Archive for February 8th, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Spicy Sliced Pork

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Spicy Sliced Pork Spicy Sliced PorkTaste: The pork slices are tender with a rich spicky.

Features: Beautiful shiny.

Ingredients:

250 grams (0.55 lb) pork tenderloin

1 egg white

1 gram (1/4 tsp) Chinese prickly ash

5 grams (1/6 oz) chopped ginger

10 grams (2 tsp) ground sesame powder from pre-baked sesame

1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG

5 grams (1 tsp) spicy oil

10 grams (1 1/2 tsp) soy sauce

10 grams (2 tsp) soy bean paste

1 gram (1/6 tsp) salt

10 grams (2 tsp) sugar

5 grams (1 tsp) mixture of cornstarch and water

50 grams (3 tbsp) water

100 grams (7 tbsp) cooking oil

Directions:

1. Cut the meat into slices 5 cm (2 inches) long, 0.5 cm (0.2 inch) wide and 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide. Put in a bowl. Add the salt and stir until mixture becomes sticky. Add the dry cornstarch and egg white and mix well.

2. Grind the Chinese prickly ash and put aside. Put the sugar, chopped ginger, soy sauce, water and the mixture of cornstarch and water in a bowl to make a sauce.

3. Heat the oil to 110-135℃ (230-275℉) and stir-fry the pork slices until they are done. Take out and drain off the oil.

4. Keep 25 g (1 2/3 tbsp) of the oil in the wok. Put in the ground Chinese prickly ash and soy bean paste and stir-fry until they produce an aroma. Put in the pork slices and stir-fry until they change into a red color. Put in the mixed sauce. Add the spicy oil and sesame powder and mix well. Take out and serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Culture Birthday Cake

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Introduction:

In modern China, common birthday celebrations include eating birthday cake and singing a Chinese version of “Happy Birthday To You”. A person will often treat his/her family members or good friends to a dinner and they, in turn, will bring him/her gifts.

Download List:

1.cultural.swf (0.87 MB)

(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (础)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

础[chǔ]

国标码:B4A1 部首:石 笔画:10 笔顺:1325152252

foundation
base

例句与用法:

  1. 美满的婚姻是建立在互相信任的基上的。
    A good marriage is based on trust.
  2. 共产主义是以马克思主义为基
    Communism is based on Marxism.
  3. 许多语言都以拉丁语为基
    Many languages have Latin as their base.
  4. 他通过学习和努力工作为成功打下了基
    He laid the foundation of his success by study and hard work.

(Source: dict.cn)