day 9flavours
unit 2 · food & healthflavours
Describe flavours and textures, and say how strong something is with 特, 异常 and 较为.
today’s words
- 特 tè · really, especially (spoken)
- 异常 yìcháng · unusual; unusually, extremely
- 较为 jiàowéi · relatively, fairly (written)
- 地道 dìdao · authentic, genuine
- 可口 kěkǒu · tasty, delicious
- 口感 kǒugǎn · texture, mouthfeel
- 味觉 wèijué · sense of taste
- 气味 qìwèi · smell, odour
- 清淡 qīngdàn · light, mild (food)
- 辣椒 làjiāo · chilli pepper
- 醋 cù · vinegar
- 酱 jiàng · sauce, paste
- 酱油 jiàngyóu · soy sauce
- 香肠 xiāngcháng · sausage
- 粥 zhōu · congee, rice porridge
- 花生 huāshēng · peanut
- 面粉 miànfěn · flour
- 粉 fěn · powder; rice noodles
- 脆 cuì · crisp, crunchy
- 烂 làn · rotten; mushy, very soft
- 烫 tàng · scalding hot; to scald
- 盛 chéng · to ladle, fill (a bowl)
- 品尝 pǐncháng · to taste, sample
- 纯 chún · pure
sentences
- 这家店的牛肉面特好吃。 · The beef noodles at this place are really good.
- 今天的汤异常可口，你放了什么？ · The soup is unusually tasty today. What did you put in it?
- 南方菜较为清淡，北方菜口味重一些。 · Southern food is fairly light; northern food is more strongly flavoured.
- 粥刚盛出来，很烫，稍等片刻再喝。 · The congee has just been served and it’s very hot: wait a moment before you eat it.
- 这种饼干的口感很脆，性价比也高。 · These biscuits are lovely and crunchy, and good value for money too.