Archive for February 10th, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Sesame Chicken Fillet

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Sesame Chicken Fillet

Sesame Chicken FilletTaste: Salty to the right taste.

Features: Crispy and fragrant.

Ingredients:

300 grams (0.66 lb) chicken breast

100 grams (0.22 lb) sesame

1000 grams (2 cups) cooking oil (only 1/20 to be consumed)

1 egg

2 grams (1/2 tsp) curry

1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG

25 grams (2 1/4 tbsp) dry cornstarch

10 grams (2 tsp) cooking wine

Directions:

1. Cut the chicken breast intos lices 0.25 cm (0.1 inch) thick, put in a bowl and add hte curry, salt, MSG, cooking wine, egg and dry cornstarch. Mix well. Bake the sesame until it is done. Put the marinated chicken fillet on a board and dust sesame on both sides. Use band to press in the sesame so as to make sure it will stary evenly on the chicken.

2. Heat the oil in a wok over strong fire to 180-200℃ (355-390℉) and deep-fry the chicken fillets. Take out and bring the oil to 200-220℃ (390-430℉). Now deep-fry the chicken slices again until they are golden yellow in color.

3. Cut the fillet into smaller sizes and place on a plate to serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Grammar Beijing Roast Duck

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Introduction:

Some verbs in Chinese can be repeated (e.g. 看看 look-see, looky-look) to indicate that the action lasts for a short while and that the tone of language used is usually relaxed and casual (a lighter tone of speech).

Download List:

1.grammar.swf (0.43 MB)

(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (畜)

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

畜[chù, xù]

国标码:D0F3 部首:田 笔画:10 笔顺:4155425121

livestock
domesticated animal
domestic animal

例句与用法:

  1. 解放后这个地区的牧业得到了巨大的发展。
    The animal husbandry in this area has developed greatly after liberation.
  2. 现在他们拥有的牲是1949年的12倍。
    Now they own twelve times as many livestock as in1949.
  3. 牧主义以喂养或放牧家畜为基础的社会和经济系统
    A social and economic system based on the raising and herding of livestock.
  4. 栏用来圈住牲畜的围栏
    An enclosure for confining livestock.
  5. 猪是一种家
    A pig is a domestic animal.

(Source: dict.cn)