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Cooking (1)


Types of cooking
cook zyu2 roasted siu1
stir fried caau2 deep fried zaa3
shallow fried zin1 baked guk6
boiled  gwan2 steamed zing1
boiled (alt) bou1 steamed (sealed) dan6

Ingredients 1
meat juk6 lamb 羊肉 joeng4 juk6
beef 牛肉 ngau4 juk6 pork 豬肉 zyu1 juk6
vegetables coi3 beansprouts 芽菜 ngaa4 coi3

Usage Note

As you can see, most meats are simply the animal name followed by 肉. 
煲 is used to mean cooking liquids, such as soup or congee.
燉 is a special type of steaming where the steam doesn't touch the food.  It is usually done slowly, perhaps over a few hours, typically using a wok and a bowl with a lid to seal it.
麵 generally refers to yellow wheat based noodles.

Character Analysis


牙 = tooth - in this sense it represents sprouting or growing.
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