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snow fungus / 银耳 / (yíněr)
A: Do you know what snow fungus is?
你知道银耳是什么吗？
(nǐ zhīdào yíněr shì shenme ma?)
B: I only found out after coming to China. Snow fungus is a kind of edible traditional Chinese fungus. It is used in a lot of dishes. Everyone loves it.
我是来中国后才知道的。银耳是中国传统的一种食用菌,被用于很多的菜肴中,深受大家的喜爱。
(wǒshì lái zhōnɡɡuó hòu cái zhīdào de.yíněr shì zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ de yīzhǒnɡ shíyònɡ jūn, bèi yònɡyú hěnduō de càiyáo zhōnɡ, shēnshòu dàjiā de xǐài.)
A: You're right. This rare ingredient known as snow fungus started to be used in Chinese dishes starting from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
你说的没错,从清朝开始,银耳这种珍稀的食材就在中国菜肴中被广泛运用了。
(nǐ shuōde méicuò, cónɡ qīnɡcháo kāishǐ, yíněr zhèzhǒnɡ zhēnxī de shícái jiùzài zhōnɡɡuó càiyáo zhōnɡ bèi ɡuǎnɡfàn yùnyònɡ le.)
B: From my observations, the most famous dish that uses snow fungus as an ingredient is snow fungus soup.
据我观察,以银耳作为原材料的菜肴中最有名的是银耳汤。
(jùwǒ ɡuānchá, yǐ yíněr zuòwéi yuáncáiliào de càiyáo zhōnɡ zuìyǒu mínɡ de shì yíněrtānɡ. )
A: You're right. Do you know what other ingredients are in snow fungus soup?
你说的没错,那你知道银耳汤里还有其他哪些食材吗？
(nǐ shuōde méicuò, nà nǐ zhīdào yíněrtānɡ lǐ háiyǒu qítā nǎxiē shícái ma?)
B: Let me think, I recall that red dates, lotus seeds and wolfberries are also used.
让我想想,我记得还有红枣,莲子和枸杞。
(rànɡ wǒ xiǎnɡxiǎnɡ, wǒ jìdé háiyǒu hónɡzǎo, liánzǐ hé ɡǒuqǐ.)
A: Yup. These ingredients are good for your health.
是的,这些食材都有利于人身体健康。
(shìde, zhèxiē shícái dōu yǒulìyú rén shēntǐ jiànkānɡ.)
snow fungus / 银耳 / (yíněr)
A: Do you know what snow fungus is?
你知道银耳是什么吗？
(nǐ zhīdào yíněr shì shenme ma?)
B: I only found out after coming to China. Snow fungus is a kind of edible traditional Chinese fungus. It is used in a lot of dishes. Everyone loves it.
我是来中国后才知道的。银耳是中国传统的一种食用菌,被用于很多的菜肴中,深受大家的喜爱。
(wǒshì lái zhōnɡɡuó hòu cái zhīdào de.yíněr shì zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ de yīzhǒnɡ shíyònɡ jūn, bèi yònɡyú hěnduō de càiyáo zhōnɡ, shēnshòu dàjiā de xǐài.)
A: You're right. This rare ingredient known as snow fungus started to be used in Chinese dishes starting from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
你说的没错,从清朝开始,银耳这种珍稀的食材就在中国菜肴中被广泛运用了。
(nǐ shuōde méicuò, cónɡ qīnɡcháo kāishǐ, yíněr zhèzhǒnɡ zhēnxī de shícái jiùzài zhōnɡɡuó càiyáo zhōnɡ bèi ɡuǎnɡfàn yùnyònɡ le.)
B: From my observations, the most famous dish that uses snow fungus as an ingredient is snow fungus soup.
据我观察,以银耳作为原材料的菜肴中最有名的是银耳汤。
(jùwǒ ɡuānchá, yǐ yíněr zuòwéi yuáncáiliào de càiyáo zhōnɡ zuìyǒu mínɡ de shì yíněrtānɡ. )
A: You're right. Do you know what other ingredients are in snow fungus soup?
你说的没错,那你知道银耳汤里还有其他哪些食材吗？
(nǐ shuōde méicuò, nà nǐ zhīdào yíněrtānɡ lǐ háiyǒu qítā nǎxiē shícái ma?)
B: Let me think, I recall that red dates, lotus seeds and wolfberries are also used.
让我想想,我记得还有红枣,莲子和枸杞。
(rànɡ wǒ xiǎnɡxiǎnɡ, wǒ jìdé háiyǒu hónɡzǎo, liánzǐ hé ɡǒuqǐ.)
A: Yup. These ingredients are good for your health.
是的,这些食材都有利于人身体健康。
(shìde, zhèxiē shícái dōu yǒulìyú rén shēntǐ jiànkānɡ.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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