| A | B |
|---|
| Farming | most of China's people are employed as this |
| Rice | China's chief agricultural product and backbone of the Chinese diet |
| Beef | Chinese do not raise very much of this livestock |
| Meat | the Chinese diet consists of little of this |
| Lowfat | Chinese cuisine is considered this type of diet |
| Sodium | Chinese cuisine has too much of this from their use of soy sauce |
| Wok | a cooking tool - a metal bowl with sloping sides |
| stir-fry | most common cooking method in China that requires all pieces to be cut uniformly |
| steamer | a round shallow basket with openings to make several foods at one time |
| cleaver | Chinese chef use this tool to prepare ingredients |
| bamboobrush | a tool used to clean the wok |
| steaming | the most economical way to cook in China because you can cook many dishes at a time |
| deep-frying | this cooking method seals in juices and gives foods a crisp coating |
| simmering | a cooking method used to make soups and large pieces of meat |
| pekingduck | a popular roasted dish |
| wontons | a skin or wrapper made with wheat flour |
| lomein | type of noodle that is made from flour and eggs and looks like spaghetti |
| eggrolls | a deep-fried mixture of minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a wonton |
| vegetables | these are used to stretch meals to feed more people |
| sweetandsourpork | a dish that is a mixture of deep-fried pork cubes |
| eggs | eaten in soups, omelets, steamed or smoked |
| pekingdust | a dessert made of whipped cream covered with chestnut puree and garnished with nuts |
| desserts | served in the middle of the meal rather than at the end |
| almondfloat | a dish made with cubes of almond flavored gelatin garnished with fruit |
| eighttreasurerice pudding | a molded rice pudding made with candied or dried fruits |
| tea | China's national drink and varieties include black |
| congee | a thick porridge made from rice or barley |
| dimsum | steamed dumplings filled with meat |
| chopsticks | primary eating utensil except for soups and finger foods |
