Chinese cuisine/Catalogs: Difference between revisions

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Under construction: this will be a list of well-known dishes in Chinese cuisine, in alphabetical order.

Almond Pressed Duck, also called Mandarin Pressed Duck — a labor-intensive dish that is rarely seen these days

English Name	Chinese Name	Restaurant Name	Description
Beijing Duck	Beijing kaoya 北京烤鸭	Peking Duck	Roasted duck served with hoisin sauce and spring onions and eaten by wrapping in thin pancakes.
Baijiu	白酒		A distilled spirit made from rice wine.
Steamed dumplings	Jiaozir 交子	Har Gow, Siu Mai	Pasta-like dough filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.
Steamed bread	Mantou 漫头		Yeast-leavened bread cooked by steaming rather than baking.
Steamed buns	Baozir 包子	Char Siu Bow	Yeasted-dough filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.

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   ! English Name
   ! Chinese Name
+ ! Restaurant Name
   ! Description
   |-
   | Beijing Duck
   | Beijing kaoya 北京烤鸭
-  | Roasted duck served with sauce, spring onions and eaten by wrapping in thin pancakes.
+ | Peking Duck
+  | Roasted duck served with hoisin sauce and spring onions and eaten by wrapping in thin pancakes.
   |-
   | Baijiu
   | 白酒
-  | A distilled spirit made form rice wine.
+ |
+  | A distilled spirit made from rice wine.
   |-
   | Steamed dumplings
   | Jiaozir 交子
-  | Pasta like dow filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.
+ | Har Gow, Siu Mai
+  | Pasta-like dough filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.
   |-
   | Steamed bread
   | Mantou 漫头
-  | Yeast leavened bread cooked by steaming rather than baking.
+ |
+  | Yeast-leavened bread cooked by steaming rather than baking.
   |-
   | Steamed buns
   | Baozir 包子
-  | Yeasted dow filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.
+ | Char Siu Bow
+  | Yeasted-dough filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.
   |}
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