English One benefit of traveling in China is the great variety of vegetables you can enjoy there. Apart from the meat, vegetables (shū cài) are essential for Chinese food. There are also a good variety of vegetables in the Netherlands. Do you know how to say them in Chinese? Today we take a look at the most common veges you may find in your local supermarket and also the ones popular in Chinese dishes.
| Aardappel/PotatoTomaat/Tomato
Komkommer/Cucumber Sla/Lettuce Bleekselderij/Celery Aubergine/Eggplant Sperziebonen /Green beans Snijbonen/String beans Radijs/Reddish Asperge/Asparagus Broccoli/Broccoli Pompoen/Pumpkin Zoete aardapel/Sweet potato Bloemkool/Cauliflower Mais/Corn Wortel/Carrot Paprika/Paprika Champignon/Mushroom Courgette/Zucchini Spitskool/Cabbage Spinazie/Spinach Andijve/Endive Witlof/Belgian endive Rode kool/Red cabbage Spruitjes/Brussels sprout Ui/Onion Prei/Leek Bosui/Spring onion Knoflook/Garlic Gember/Ginger |
土豆西红柿
黄瓜 生菜 芹菜 茄子 四季豆/蛇豆 扁豆 萝卜 芦笋 西兰花 南瓜 红薯 菜花 玉米 胡萝卜 甜椒 蘑菇 西葫芦 洋白菜 菠菜 菊苣 玉兰菜 紫甘蓝 球芽甘蓝 洋葱 韭葱 葱 蒜 姜 |
tǔ dòuxī hóng shi
huáng guā shēng cài qín cài qié zi sì jì dòu biǎn dòu luó bo lú sǔn xī lán huā nán guā hóng shǔ cài huā yù mǐ hú luó bo tián jiāo mó gu xī hú lu yáng bái cài bō cài jú jù yù lán cài zǐ gān lán qiú yá gān lán yáng cōng jiǔ cōng cōng suàn jiāng |
Apart from these, you should know these Chinese vegetables that are commonly used in any Chinese kitchen:
Chinese kool/Chinese cabbage 大白菜dà bái cài
Pak choy/ Small Chinese cabbage 青菜/小白菜 qīng cài/ xiǎo bái cài
Gai choy/Leaf mustard 芥菜 gài cài
Choy sum/Chinese Flowering Cabbage 菜心 cài xīn
Gekroonde ganzenbloem/Crown daisy 茼蒿 tóng hāo
Chinese bieslook/ Chinese chives or leek or Gau choy 韭菜 jiǔ cài
Winter meloen/Winter melon冬瓜 dōng guā
Lotus wortel/Lotus root 莲藕 lián ǒu
Oogboon/Cowpea 豇豆 jiāng dòu
Groene sojaboon/Green soybean 毛豆 máo dòu
Naald paddenstoel/Needle mushroom 金针菇 jīn zhēn gū
So our question for you: which is your favorite vegetable? 你最喜欢吃什么蔬菜? nǐ zuì xǐhuān chī shén me shū cài? Share with us below in the comment.
