Tuesday 28 June 2022

A cooking experience with Teochew Mountain Brother

Teochew Mountain Brother has used a number of Teochew expressions today but he speaks in half Mandarin and half Teochew.

I hope the Teochew word list below will help you understand this video better.

dan3pua3 bho5 ziu2 ziah8

When a secret is revealed, one loses one livelihood.

呾破無酒食呾破无酒食

gian1rig8

假日

today

There is no character for gian1 as in gian1rig8 to mean today.  I just borrowed gian2 character and we normally say gim2rig8今日for today.

gi3sog8

繼續|继续

continue

hung1hiang2

分享

to share with others some of the interesting matters

gê1sion5cai3

家常菜

family dishes, home cooking

zêg8 rig8 zêg8 cang1

一日一餐

Each day one meal.

We normally say “zêg8 rig8 zêg8 deng3 一日一頓” for one day a meal.

noin5gao6

蓮藕|莲藕

lotus root

ka1dang6gug4

骹筒骨

femur or tibia

gao1iab4uê1

高壓鍋高压锅

pressure cooker

bai5gug4

排骨

spare ribs

bhung1

to stew

gang1dang5

干同

potato

Ho5lang1ze5

荷蘭薯|荷兰薯

potato

suan1ioh8

山藥

Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)

The Teochew word for suan1ioh8 is huai5suan1 淮山 and he actually said suan1iêh8

lêng5hêng5

菱形

rhombus shape

sai2keng5

西芹

celery

ang5cai3tao5

紅菜頭|红菜头

carrot

bhuê5nêg8

脢肉

pork loin

The subtitles used the wrong character for bhuê5 and it used the plum’s bhuê5 character

zoih8piang3

cut into thin slices

He actually said zoih8piêng3

iam5

鹽|盐

salt

hou5zio1 hung2

胡椒粉

ground white pepper

He actually said hu5ziê1 hung2

n1hung2

生粉

starch

The n1hung2 I buy here in London is sweet potato flour but I understand that in China, sên1hung2 is a thickening starch and we Teochew call sweet potato flour ze5hung2 薯粉。

he5lou7

魚露|鱼露

fish sauce

We Teochew call fish sauce co1teng1 臊湯

tiao5 zêg8 uan2 zion3liao7

調一碗醬料|调一碗酱料

To blend a bowl of seasoning sauces.

goi1zab4

雞汁|鸡汁

chicken stock pot

goi1zab4 in the UK is called chicken stock pot and I have no idea what it is called in the US or Canada. They come in miniature pots and people use this instead of stock cubes or bouillon.

la6 zao5

to mix evenly – no character for zao5

ou1 bhag8re2

烏木耳

black wood ear fungus

muan5hioh8

麻葉麻叶

Apoeynum venetum, dogbane

iab4bên5

壓平压平

to press flat

seng3iong5

蒜蓉

minced garlic

There are two cooking processes which are listed below.

guê3zui2

過水|过水

to blanch to partially cook

guê3iu5

過油|过油

to deep fry lightly




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