 豆豉, fermented black bean
Dòubàn Jiàng – 豆瓣酱, chili bean paste/sauce – buy online
Dòufǔ Rǔ – 豆腐乳, fermented cubes of tofu
Gàn Làjiāo - 干辣椒, dry chili pepper
Guì Pí – 桂皮, Cassia Bark, similar to Cinnamon
Háo Yóu – 蚝油, oyster sauce
Hétáo Yóu - 核桃油, walnut oil
Huājiāo – 花椒, Sichuan peppercorns, prickly ash
Huáng Jiǔ – 黄酒, yellow rice wine – buy online
Huāshēng Yóu – 花生油, peanut oil
Hújiāo Miàn – 胡椒面, black pepper powder
Jiàngyóu – 酱油, soy sauce
Jījīng – 鸡精, powdered chicken bouillon
Là Jiāo – 辣椒, chilies, spicy peppers
Làjiāo Yóu – 辣椒油, red chili oil
Làròu Yóu – 腊肉油, smoked meat lard
Liào Jiǔ – 料酒, cooking wine
Miànfěn – 面粉, flour
Pào Cài – 泡菜, pickled vegetable
Pào Jiāng - 泡姜, pickled ginger
Pào Jiāo – 泡椒, pickled chili peppers
Suān Céi – 酸梅, pickled plum
Táng – 糖, sugar
Táng Suàn - 糖蒜, sweet pickled garlic
Xiān Tāng – 鲜汤, everyday stock
Xiāng Yóu – 香油, sesame oil
Xiǎo Mǐ Là - 小米辣, Fructus Capsici also known as the Tabasco pepper
Yán – 盐, salt
Zhū Yóu - 猪油, lard

Seafood, Poultry, Meats

Bái Yú – 白鱼, Silver Carp
Dài Yú – 带鱼, Ribbonfish
Gān – 肝, liver
Gélǎ – 蛤喇, Clams
Hǎi Shēn – 海参, Sea Cucumber
Hǎi Zhé – 海蜇, Jellyfish
Jī – 鸡, Chicken
Jī Dàn - 鸡蛋, Egg
Jì Rú – 鲫鱼, Crucian
Jī Xiōng – 鸡胸, chicken breast
Jīnshājiāng  Yú – 金沙江鱼, Jinsha River Fish
Là Ròu – 腊肉, smoked then dried bacon
Lǐ Yú - 鲤鱼, carp
Niú Ròu – 牛肉, beef
Páigǔ – 排骨, pork ribs
Píng Yú – 平鱼, Pompano fish
Shèn – 肾, kidney
Wǔ Huā Ròu – 五花肉, pork belly
Xiā Rén – 虾仁, shrimp
Yáng Ròu – 羊肉, mutton
Yě Yā – 野鸭, wild duck
Yě Zhū Ròu – 野猪肉, wild boar meat
Zhū Ròu – 猪肉, pork

Vegetables, Fruits, Garden things

Báicài – 白菜, Chinese cabbage/Napa cabbage
Bōcài – 菠菜, spinach
Dà Cōng – 大葱, green onion
Dōngguā – 冬瓜, winter melon
Dòufu – 豆腐, tofu
Fānqié – 蕃茄, tomato
Fǔzhú – 腐竹, yuba/dried tofu sticks
Gānbā Jūn – 干巴菌, Ganba mushroom
Hǎicàihuā - 海菜花, Ottelia acuminata (Gagnep.) Dandy
Hóng Dòu – 红豆, kidney beans
Hóng Jiāo – 红椒, red pepper
Hú Luóbo – 胡萝卜, carrot
Huángguā – 黄瓜, cucumber
Huāshēng – 花生, peanut
Jièmò – 芥末, mustard
Jiǔcài – 韭菜, leek
Jīzòng Jūn – 鸡纵菌, Termite Mushroom or Termitomyces albuminosus
Jué Gēn Fěn 蕨根粉, noodles made from fern root
Kōngxīncài – 空心菜, water spinach, Chinese watercress
Kǔguā ♥ – 苦瓜, bitter melon
Liánǒu – 莲藕, lotus root
Lóng Zhǎo Cài – 龙爪菜, Wild Bracken Fiddleheads or Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai
Lǜ Dòuyá – 绿豆芽, bean sprouts
Lúsǔn – 芦笋, asparagus
Mǎlíngshǔ – 马铃薯, potato
Máo Dòu – 毛豆, green soy bean
Mùěr – 木耳, Agaric/Wood Ear/Cloud Ear
Nánguā – 南瓜, pumpkin
Nánguā Jiān – 南瓜尖, pumpkin leaf shoots
Niúgān Jūn – 牛肝菌, Porcini mushroom
Qiézi – 茄子, eggplant
Qíncài – 芹菜, celery
Qīng Cōng – 青葱, scallion
Qīng Dòu – 青豆, green bean
Qīng Jiāo – 青椒, green pepper
Qīngsuàn – 青蒜, Chinese chives
Shēng Jiāng ♥ – 生姜, ginger
Shēngcài – 生菜, lettuce
Sī Guā – 丝瓜, Towel Gourd/Loofah
Sōngróng Jūn – 松茸菌, Matsutake mushroom
Suān Chéng – 酸橙, lime
Xiāng gū – 香菇, Shitake mushroom
Xiāngcài – 香菜, Coriander/Cilantro
Xiǎo Cōng – 小葱, Spring onion
Xiǎo Mǐ Là – 小米辣, Capsicum frutescens or the tabasco pepper
Xiǎo Huíxiāng – 小茴香, fennel
Xuè Pí Cài – 血皮菜, Gyunura Crepidioides (See blog: Chinese Breakfast, Noodles, Tofu, Vegetables, and More – an Easy Recipe for a Fun Market Morning!)
Yáng Sīguā Jiān – 洋丝瓜尖, Towel Gourd/Loofah leaf shoots
Yánɡ Báicài – 洋白菜, Cabbage
Yāo Guǒ – 腰果, Cashew nut
Yù Huā – 芋花, Taro Blossom
Yú Xīng Cǎo ♥ – 鱼腥草, Houttuynia (See blog: Sichuan Spice, Yú Xīng Cǎo, and Home-style Cooking Might Cure a Cold)
Yùmǐ – 玉米, Corn
Yùtou – 芋头, Taro
Zhúsǔn – 竹笋, Bamboo Shoot
Zǐ Gānlán – 紫甘蓝, Red Cabbage

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