Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/A List of Words used in Cooking
Lesson XVI.
Lesson XVI.
a list of words used in cooking.
- 剖
- Phoi
- To cut, as the rinds of fruits, nails, pencil &c.
- 截
- Tsoíh
- To cut into slices, as bread, beef &c.
- 割
- Kuah
- To cut off, as a rope, a piece of meat from a large piece &c.
- 琢
- Tok
- To chop with a knife, as to cut bones.
- 刣
- Thâi
- To kill.
- 琢莝
- Tok-tshō
- To mince.
- 煲
- Pû
- To boil as water, rice &c in small utensils.
- 煮
- Tsṳ́
- To boil as rice, vegetables &c in large utensils.
- 煲食
- Pû-chiáh
- To cook for one or two.
- 煮食
- Tsṳ́-chiáh
- To cook for many.
- 焀
- Sáh
- To boil in water, as eggs, fowls &c. without anything being added.
- 煎
- Chien
- To fry with something added, generally some sauce &c.
- 烙
- Luah
- To fry, as eggs, fish &c.
- 浮
- Phû
- To fry in oil, as plantain &c.
- 炒
- Tshá
- To fry with very little fat as vegetables; to parch, as ground-nuts &c.
- 翕
- Hip
- To steam, as potatoes, taro &c.
- 炊
- Tshue
- To steam, as fish, cakes &c.
- 燉
- Tũn
- To cook by means of a steam-pan.
- 㶩
- Tim
- To warm by means of hot water.
- 熬
- Ngâu
- To boil very long, until quite tender.
- 𤇢
- Pek
- To roast, as a fowl &c.
- 焙
- Pūe
- To toast, as bread &c.
- 烘
- Hang
- To warm over the fire.
- 冲
- Tshong
- To infuse, as tea &c.
- 着火燒
- Téh-húe-sie
- To get burnt by being over roasted or burnt for want of water.
- 燒
- Sie
- To burn.
- 温
- sie
- Hot.
- 冷
- Ngân
- Cold.
- 滾
- Kún
- Boiling.
- 熟
- Sék
- Thoroughly boiled.
- 生
- Chheⁿ
- Not yet boiled; raw.
- 縻
- Mîⁿ
- Tender, soft; rotten (of fruit.)
- 潤
- Zūn
- Tough.
- 𠕆
- Tōiⁿ
- Hard.
- 軟
- Nńg
- Soft.
- 冇
- Phàⁿ
- Porous, soft.
- 參
- Tsham
- To mix.
- 擾
- chhiou
- To stir.
- 𫾣
- Khau
- To scrape; to scratch.
- 剝皮
- Pak-phûe
- To peel, as skin.
- 舂
- Cheng
- To pound.
- 試
- Chhì
- To taste, to try.
- 氣味
- Khì-bī
- 味道
- Bī-sōu
- Palate or taste.
- 臭生
- Tshàu-tsho
- Fish smell.
- 甜
- Tiâm
- Sweet.
- 酸
- Sng
- Sour.
- 鹹
- Kiâm
- Salt.
- 淡
- Chiáⁿ
- Insipid or tasteless.
- 苦
- Khóu
- Bitter.
- 辣
- Hiam
- Pungent.
- 𤍠
- Jiét
- Hot, like ginger.
- 香
- Phang
- Fragrant, nice, well-flavoured.
- 甘
- Kam
- Sour and sweet, like olives.
- 澁
- Siap
- Bitter and sour, like unripe fruit.