Zhua Zhua Bing 抓抓餅
I didn’t make this video. I found while trying to decipher 抓 on a menu. It speaks for itself.
Tea and Smoothies
I have seen 冰沙 (bīng shā) alternatively translated as smoothie, slushie and sorbet. Essentially, it’s a drink of blended ice and something else, usually fruit, but also coffee, green bean, red bean or another flavor. They can be made with fresh ingredients or syrup. One of the most common is mango (芒果 -máng guǒ). My favorite is pineapple (鳳梨 – fèng lí).
I had been spending a long time struggling to find a couple of characters to find out what kind of smoothie was in the menu at a franchise tea shop called Cha Time. Finally, I got the bright idea to look for their menu online. I would’ve saved a lot of time if I had done that in the first place.
The Australian Cha Time website has English translations of a good chunk of their menu. My main interest was in translating various kinds of smoothies , but I thought that people might be interested in other items on the menu.
I also found this small menu, which has some useful translations of different fruit smoothies (translated in this case as sorbets).
pineapple smoothie - 鳳梨冰沙
One Thing
一品 yī–pǐn one thing
“One Thing” (as best as I can translate), serves one thing, duck. It is located at 115 Zhongzheng road in Zhunan.
Everything I’ve tried is great, but I especially recommend the 鴨香飯 (literally: duck-fragrant-rice) which comes with juicy slices of duck on rice, accompanied with peas and carrots in gravy.
下水 refers to the innards of an animal, usually a duck or a goose, and in this case it’s duck gizzard. Thanks to Michael for the comment.
A. 湯麵 tāng-miàn soup with noodles
1. 鴨肉湯麵 (大) yā-ròu-tāng-miàn (dà) duck soup with noodles (large)
2. 鴨肉米粉 (大) yā-ròu- mǐ-fěn (dà) duck soup with thin rice noodles (large)
3. 鴨肉冬粉 (大) yā-ròu- dōng-fěn (dà) duck soup with glass noodles (large)
4. 鴨肉湯麵 (小) yā-ròu-tāng-miàn (xiǎo) duck soup with noodles (small)
5. 鴨肉米粉 (小) yā-ròu-mǐ-fěn (xiǎo) duck soup with thin rice noodles (small)
6. 鴨肉冬粉 (小) yā-ròu- dōng-fěn (xiǎo) duck soup with glass noodles (small)
7. 酸辣湯麵 suān-là-tāng-miàn hot and sour noodle soup
8. 酸辣湯米粉 suān-là-tāng-mǐ-fěn hot and sour rice noodle soup
9. 酸辣湯冬粉 suān-là-tāng-dōng-fěn hot and sour glass noodle soup
B. 炒麵 chǎo-miàn stir-fried noodles
10. 炒鴨肉麵 (大) chǎo-yā-ròu-miàn (dà) stir-fried noodles with duck (large)
11. 炒鴨肉麵 (小) chǎo-yā-ròu-miàn (xiǎo) stir-fried noodles with duck (small)
12. 炒鴨肉米粉 (大) chǎo-yā-ròu-mǐ-fěn (dà) stir-fried rice noodles with duck (large)
13. 炒鴨肉米粉 (小) chǎoyā-ròu-mǐ-fěn (xiǎo) stir-fried rice noodles with duck (small)
14. 炒鴨肉冬粉 (大) chǎo-yā-ròu-dōng-fěn (dà) stir-fried glass noodles with duck (large)
C. 小菜 xiǎo-cài small dishes
15. 茶鴨 1/4 chá-yā 1/4 tea duck 1/4
16. 鴨肉 1/4 yā-ròu 1/4 duck 1/4
17. 炒鴨 血 chǎo-yā-xiě stir-fried congealed duck blood
18. 炒鴨腸 chǎo-yā-cháng stir-fried duck intestine
19. 炒下水 chǎo-xià-shuǐ stir-fried duck gizzard
20. 炒 時蔬 chǎo-shí-shū stir-fried seasonal vegetables
21. 炒綜合 chǎo–zòng-hé mixed vegetables
D. 湯 類 tāng-lèi soup
22. 綜合鴨湯 zòng-hé-yā-tāng mixed vegetable and duck soup
23. 鴨肉湯 yā-ròu-tāng duck soup
24. 鴨腸湯 yā-cháng-tāng duck intestine soup
25. 下水湯 xià-shuǐ-tāng duck gizzard soup
26. 鴨血湯 yā-xiě-tāng congealed duck blood soup
27. 酸辣湯 suān-là-tāng hot and sour soup
28. 蛋花湯 dàn-huā-tāng egg drop soup
E.
29. 鴨香飯 (大) yā-xiāng-fàn (dà) duck with rice (large)
30. 鴨香飯 (小) yā-xiāng-fàn (xiǎo) duck with rice (small)
31. 魯肉飯 lǔ-ròu-fàn (dà) marinated mince pork on rice (large)
32. 魯肉飯 lǔ-ròu-fàn (xiǎo) marinated mince pork on rice (small)
33. 水餃 (高麗菜/韭菜) shuǐ-jiǎo (gāo-lì-cài/jiǔ-cài) boiled dumplings (cabbage/leek)
Overseas Dragon
Overseas Dragon is a fantastic dumpling restaurant that’s easy to find in Zhunan. Leave the west exit of the train station and go straight for 10 or 15 minutes (on foot).
I’ve broken the menu into two parts to make it easier to read.
1. 鍋貼 guō-tiē fried dumplings
2. 韭菜鍋貼 jiǔ-cài-guō-tiē leek fried dumplings
3. 韓式辣味鍋貼 hán-shì-là-wèi-guō-ē Korean style spicy fried dumplings
4. 高麗菜水餃 gāo-lì-cài-shuǐ-jiǎo boiled cabbage dumpling (with pork)
5. 韭菜水餃 jiǔ-cài-shuǐ-jiǎo boiled leek dumpling
6. 川味麻辣水餃 chuān-wèi-má-là-shuǐ-jiǎo Sichuan spicy boiled dumpling
7. 日式之海味水餃 rì-shì-zhī-hǎi-wèi-shuǐ-jiǎo boiled Japanese style seafood dumpling
8. 牛肉湯 niú-ròu-tāng beef soup
9. 玉米濃湯 yù–mǐ -nóng-tāng corn soup
10. 酸辣湯 suān-là-tāng hot and sour soup
11. 酸辣湯 yú-wán-tāng fish ball soup
12. 貢丸湯 gòng-wán-tāng meat ball soup
13. 冰豆漿 bīng-dòu-jiāng cold soybean milk
14. 熱豆漿 rè-dòu-jiāng hot soybean milk
15. 杏仁豆漿 xìng-rén-dòu-jiāng tea flavored with ground almond powder
16. 桂花酸梅湯 guì -huā-méi-tāng osmanthus fragrans soup
17. 牛肉麵 (6塊牛肉) niú-ròu-miàn (6 kuāi niú-ròu) beef noodles (6 pieces of beef)
18. 牛肉拌麵 (3塊牛肉) niú-ròu-bàn-miàn (3 kuāi niú-ròu) beef lo mein (beef w/ noodles and veg)
19. 酸辣麵 suān-là-miàn hot and sour noodle soup
20. 牛肉湯麵 (滷蛋1個) niú-ròu-tāng-miàn (lǔ-dàn 1 gè) beef noodle soup (1 hard boiled egg)
21. 沙茶酢醬麵 shā-chá-zuò-jiàng-miàn satay (spicy peanut sauce) with noodles
22. 豬耳朵 zhū-ěr-duǒ pig ears
23. 皮蛋豆腐 pí-dàn-dòu-fǔ century egg tofu
24. 泡菜 pào-cài pickled vegetables
25. 小魚花生 xiǎo-yú-huā-shēng small fried fish with peanuts
26. 牛蒡絲 niú-páng-sī shredded burdock root
27. 涼拌黃瓜 liáng-bàn-huáng guā cucumber salad
28. 豆干絲 dòu-gān-sī shredded tofu
29. 海帶絲 hǎi-dài-sī shredded kelp
30. 麻油粉肝 má-yóu-fěn-gān sesame oil liver
31. 滷蛋 lǔ-dàn hard boiled egg
top left: Korean style spicy dumplings, top center: hot and sour soup, center: cabbage and pork dumplings, bottom: corn soup
There is also a variety of sauces.
1. 醬油膏 jiàng-yóu-gāo thick soy sauce
2. 辣椒醬 là-jiāo-jiàng hot sauce
3. 清醬油 qīng-jiàng-yóu thin soy sauce
4. 白醋 bái-cù white vinegar
5. 香油 xiāng-yóu sesame oil
6. 烏醋 wū-cù black vinegar
small Hsinchu restaurant
This is a menu I photographed on a street near SOGO department store in Hsinchu. For the life of me, I’m still not sure what 焿 means, but I think it translates to pinyin as “gēng.”
1.
肉粽 ròu-zòng sticky rice dumpling with meat
2.
乾麵 gān-miàn dry noodles
3.
大腸麵線 dà-cháng-miàn-xiàn big-intestine-noodle-string chitterling vermicelli soup
4.
餛飩湯 hún-tún-tāng wonton soup
5.
肉焿湯 ròu-gēng-tāng thick soup with pork
6.
魚焿湯 yú-gēng-tāng thick soup with fish
7.
骨仔肉湯 gǔ-zī-ròu-tāng meat on the bone (pork) in soup
8.
魚丸湯 yú-wán-tāng fish ball soup
9.
貢丸湯 gòng-wán-tāng offering-pill-soup meatball soup
10.
骨仔肉麵 gǔ-zī-ròu-miàn meat on the bone (pork) with noodles
11.
貢丸麵 gòng-wán-miàn meatballs with noodles in soup
12.
貢丸米粉 gòng-wán-mǐ-fěn meatballs with rice noodles
13.
餛飩麵 hún-tún-miàn wontons with noodles
14.
乾板條 gān-bǎn-tiáo flat rice noodles (not in soup)
15.
湯板條 tāng-bǎn-tiáo flat rice noodles in soup
16.
肉焿麵 ròu-gēng-miàn meat with noodles
Nanzhuang
There is a shuttle bus from Zhunan (100 NT for an all day hop on-hop off ticket) that goes to Nanzhuang old street in the Lion’s Head Mountain region. Like most tourist spots in Taiwan, it’s full of stalls selling xiǎo chī (小吃) which translates as “little eats.”
花枝丸 – huā-zhī-wán – octopus balls
1. 桂花綜合冰 guì huā-zōng hé-bīng osmanthus-synthesized-ice osmanthus ice dessert
2. 板條 bǎn-tiáo flat-strip flat noodles
板條 (bǎn-tiáo)
won ton
This is the incomplete menu of Huanlien Won Ton, on Zhongzheng Rd. in Zhunan, near where it intersects with HuánShì Rd., Section 2.
biǎn-shí (扁食) literally translated as “flat-meal” are wontons
wán (丸) translates as “pill” and in this case refers to balls of fish
kè-jiā (客家) means “Hakka”
1.
干貝扁食 gān-bèi-biǎn-shí dried scallop wonton
2.
鮮蝦扁食 xiān-xiā-biǎn-shí shrimp wonton
3.
鮮肉扁食 xiān-ròu-biǎn-shí meat wonton
4.
疏菜扁食 shū-cài-biǎn-shí vegetable wonton
5.
紅油抄手 hóng-yóu-chāo-shǒu wontons with chili oil
6.
魚丸湯 yú-wán-tāng fish ball soup
7.
蟹黃扁食煲 xiè-huáng-biǎn-shí-bāo crab roe wontons in soup
8.
酸辣扁食煲 suān-là-biǎn-shí-bāo hot and sour wonton soup
9.
牛肉乾拌麵 niú-ròu-gān-bàn-miàn beef and noodles (dry)
10.
扁食麵 biǎn-shí-miàn wonton noodle soup
11.
紅油辣麵 hóng-yóu-lá-miàn spicy noodles
12.
蘭陽乾麵 lán-yáng-gān-miàn *Lanyang noodles
13.
客家板條 kè-jiā-bǎn-tiáo Hakka flat rice noodles
*Lanyang is a river in Yilan. The dish is spicy noodles with mince and spinach.
lunch box
Here’s the menu of a lunch box place at 201 Zhongzheng Road, in Zhunan. I’m still working on translating the title of the restaurant.
pái (排) literally translates as “a platoon” but in this case means filet or steak
1.
牛肉飯 niú-ròu-fàn beef on rice
2.
香腸飯 xiāng-cháng-fàn sausage on rice
3.
雞排飯 jī-pái-fàn chicken filet on rice
4.
鮭魚飯 guī-yú-fàn salmon on rice
5.
脆皮燒肉飯 cuì-pí- shāo-ròu-fàn crispy chicken on rice
6.
招牌飯 zhāo-pái-fàn house special on rice
7.
焢肉飯 hōng-ròu-fàn soy sauce marinated pork on rice
8.
鱈魚飯 xuě-yú-fàn codfish on rice
9.
油雞飯 yóu-jī-fàn chicken with soy sauce on rice
10.
牛柳燴 飯 niú-liǔ-huì-fàn finely chopped soy and vinegar beef on rice
11.
咔 啦雞腿排飯 kǎ-la-jī-tuǐ-pái-fàn spicy fried chicken leg on rice
12.
炸排骨飯 zhà-pái-gǔ-fàn deep fried pork chop on rice
13.
滷 lǔ salt
14.
炸雞腿飯 zhà-jī-tuǐ-fàn deep fried chicken leg on rice
15. same as 13
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