japanese food, anyone...?
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First, the signs are in Chinese, not Japanese. Other than the fact that they were apparently shown on Engrish.com, is there any other reason for thinking that they are Japanese? Amar, do you have the link?
The other dish is literally "crab yellow soup dumplings. I think that "crab yellow" is something like "crab roe".
Somebody needs a new dictionary. (And I don't have access to mine, yet.)
It's literally "sour vegetable dumplings". I assume the best translation would be "pickled vegetable dumplings". If you've had sushi, you've surely had several kinds of pickled vegetables.izzarina wrote:what in the world does "acid food" mean???
The other dish is literally "crab yellow soup dumplings. I think that "crab yellow" is something like "crab roe".
Somebody needs a new dictionary. (And I don't have access to mine, yet.)
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Re: ot: japanese food, anyone...?
OK... here's my take on the item on the right as translated by my girlfriend.amar wrote:
1) it's Chinese
2) It says: pickled (sour) vegetable roll.
The recipe for that dish often has vinegar in it, hence 'acid food'
On various business trips to Japan, I've sometimes ended up having dinner with people who wanted to show off local delicacies (or test the gaijin). I've learned that sometimes the best thing to do is try everything, and don't ask what it is until after you know what it tastes like.
There have been a few things I'd be just as happy if I never sample again, but I've enjoyed quite a few things I'd have probably never ordered on my own.
There have been a few things I'd be just as happy if I never sample again, but I've enjoyed quite a few things I'd have probably never ordered on my own.
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Yep its Chinese. This type of steamed dumplings are a speciality in the north (of China), though usually containing less luxurious ingredients than crab roe, like minced pork, chives, chopped bok choi etc. Literally it means "crab roe soup dumpling". "Soup dumplings" or tang bao, are so-named because apart from containing the meat fillings, the thin dough-skin pouch also contain savoury meat stock within - about a tablespoon of it. When you bite into one of these, the stock juices flow out adding to the texture and the flavour of the dumpling.
"Acid food" or more correctly preserved vegetable rolls are also a northern speciality. Due to the cold weather up north, you get a lot of preserved meats (usually seasoned, dried, and coated with wax) and vegetables (in salt and vinegar). I believe the confusion occurs because the Chinese word for "sour" is also the same as that for "acid".
I wonder if whole thing was done as a practical joke because there was no way one would confuse roe with "ovary and digestive glands of a crab" even with a Chinese-English dictionary...
"Acid food" or more correctly preserved vegetable rolls are also a northern speciality. Due to the cold weather up north, you get a lot of preserved meats (usually seasoned, dried, and coated with wax) and vegetables (in salt and vinegar). I believe the confusion occurs because the Chinese word for "sour" is also the same as that for "acid".
I wonder if whole thing was done as a practical joke because there was no way one would confuse roe with "ovary and digestive glands of a crab" even with a Chinese-English dictionary...