Cooking Terms

I have observed that through the years, more and more Mandarin words are entering into our Teochew Uê and some of us are forgetting how to speak Teochew Uê properly without including a pile of Mandarin expressions.

I have been so used in using Mandarin words such as bhuah8 that I have even forgotten how to say finely chopped shallots or garlic in proper Teochew Uê. I remember my mother saying zoih8iuⁿ3iuⁿ3 截幼幼 – when she asked me to slice onions finely but for the life of me but I cannot remember what the final product is called.

I hear people saying cang1 bhuah8 蔥末 and to be frank I never heard my mother using this bhuah8 expression.

Similarly, I heard someone saying seng3iong5 recently instead of seng3ni5 for garlic paste. 

All the Mandarin Teochew expressions have been marked in red below.

It will be so good if someone can kindly inform all of us what finely chopped shallots and garlic are called in proper Teochew Uê.

ang5cang1 bhuah8	紅蔥末｜红葱末	finely chopped shallots
seng3tao5 bhuah8	蒜頭末｜蒜头末	finely minced garlic
seng3iong5	蒜蓉	garlic paste
seng3ni5	蒜泥	garlic paste
nêg8bhuah8	肉末	mince meat
nêg8co3	肉脞	mince meat
cang1huê1	蔥花｜葱花	fine pieces of green onion
cang1zu1	蔥珠｜葱珠	fine pieces of green onion
dê5hioh8 bhuah8	茶葉末｜茶叶末	mocha, matcha, ground tea
dê5bhi2hu1	茶米麩｜茶米麸	mocha, matcha, ground tea
dao7ring5 hu1	豆仁麩｜豆仁麸	peanuts in powdered form
gai3bhuah4	芥末	mustard, wasabi
gai3luah8	芥辣	mustard, wasabi

 紅蔥

cui3	碎	tiny pieces
rih4cui3	襵碎	to crush with one’s finger
dog4cui3	斵碎｜斲碎	to chop into small pieces
zêng1ciu3	舂碎	to pound into pieces
zêng1mi5	舂糜	to pound into a mash

None food related expressions.

ziu1muag8	週末	weekend
ge3 bhuah8	鋸末｜锯末	sawdust
ge3 sug4	鋸屑｜锯屑	sawdust