這些食材英文怎說
生活中常見、常吃的小東西,往往也是我們學英語時最忽視的,像我們天天吃下肚的食物材料-葱,英文你說的出來嗎?
可能這些烹調材料對於生活在英語世界的某些族群-像婆婆媽媽、或像廚師 比較具有溝通的價值,一般外語學習者鮮少會提到它們。
然而,隨著一些大廚美食節目的大受歡迎,節目中提及的一些蔬菜、香草、佐料等食材名稱,變成了能否聽懂該節目英語旁白或主持人講話的重要因素;一方面,在台灣與外國友人談及美食是無可避免,這些食材的英文就變得相當實用了,Derek要藉著圖片的查找一一的將它們弄個清楚!
首先,就從我們中餐常用的辛香調味食材「蔥」開始吧....
蔥有好多的說法.....
scallion 青蔥
green onion 青蔥
leek 大蔥,韭蔥
(Notes: Leeks look like large green onions, and they have a more complex onion flavor. They're often cooked as a vegetable side dish, or used in soups.)
chive 細青蔥
shallot 青蔥
shallot bulb 蔥頭
(Notes:scallion = green onion =spring onion (in Britain) = Chinese onion =shallot (in Australia) = stone leek)
spring onion青蔥
(Notes: Some people use the name spring onion as a synonym for green onion, while others use it to refer to a green onion with a partially formed bulb.)
welsh onion宜蘭蔥
對了! 常吃的韮菜 英文怎說啊? ㄛ~原來.......
Chinese chive flower韮菜花
Chinese chives 韮菜
yellow (Chinese) chives 韮菜黃
(Chinese chives also known as Chinese Leeks, Ku Chai or Oriental Garlic Chives combines the taste of garlic and chive. It is often used for stuffing in the Dim Sum and Dumping. It is also use to flavour noodle.)
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garlic ,garlic bulb蒜頭
green garlic 大蒜
(green garlic=baby garlic, 台灣的超市標寫garlic green leaf 但網路查不到此說法)
white onion 白洋蔥
yellow onion 黃洋蔥
red onion 紅洋蔥
pearl onion 珍珠洋蔥
ginger薑
...Derek不是植物專家..所以覺得蔬菜好多好難分類..反正我們吃的不是根、莖..就是葉、果..以下就按照造型和感覺分類吧..^^
olive 橄欖

water chestnut 荸薺
chestnut 栗子
water caltrop 菱角

lotus seed蓮子
potato(es)馬玲薯 洋竽
sweet potato 蕃薯
yam地瓜
taro 芋頭
lotus root蓮藕
burdock牛蒡
(burdock=great burdock=burdock root)
Chinese yam山藥
turnip 大頭菜

beet 甜菜
carrot胡蘿蔔
radish小紅蘿蔔(生菜用)
Chinese radish, Japanese radish 白蘿蔔
..................以下中文都稱"瓜".............

squash南瓜屬植物
bitter gourd苦瓜
cucumber黃瓜(又名胡瓜或刺瓜)
small cucumber小黃瓜
loofah絲瓜(俗稱菜瓜)
澎湖絲瓜


bottle gourd蒲瓜(葫蘆瓜、扁蒲、匏仔)

white gourd/wax gourd 冬瓜
pumpkin 南瓜
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eggplant(圓形)茄子
Chinese egglant(長形)茄子
sweet pepper甜椒
chili pepper 辣椒
green pepper青椒

red pepper 紅椒
yelllow pepper黃椒
...........以下是我們桌上常見的蔬菜..........
tomato(es)蕃茄

iceburg lettuce 冰山生菜,萵苣
butter lettuce奶油白菜

water celery/water convolvulus空心菜
mustard leaf 芥菜
White Cinese amaranth白莧菜

red Cinese amaranth 紅莧菜
leaf lettuce A菜(窩仔菜)

leaf of sweet potato 地瓜葉
basil九層塔 蘿勒
cabbage 甘藍菜,包心菜

red/purple cabbage 紫色包心菜
Chinese cabbage大白菜

celery芹菜
蘿蔓心romaine heart
spinach菠菜

chayote vine龍鬚菜(chayote佛手瓜)

leaf mustard小芥菜
Ceylon spinach皇后菜
broccoli 綠花椰菜
caulifower 白花椰菜
asparagus蘆筍
bamboo shoot竹筍
salted vegetable 雪裏紅
dried lily flower金針花
hair-like seaweed髮菜
corn玉蜀黍
baby corn玉米尖
...........常上桌的豆 及其幼苗............
peas 豌豆

string beans四季豆
edamame毛豆
bean sprouts豆芽
green bean sprouts綠豆芽
soybean sprouts 黃豆芽

garden pea sprouts 豌豆苗

wheat sprouts小麥草
...................可愛的菇類...................
mushroom香菇
rubber brush杏包菇
needle mushroom 針菇
button mushrroom草菇
agaricus 蘑菇
black fungus/agaric 黑木耳

white fungus 白木耳
................香草植物.............
tarragon特若根
rosemary迷迭香
thyme百里香
parsley 荷蘭芹
coriander, cilantro, Chinese parsley香菜,胡荽
basil九層塔 蘿勒
peppermint薄荷
laksa leaves叻沙
lemon grass檸檬香矛
kaffir 檸檬葉
moringa leaves