[milkpowder]

My Mandarin is quite poor too... does this make any sense?


[size=medium]我想吃些厨师的家乡菜[/size]

or

[size=medium]可不可能叫厨师烹给我他家乡（特别好吃）的一些菜[/size]

 

[crazyface]

It makes no sense to me...because I do not really know the language(s) yet.

I have some Rosetta Stone software, and some guides and videos I have downloaded online, but mostly the way that I write in Chinese is I translate word-by-word at mandarintools.com.

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by crazyface /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=large]廚師家鄉菜[/size] Or is it better this way? [size=large]家鄉的廚師菜[/size] I want to make sure it is written coherently. I am learning the written language very slowly. Thank you!

廚師家鄉的菜

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by milkpowder /img/forum/go_quote.gif My Mandarin is quite poor too... does this make any sense? [size=medium]我想吃些厨师的家乡菜[/size] or [size=medium]可不可能叫厨师烹给我他家乡（特别好吃）的一些菜[/size]

[size=medium]我想吃些厨师家乡的菜[/size]

 

[crazyface]

Thanks Chesebert!....but now I don't know which to write!

Which is better?

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by crazyface /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks Chesebert!....but now I don't know which to write! Which is better?

my subsequent post

 

[milkpowder]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chesebert /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=medium]我想吃些厨师家乡的菜[/size]

I was wondering whether the 的 should go before or after 家乡. There are subtle differences between the two. I guess your version reads smoother (and probably makes more grammatical sense too)

 

[warubozu]

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Originally Posted by funniecow /img/forum/go_quote.gif Uh have you ever tried Ong Choy with some bean curd and garlic and shallots? i think it's a delicious basic dish

Yup, I like it with a little bit of chopped chili peppers to spice it up bit and a dash of Chinese shrimp paste.

 

[crazyface]

Thanks again!

Say, I've a question about tea --

after I brew some loose leaf Chinese black tea and drink the tea, is there any use for the brewed tea leaves left in the pot/cup? It feels wasteful to just throw them away immediately...

 

[bjarnetv]

you could probably use it to make another cup of tea

 

[funniecow]

Mulch, or even use it to cook if you want. Some people marinate their meat in used tea leaves. But you have to watch it, if you use a really powerful tea you have to adjust things to taste.

edit: Oh I forgot to mention, you have to use real tea leaves when you do those things, not those little packets of dust. BTW in china they mostly:

wash tea cup with hot water to warm/clean
put in tea leaves
pour in hot water
drink it while it's hot
look for floating tea stem/leaves pointing up for a sign of good luck.

 

[milkpowder]

apparently, very nice pu er [size=medium]（普洱）[/size] floats in the middle of the tea "glass". (glass used instead of normal opaque cups so the dark reddish colour can be fully appreciated)

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by milkpowder /img/forum/go_quote.gif apparently, very nice pu er [size=medium]（普洱）[/size] floats in the middle of the tea "glass". (glass used instead of normal opaque cups so the dark reddish colour can be fully appreciated)

any idea on how to store the 普洱 pancakes? I have several and I usually keep them in my cupboard..was thinking about putting them in the freezer but wasn't sure.

thx!

 

[crazyface]

Thank you for the ideas!

I will save my leftover tea leaves to use for cooking. My favorite tea right now is lapsang souchong (正山小种), and I hear that it is very good to make meats taste smokey.

 

[milkpowder]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chesebert /img/forum/go_quote.gif any idea on how to store the 普洱 pancakes? I have several and I usually keep them in my cupboard..was thinking about putting them in the freezer but wasn't sure. thx!

Even though I am slightly picky about my Chinese tea, I'm really the wrong person to ask.

I too have a couple "cakes" lying around but I don't know of any specialist way of storing them. I guess somewhere cool, dry, out of the sun and most important of all scentless. I don't believe my "cakes" are very expensive anyway.

I don't know about putting them in the freezer, but I guess you could experiment if your cakes aren't the several hundred dollar ones

I have an uncle who does business in China and they drink 普洱 like water. He's ridiculously into his tea and told me never to buy the horrendously expensive ones (not that I would anyway!). Apparently if you know the right people/places and skip the evil, money-hoarding businessman in the middle, you could get the best quality ones for a fraction of their pumped up "street value".