EP23: Famous Taiwanese Snacks🧋

【What did we talk about in this episode】 How do Taiwanese snacks taste? In the previous episode, we discussed beverages we like and dislike. Today we will also share with you our favorite and not-so-favorite Taiwanese snacks. 【Content highlight】 00:00~05:00 鳳梨酥Fènglí sū: pineapple cake 大同小異dàtóngxiǎoyì: there’s no big difference 土鳳梨酥tǔ fènglí sū: pineapple cake that is made with only pineapple filling and with little sugar, therefore it’s sourer than the one we usually eat. 冬瓜磚dōngguā zhuān: the sugar cube made of winter melon 微熱山丘wéirè shān qiū: a very famous pineapple cake maker 糖漿tángjiāng: sugar syrup 內餡nèi xiàn: the filling of pastries 鼎泰豐dǐngtàifēng: a well-known Chinese restaurant 市區shì qū: downtown area 太陽餅tàiyáng bǐng: a specialty in Taichung city, a kind of pastry with a flaky coat and thick sugar syrup filling 臭豆腐chòu dòufu: stinky tofu 我會挑wǒ huì tiāo: I will pick… 醬汁jiàng zhī: sauce 作法zuòfǎ: the way of making something 泡菜pàocài: kimchi 醃製yān zhì : to marinate 芒果冰mángguǒ bīng: mango shaved ice 分量很大fènliàng hěn dà: the portion is big 05:01~10:00 產地Chǎndì: the origin 台南táinán: a city in the southern part of Taiwan. It is famous for its diversity in food and desserts 全家quánjiā: the whole family 水溝shuǐ gōu: sewer 催吐cuītù: to force to vomit 吃不完 chī bù wán: can’t finish the food 飽到吐bǎo dào tǔ: to eat so much that you feel like vomiting 專程去+地點 zhuānchéng qù +dìdiǎn: to make a special trip to… (place) 有的沒的yǒu de méi de: it means “everything”, “and so on 芋圓yù yuán: taro ball 粉圓 fěn yuán: smaller tapioca 黑糖水 hēi tángshuǐ : brown sugar water 加料jiāliào: to add more toppings 配料pèiliào: toppings 竹炭豆花 zhútàn dòuhuā: Bamboo charcoal soybean pudding 黑芝麻hēi zhīma: blakc sesame seeds 我怕踩雷wǒ pà cǎi léi: I’m afraid of going to restaurants that serve terrible food 鹹豆漿 xián dòujiāng : salty soybean milk 油條yóutiáo: fried bread stick; you’ll see this when eating traditional Chinese breakfast 豆漿dòujiāng: soybean milk 燒餅shāobǐng: clay oven rolls 永和豆漿 yǒnghé dòujiāng: a chain restaurant specializes in serving traditional Chinese dinner, breakfast, and late-night snacks in Taiwan. Think of it as the Taiwanese version of McDonald. 新北市 xīn běishì: The city next to Taipei with a much more population 發跡 fājì: to start to make its name 10:01~15:00 簡稱Jiǎnchēng: abbreviation, a shortened word 營業時間yíngyè shíjiān: opening time 出門在外chūmén zàiwài: to live outside 米漿mǐ jiāng: peanut rice milk 我是…派的wǒ shì… Pài de: I’m in favor of… 牛奶花生niúnǎi huāshēng: peanut milk 八寶粥bābǎozhōu: difficult to explain, google it yourself 廚餘chú yú: leftover 圖文創作者tú wén chuàngzuò zhě: people sharing self-drawn manga and short comics on social media 整老師zhěng lǎoshī: to make a prank on teachers 蛋餅dàn bǐng: Danbing 蔥油餅cōng yóubǐng: crispy pancake with scallion 蔥抓餅cōng zhuā bǐng: even crispier pancake with scallion; this one is deep-fried so it’s a bit greasier as well 豬血糕zhū xiě gāo: pig blood rice cake 宰殺zǎishā: to kill (animals) 15:01~20:00 炒冬粉Chǎo dōng fěn: fried mung bean noodles 螞蟻上樹mǎyǐ shàng shù: the beautified name of fried mung bean noodles 不是嗎? bùshì ma? : Isn’t it? 我以為是…Wǒ yǐwéi shì… : I thought it was… 我印象中是..Wǒ yìnxiàng zhōng shì..: As far as I remembered, it was… 地域性的差異Dìyù xìng de chāyì: difference related to the area 特殊的tèshū des; special, unique 花好月圓huāhǎoyuèyuán: the beautified name of fried tangyuan with peanut powder 婚禮hūnlǐ : the wedding ceremony 炸湯圓配花生粉zhà tāngyuán pèi huāshēng fěn: fried tangyuan with peanut powder 超會包裝chāo huì bāozhuāng: very good at (verbally) packaging something to make them sound nicer, better, and of higher quality. 【Contact us】 Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese -- Hosting provided by SoundOn