Chinese food terms

lo mein

"Tossed noodles"; noodles cooked in a seasoned brown sauce

deep frying

A method that cooks food in enough hot fat to fully cover the item.

bamboo steamer

Chinese kitchen equipment used to prepare dumplings and other steamed dishes

Steaming

Cooking food by surrounding it in steam in a confined space such as a steamer basket.

tofu

Soybean curd

cuisine of Szechuan region

This food is typically a very spicy type of Chinese food and is also known for being very flavorful. Many of these dishes incorporate a lot of garlic and chilli peppers

bean sprouts

Vegetable grown by sprouting mung beans

cleaver

a butcher's knife having a large square blade

fried rice

a dish of cooked rice that has been stir-fried in a wok or a frying pan and is usually mixed with other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, seafood, or meat. It is often eaten by itself or as an accompaniment to another dish.

Wontons

a dumpling filled with minced pork and spices, usually boiled in and served with soup but sometimes fried as a side dish.

ginger

a root that is commonly used as a seasoning in Asian foods

congee

a traditional Asian breakfast food consisting of rice porridge

egg rolls

a variety of deep-fried appetizers served in American Chinese restaurants. It is a cylindrical, savory roll with shredded cabbage, chopped pork, and other fillings inside a thickly-wrapped wheat flour skin, which is fried in hot oil.

bamboo shoots

a young shoot, eaten as a vegetable.

bok choy

also called white Chinese cabbage,it has white or green, thick, crunchy stems with light to dark green wide leaves. ... All parts, stems and leaves, are eaten.

soy sauce

sauce and condiment made from fermented soy beans

chop sticks

sticks that are used as eating utensils in China

rice

the staple of the Chinese diet

stir-fry

to cook foods quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat while stirring constantly

wok

traditional Asian cooking pot with sloping sides and wide top for easy stirring while frying, steaming etc..

dim sum

traditional Chinese food made up of a variety of items (as steamed or fried dumplings, pieces of cooked chicken, and rice balls) served in small portions,

steamed dumplings

vegetable and/or meat filling, wrapped in dough and cooked in a steamer

water chestnuts

white corms that have a crunchy texture and a fresh, mild taste, and are often used in Chinese cooking.