Ways of cooking.doc

Ways of cooking
煎：pan-frying 炒：stir-frying
爆：quick-frying 炸：deep-frying
烩：stewing 熏：smoking
煨：simmering 煮：boiling
烘：baking 烤：roasting
蒸：steaming 红烧：braising (with soy sauce)
涮：dip-boiled  焯 quick boiling
和knead 拌toss
捣,捣成泥mash 筛sift
捞drain
勾芡Thickening with mixture of cornstarch and water

cutting techniques
刀切：cutting and slicing techniques 切片：slicing
切条：cutting to strips 切丝：shredding
切柳：filleting 切丁：dicing
切碎：mincing 磨碎：grinding
剥,剥皮shell 削,削皮peel
切碎chop

heat control
大火/旺火/武火：strong heat
中火：medium heat
小火/微火/文火：gentle heat

equipments in the kitchen
kettle水壶 teapot茶壶
toaster烤箱 draining board沥水板 (美:drainboard)
microwave微波炉 cooker灶 (美:stove)
blender搅拌机 fruit and vegetable juice extractor果汁机
pot锅 stew pot炖锅
frying pan煎锅 pressure cooker压力锅
wok炒锅 electric wok电炒锅
rolling pin擀面杖

flavorings
garlic 大蒜 onion 洋葱
scallion, leek 大葱 shallot小葱
soy sauce 酱油 green pepper 青椒
paprika 红椒 红辣椒粉，甜辣椒 star anise 八角
cinnamon 肉挂 curry 咖喱
cumin  孜然  cooking wine 料酒
white pepper = white peppercorns 白胡椒  
black pepper = black peppercorns 黑胡椒  
Chinese pepper = flower pepper   花椒  
five-flavored powder 五香粉  
mint 薄荷 
Peppermint = brandy mint 胡椒薄荷，薄荷油
Chinese parsley = green coriander  香菜叶
rosemary 迷迭香   
bean sauce 豆沙  
Chinese chile (or chili) paste = Sichuan chile (or chili) paste = chile paste with garlic 四川辣椒酱，四川豆瓣酱  
plum sauce = Chinese duck sauce = Chinese plum sauce 甜面酱  
shrimp paste 虾酱  
barbeque sauce 沙茶酱
Korean barbecue sauce  韩国烤肉酱  
oyster sauce 蚝油  
X.O. sauce = X.O. chili sauce  X.O酱  
ketchup = catsup = (in Australia) tomato sauce 调味番茄酱   
mustard 芥末酱   

cooking oil
butter 黄油   lard = pork lard 猪油  
hot chili oil；chili oil 辣椒油   mustard oil 芥末油  
olive oil 橄榄油   palm oil棕榈油  
peanut oil 花生油   vegetable oil；salad oil 植物油，色拉油  
sesame oil 芝麻油，麻油，香油   soybean oil 豆油  
sunflower oil 葵花籽油