假如您以为西式烹饪就是打开一个料理盒再将里头的东西抛进微波炉加热，那你得改变想法了。从某一方面来说，西方人以早餐的冷麦片、午餐的三明治及快餐晚餐而发育健壮，这倒是真的。当然，谈到好厨艺，西方人并非独占鳌头。无论您到世界何处，人们总是爱吃，所以，每一个国家都有它特有的、令人垂涎三尺的佳肴。而美国，这个“移民之地”实际上也引进了各式的烹调。在西方，大多数的名厨对于几种烹饪“方言”的掌握都很“流利”。那么，烹饪食物的英语怎么说呢？
[图片0] 1.学做中国菜 A:Thank you for your delicious food last I went home,I couldn't forget the appetizing :谢谢您昨晚美味的食物。我回到家，简直不能忘记那些可口的菜。B:I'm glad you like our Chinese dishes,and you are welcome,at any :我非常高兴您喜欢中国菜。我们随时都欢迎您。A:Would you mind teaching me how to cook the Chinese dishes?A:您能教我做中国菜吗?B:With :当然可以。 2.做菜佐料 A:What about soup for supper today?A:今天晚饭有什么汤？B:Fish ball :鱼丸汤。A:Which condiments do you use for cooking fish?A:做鱼，你用些什么佐料？B:I use ginger, garlic, scallion, hot pepper and :我使用姜、蒜、葱、辣椒和醋等佐料。A:What else condiments do you use for cooking?A:做菜时，你还要使用哪些佐料？B:Such as leek, curry powder, paste, tomato juice and so :要使用如韭菜、咖喱粉、酱、蕃茄汁等佐料。 3.帮忙做饭 A:Hi! You said that you might need some help with preparing dinner. What would you like me to do?A:嗨！你说你需要帮忙准备晚餐。我能做什么呢？B:Thanks for coming over to help. I really appreciate it. First, could you peel the vegetables? I've put them all in the sink and there's a :谢谢你过来帮忙，非常感谢。首先，你能把蔬菜去皮吗？我已经把它们都放在水池里了，那儿有个削皮器。A:Should I cook it over a low flame?A:应该用小火炒吗？B: it over a high flame, so that it will be ready :这样。用大火炒，这样很快就熟了。A::噢。 4.魔芋烧鸭 A:I like to eat ducks. Can you teach me the duck dishes?A:我喜欢吃鸭子。你能教我关于鸭子的菜吗?B:'s a dish named Braised Duck with Black :好的。有一道菜叫魔芋烧鸭。A:Then how to cook it?A:那要怎么做?B:Don't we should get the 's duck,black beancurd,garlic sprouts, then,we should cut the duck into strips,and cut the black beancurd in :别着急。首先我们得有原料，就是鸭子，魔芋，蒜苗等。然后将鸭肉切成条，也把魔芋切成一字条。A:That's :那很简单。B: we put lard,brown pepper corns,diced ginger and garlic,thick broadbean sauce,and then add broth,duck strips,rice wine and soy sauce and stew them :是的。我们把猪油，花椒，姜末，蒜末，豆瓣酱放到锅里，再加汤下鸭条和料酒，酱油然后进行烧焖。 5.自制食物 A:Mmm...smells great!What's cooking, goodlooking?A:嗯……好香！做什么呀，帅哥？B:Microwave pizza, homemade French fries and garlic bread!B:微波炉比萨，自制法式薯条以及大蒜面包！A: don't know how to make fries!A:太好了，你应该不会做薯条吧！B:Sure I cut potatoes into strips and put them in the deep :当然会。马铃薯切成长条放进油锅里炸。A:And the bread?A:那面包呢？B:Come on!What are toasters for?Spread on some garlic butter and toast!B:拜托！烤面包机是干嘛的？抹上一些蒜味奶油，放进去烤就好了！A:It seems that I've underestimated sounds :我好像低估你了。听起来不错。 6.包饺子 A: I loved dumplings, but it's a shame I never got to learn how to make them. You're an expert dumpling maker. Give me a lesson and I'll pay you with all the dumplings you can :我非常喜欢吃饺子，可遗憾的是我一直没学会包饺子。你是包饺子的专家。你给我上一课，我请您吃饺子，能吃多少就吃多少。B:OK, it's a deal. Have you got the necessary ingredients?B:好，一言为定。需要的配料你都有吗？A:I think I have. I've got the wrappers from Chinatown, the minced pork, Chinese cabbage, green onion, and garlic. What else do we need?A:我想都有吧。我有唐人街买来的饺子皮、猪肉末、白菜、大葱、大蒜。还需要别的吗？B:That's about all. If you like shrimp, we could put some in the stuffing to give it a better :差不多了。如果你喜欢虾，我们可以在馅里放一些，好让味道更好。A:Sounds good. I'll get :好主意。我去拿点虾来。