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Copyable Chinese Menu Descriptions

These descriptions are designed to be short enough for a menu while still explaining flavor, texture, and major ingredients.

Copyable descriptions

Dish Menu description
Mapo Tofu Soft tofu in Sichuan chile-bean sauce with Sichuan peppercorn. Traditionally includes minced pork.
Beef Chow Fun Wide rice noodles stir-fried with beef, bean sprouts, scallion, and soy sauce.
Hot and Sour Soup Peppery, sour soup with tofu, mushrooms, egg, and broth.
Scallion Pancake Layered pan-fried wheat pancake with scallion.
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce Soft eggplant in a savory garlic, soy, vinegar, and chile sauce.
Wonton Soup Thin wheat-wrapper dumplings served in broth. Filling may contain pork, shrimp, or both.
Dry-Fried Green Beans Green beans stir-fried until blistered, often with preserved vegetables and minced pork.
Char Siu Cantonese barbecued pork with a sweet-savory glaze.
Steamed Fish with Ginger and Scallion Steamed fish finished with ginger, scallion, hot oil, and soy-based sauce.
Congee Rice porridge served plain or with savory toppings.

Description rules

  • State the preparation method when it changes diner expectations.
  • Mention common hidden ingredients such as pork, shellfish, wheat, sesame, soy, egg, peanuts, and cooking wine.
  • Keep most descriptions to one sentence.
  • Use Chinese names and pinyin when they preserve dish identity.
  • Avoid vague labels such as house special without explanation.

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