Glossary of Chinese food ingredients. New words added daily; please visit this page again for changes.

♥ – Contain herbal medicinal qualities.

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

Black pepper powder – Hújiāo Miàn, 胡椒面
Chinese Cardamom ♥ – Cǎo Guǒ, 草果
Clove – Dīngxiāng, 丁香
Chili bean paste – Dòubàn Jiàng, 豆瓣酱
Cassia Bark, similar to Cinnamon – Guì Pí, 桂皮
Chilies, spicy peppers – Là Jiāo, 辣椒
Cooking wine – Liào Jiǔ, 料酒
Dry chili pepper – Gàn Làjiāo, 干辣椒
Everyday stock – Xiān Tāng, 鲜汤
Fermented black bean – Dòu Chǐ, 豆豉
Fermented cubes of tofu – Dòufǔ Rǔ, 豆腐乳
Flour – Miànfěn, 面粉
Fructus Capsici (also known as the Tabasco pepper) – Xiǎo Mǐ Là, 小米辣
Garlic – Dàsuàn, 大蒜
Lard – Zhū Yóu, 猪油
Oyster sauce – Háo Yóu, 蚝油
Peanut oil – Huāshēng Yóu, 花生油
Powdered chicken bouillon – Jījīng, 鸡精
Pickled vegetable – Pào Cài, 泡菜
Pickled ginger – Pào Jiāng, 泡姜
Pickled chili peppers – Pào Jiāo, 泡椒
Pickled plum – Suān Méi, 酸梅
Red chili oil – Làjiāo Yóu, 辣椒油
Star anise - Dàliào, 大料
Starch made from corn or potato – Diànfěn, 淀粉
Sichuan peppercorns, prickly ash – Huājiāo, 花椒
Soy sauce – Jiàngyóu, 酱油
Smoked meat lard – Làròu Yóu, 腊肉油
Sugar -Táng, 糖
Sweet pickled garlic – Táng Suàn, 糖蒜
Sesame oil – Xiāng Yóu, 香油
Salt – Yán, 盐
Vinegar – Cù, 醋
Walnut oil – Hétáo Yóu, 核桃油
Yellow rice wine – Huáng Jiǔ, 黄酒

Seafood, Poultry, Meats

Beef – Niú Ròu, 牛肉
Clams – Gélǎ, 蛤喇
Chicken – Jī, 鸡
Crucian – Jì Rú, 鲫鱼
Chicken breast – Jī Xiōng, 鸡胸
Carp – Lǐ Yú, 鲤鱼
Egg – Jī Dàn, 鸡蛋
Jellyfish – Hǎi Zhé, 海蜇
Jinsha River Fish – Jīnshājiāng  Yú, 金沙江鱼
Kidney – Shèn, 肾
Liver – Gān, 肝
Mutton – Yáng Ròu, 羊肉
Pork ribs – Páigǔ, 排骨
Pompano fish – Píng Yú, 平鱼
Pork – Zhū Ròu, 猪肉
Ribbonfish – Dài Yú, 带鱼
Silver Carp - Bái Yú, 白鱼
Sea Cucumber – Hǎi Shēn, 海参
Smoked meat – Là Ròu, 腊肉
Shrimp – Xiā Rén, 虾仁
Wild duck – Yě Yā, 野鸭
Wild boar meat – Yě Zhū Ròu, 野猪肉
Salted duck egg – 咸鸭蛋, Xián Yādàn
Pork belly – Wǔ Huā Ròu, 五花肉

Vegetables, Fruits, Garden things

Asparagus – Lúsǔn, 芦笋
Agaric/Wood Ear/Cloud Ear – Mùěr, 木耳
Bitter melon ♥ – Kǔguā, 苦瓜
Bean sprouts – Lǜ Dòuyá, 绿豆芽
Bamboo shoots – Zhúsǔn, 竹笋
Chinese cabbage/Napa cabbage – Báicài, 白菜
Carrot – Hú Luóbo, 胡萝卜
Cucumber – Huángguā, 黄瓜
Celery – Qíncài, 芹菜
Chinese chives – Qīngsuàn, 青蒜
Coriander/Cilantro – Xiāngcài, 香菜
Cabbage – Yánɡ Báicài, 洋白菜
Cashew nut – Yāo Guǒ, 腰果
Corn – Yùmǐ, 玉米
Eggplant – Qiézi, 茄子
Fennel – Xiǎo Huíxiāng, 小茴香
Green onion – Dà Cōng, 大葱
Ganba mushroom – Gānbā Jūn, 干巴菌
Green soy bean – Máo Dòu, 毛豆
Green bean – Qīng Dòu, 青豆
Green chili pepper – Qīng Jiāo, 青椒
Ginger ♥ – Shēng Jiāng, 生姜
Gyunura Crepidioides (See blog: Chinese Breakfast, Noodles, Tofu, Vegetables, and More – an Easy Recipe for a Fun Market Morning!) – Xuè Pí Cài, 血皮菜
Houttuynia ♥ (See blog: Sichuan Spice, Yú Xīng Cǎo, and Home-style Cooking Might Cure a Cold) – Yú Xīng Cǎo, 鱼腥草
Kidney beans – Hóng Dòu, 红豆
Leek – Jiǔcài, 韭菜
Lotus root – Liánǒu, 莲藕
Lettuce – Shēngcài, 生菜
Lime – Suān Chéng, 酸橙
Mustard – Jièmò, 芥末
Matsutake mushroom – Sōngróng Jūn, 松茸菌
Noodles made from fern root – Jué Gēn Fěn, 蕨根粉
Ottelia acuminata (Gagnep.) Dandy ♥ – Hǎicàihuā, 海菜花
Peanut – Huāshēng, 花生
Potato – Mǎlíngshǔ, 马铃薯
Pumpkin – Nánguā, 南瓜
Pumpkin leaf shoots – Nánguā Jiān, 南瓜尖
Porcini mushroom – Niúgān Jūn, 牛肝菌
Red Cabbage – Zǐ Gānlán, 紫甘蓝
Red pepper – Hóng Jiāo, 红椒
Spinach – Bōcài, 菠菜
Scallion – Qīng Cōng, 青葱
Shitake mushroom – Xiāng gū, 香菇
Spring onion – Xiǎo Cōng, 小葱
Tofu – Dòufu, 豆腐
Tomato – Fānqié, 蕃茄
Termite Mushroom or Termitomyces albuminosus – Jīzòng Jūn, 鸡纵菌
Towel Gourd/Loofah – Sī Guā, 丝瓜
Towel Gourd/Loofah leaf shoots – Yáng Sīguā Jiān, 洋丝瓜尖

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