冬瓜炖龙骨

English translation: Slow cooked wax gourd and (long) bones

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Chinese term or phrase:冬瓜炖龙骨
English translation:Slow cooked wax gourd and (long) bones
Entered by: albertdeng

05:47 Jul 15, 2005
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Chinese term or phrase: 冬瓜炖龙骨
What kind of bone is that? Did the Sichuan people preserve dinosaurs for food?
albertdeng
New Zealand
Local time: 14:23
Slow cooked wax gourd and (long) bones
Explanation:
The long in brackets is not the pinyin for dragon but the english meaning, this usually uses long bones from a pig, such as the leg bones, and doesn't use smaller bones, the taste from longbones is stronger
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Nigel Jones
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Local time: 10:23
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5 +2Slow cooked wax gourd and (long) bones
Nigel Jones
3FYI 冬瓜 = wax gourd; white gourd; winter melon
chica nueva


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冬瓜炖龙骨
Slow cooked wax gourd and (long) bones


Explanation:
The long in brackets is not the pinyin for dragon but the english meaning, this usually uses long bones from a pig, such as the leg bones, and doesn't use smaller bones, the taste from longbones is stronger

Nigel Jones
China
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
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冬瓜炖龙骨
FYI 冬瓜 = wax gourd; white gourd; winter melon


Explanation:
资料浏览- 饮食词汇(1) - FanE『翻译中国』--- E时代的翻译! 中国人的翻译! - [ Translate this page ]
八珍冬瓜粒Soup With Winter melon and minced pork 八珍扒大鸭Braised duck
with "eight-treasures" 巴东牛肉Spiced beef ... 红烧冬瓜Stewed winter melon(white
gourd)in soy sauce 红烧豆腐Bean curd in brown sauce ...
www.fane.cn/article_view.asp?id=925 - 105k - Cached - Similar pages

好吃的东东(英汉对照) - [ Translate this page ]
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HOT ONION SOUCE ... 紫菜冬瓜虾米汤LAVER,WHITE GOURD AND DRIED SHRIMP SOUP 双冬
蒸肉片STEAMED PORK WITH PRESERVED WINTER VEGETABLE ...
www.yuloo.com/wyks/wy-jjwyrd/1970-01/1105687398.html - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

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July 06, 2004. 蘆筍炒廣式香腸冬瓜蛤蜊湯. 蘆筍炒廣式香腸 Stir-fried asparagus and
Cantonese salami. 冬瓜蛤蜊湯 Wax gourd and clam soup. Posted by Yule Show at July
6, 2004 08:40 PM ...
www.yuleshow.org/weblog/ 2004/07_july/20040706_000286.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages



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