土豆(tu3 dou4) is a very popular dish both in
China and western countries. But they have some different ways of cooking it. In
this Chinese lesson, we are going to talk about these
different ways.
First
of all, I will tell you some other names of “土豆(tu3 dou4)” in Chinese. “马铃薯(ma3 ling2 shu3)” is also a common name of
it. And sometimes you may hear another one called “洋芋(yang2 yu4)”. Next time, when you hear
these names, you need to know all of them refer to the vegetable “土豆”, which means potato in English. Come back
to our business. Knowing the ways of cooking it is the most important part in
this Chinese lesson online.
When
it comes to cooking, the Chinese names of dishes can not be ignored, we have
learned many of which in the Chinese language lessons before. So what is the most common dishes
concerning “土豆(tu3 dou4)”? if you ask it Chinese people,
their answer must be “醋溜土豆丝(cu4 liu1 tu3 dou4 si1)”. “醋溜(cu4 liu1)” means “pouring the vinegar” and
“土豆丝(tu3 dou4 si1)” is the “potato slices”. How
to make it? I guess we can easily get the method by hearing the name. Firstly,
cut the potato into slices and then put them into the water to make totally
immersed. After a while, you may put them into the cook pot. The key step to
make it is to pour the vinegar. If not, you may find the potato slices extremely
soft and fragile. Ok, that is one typical dish by cooking potatoes. There is
another one called “红烧土豆片(hong2 shao1 tu3 dou4 pian4)”. “红烧(hong2 shao1)” is one of the frequent way
of cooking in China that means “braise in soy sauce”. The key point of this
dish is to make the right sauce.
To know
more about the ways of cooking “土豆”, the following Chinese lessons will give you the detailed explanation.
