Keywords: Nanjing cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, zhezhe claypot, duck tongue, soup bun, Qixia Mountain Due to the nature of the Chinese language and its dialects, many foods have developed various similar-sounding but different-looking written forms. 由于中文及其方言的特性,很多单词包括食物的单词常常发展出不同写法。 One instance from this video is cuttlefish 目鱼 (mu yu), which is generally… Continue Reading “Zhezhe-Sounding” and Sizzling Claypot of Duck Tongue – Cantonese Dish Localized for “Duck Capital”

Keywords: Suzhou cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, mutton, Lamb, Cangshu, Tianping Mountain The “lake sheep” huyang was previously written as 胡羊 not 湖羊, with the 胡 in the former probably denoting its “foreign” or “barbarian” origin. This 胡 nomenclature dates back to ancient times. For example, the wide range of bing (饼)… Continue Reading Southern Chinese Cuisine Has No Tasty Mutton? Try Suzhou's Cangshu Mutton Cooked in Wooden Tub