Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 12

Vocabulary

但

dàn — but, however, yet

它们

tāmen — they, them (for non-human objects)

非常

fēicháng — very, extremely, exceptionally

美味

měiwèi — delicious, tasty, delectable food

尤其

yóuqí — especially, particularly, in particular

适合

shìhé — suitable for, appropriate, fitting

作为

zuòwéi — as, serving as, in the role of

早餐

zǎocān — breakfast, the first meal of the day

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

佐料

zuǒliào — condiment, seasoning, flavoring ingredient

可以

kěyǐ — can, may, be able to

腌制

yānzhì — to pickle, cure, or marinate food

剖开

pōukāi — to split open, cut apart, cleave

晒干

shàigān — to dry in the sun, sun-dry

并

bìng — and, moreover, simultaneously

撒上

sǎshàng — to sprinkle on top of something

胡椒

hújiāo — pepper, black or white peppercorn spice

或者

huòzhě — or, alternatively, either…or

腌渍

yānzì — to marinate, brine, or pickle food

以

yǐ — by means of, using, with

上述

shàngshù — aforementioned, above-mentioned, stated above

任何

rènhé — any, whichever, no matter which

一种

yī zhǒng — one kind, a type, a sort

方式

fāngshì — method, way, manner, approach

烹制

pēngzhì — to cook, prepare, or make food

都

dōu — all, both, entirely, in every case

淡水鱼

dànshuǐyú — freshwater fish, fish living in rivers

关于

guānyú — regarding, concerning, about, with respect to

鱼肉

yúròu — fish flesh, fish meat as food

和

hé — and, together with, as well as

眼睛

yǎnjing — eyes, the organs of sight

清澈

qīngchè — clear, transparent, unclouded, limpid

明亮

míngliàng — bright, luminous, clear and shining

说明

shuōmíng — to indicate, explain, demonstrate, show

同样

tóngyàng — likewise, equally, in the same way

适用于

shìyòng yú — applicable to, suitable for, applies to

这类

zhèlèi — this type, this kind, these sorts

鱼

yú — fish, aquatic vertebrate animal

其中

qízhōng — among them, within which, including

包括

bāokuò — to include, comprise, encompass

鲤鱼

lǐyú — carp, a common freshwater fish species

鲈鱼

lúyú — perch or sea bass, a popular fish

等

děng — and so on, et cetera, among others

龙虾

lóngxiā — lobster, large edible marine crustacean

新近

xīnjìn — recently, newly, just recently caught

捕获

bǔhuò — to catch, capture, seize prey

其

qí — its, their, his or her (formal)

中

zhōng — in, inside, within, among

总会

zǒng huì — will always, invariably, bound to

残留

cánliú — to remain, residual, leftover trace

一些

yīxiē — some, a few, a number of

肌肉

jīròu — muscle, muscular tissue of the body

活动

huódòng — movement, activity, motion, to move

用

yòng — to use, employ, utilize, apply

手指

shǒuzhǐ — finger, the digits of the hand

按压

ànyā — to press down, apply pressure on

眼部

yǎn bù — eye area, the region of the eye

引发

yǐnfā — to trigger, cause, give rise to

这种

zhèzhǒng — this type, this kind of reaction

反应

fǎnyìng — reaction, response, to react

若

ruò — if, in case, should (formal/literary)

无法

wúfǎ — unable to, cannot, impossible to do

则

zé — then, in that case (formal connector)

该

gāi — that, the said, the one in question

存放

cúnfàng — to store, keep, place in storage

时间

shíjiān — time, duration, period of time

过长

guò cháng — too long, excessively long in duration

煮熟

zhǔshú — to cook thoroughly, boil until done

后

hòu — after, afterwards, following, behind

新鲜

xīnxiān — fresh, not stale, recently obtained

尾部

wěibù — tail section, rear end, tail portion

仍

réng — still, yet, continue to be

保有

bǎoyǒu — to retain, maintain, keep possession of

弹性

tánxìng — elasticity, springiness, bounce, resilience

一旦

yīdàn — once, as soon as, if ever

变质

biànzhì — to spoil, deteriorate, go bad, decay

便会

biàn huì — then will, consequently will, shall then

失去

shīqù — to lose, be deprived of, forfeit

品质

pǐnzhì — quality, character, grade of a product

最佳

zuìjiā — best, optimal, finest quality

重量

zhòngliàng — weight, heaviness, mass of an object

轻

qīng — light in weight, not heavy

肉质

ròuzhì — meat texture, quality of flesh

水分

shuǐfèn — moisture, water content, fluid amount

多

duō — many, much, a lot, more than

且

qiě — and, moreover, furthermore (formal)

贫乏

pínfá — poor, lacking, meager, deficient in content

雌

cí — female, hen, feminine (of animals)

通常

tōngcháng — usually, normally, generally, in most cases

通过

tōngguò — through, by means of, via, to pass

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

宽度

kuāndù — width, breadth, the measurement across

来

lái — to come; used to indicate purpose

辨别

biànbié — to distinguish, differentiate, identify, discern

螃蟹

pángxiè — crab, a shelled marine crustacean

与

yǔ — and, with, together with (formal)

小龙虾

xiǎolóngxiā — crayfish, small freshwater crustacean shellfish

应

yīng — should, ought to, must (formal)

按照

ànzhào — according to, in accordance with, following

挑选

tiāoxuǎn — to select, pick out, choose carefully

类似

lèisì — similar, analogous, alike, comparable

方法

fāngfǎ — method, approach, way, technique

加以

jiāyǐ — to apply, carry out, proceed to do

选择

xuǎnzé — to choose, select, make a choice

有

yǒu — to have, there is/are, possess

令人

lìng rén — causing people to feel, making one

愉快

yúkuài — pleasant, cheerful, happy, delightful

气味

qìwèi — smell, odor, scent, aroma

对虾

duìxiā — prawn, large edible shrimp species

小虾

xiǎoxiā — small shrimp, tiny prawn variety

时

shí — when, at the time of, during

紧实

jǐnshí — firm, solid, tight in texture

爽脆

shuǎngcuì — crisp, crunchy, pleasantly firm texture

牡蛎

mǔlì — oyster, a bivalve marine shellfish

外壳

wàiké — outer shell, exterior casing or husk

紧闭

jǐnbì — tightly closed, firmly shut, sealed

张开

zhāngkāi — to open up, spread apart, gape open

已

yǐ — already, has, have (completed action)

死亡

sǐwáng — death, to die, deceased, expired

不宜

bùyí — not suitable, inadvisable, should not

食用

shíyòng — to eat, consume, edible, for consumption

如

rú — such as, like, for example

所产

suǒ chǎn — produced by, originating from a place

风味

fēngwèi — flavor, taste, distinctive culinary character

最为

zuìwéi — most, the most, extremely (formal)

上乘

shàngchéng — superior, top quality, of the best grade

较大

jiào dà — relatively large, bigger, comparatively larger

品种

pǐnzhǒng — variety, breed, species, type of product

被认为

bèi rènwéi — to be considered, regarded as, deemed

只

zhǐ — only, merely, just, solely

炖煮

dùnzhǔ — to stew, braise, simmer slowly in liquid

制作

zhìzuò — to make, produce, prepare, create

酱汁

jiàngzhī — sauce, gravy, seasoned liquid condiment

以及

yǐjí — as well as, and, along with

用于

yòng yú — used for, utilized in, applied to

布丁

bùdīng — pudding, a soft cooked dessert dish

馅饼

xiànbǐng — pie, pastry with a savory or sweet filling

配料

pèiliào — ingredient, component, supplementary material

尽管

jǐnguǎn — although, even though, despite the fact

也有人

yě yǒu rén — some people also, there are those who

即便

jíbiàn — even if, even though, regardless of

在

zài — at, in, on, located at a place

未

wèi — not yet, have not, without (formal)

烹调

pēngtiáo — to cook, prepare food, culinary cooking

情况下

qíngkuàng xià — under conditions of, in the situation of

也

yě — also, too, as well, either

偏爱

piān'ài — to prefer, have a preference for, favor

胜过

shèngguò — to surpass, be better than, exceed

小

xiǎo — small, little, minor, young