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Cold Cucumbers in Sauce

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ID: 1636 Intermediate
There's a common but delicious cucumber dish in China called 凉拌黄瓜. Learn exactly what this Chinese dish is, as well as how to make it in this lesson.
Fri Mar 25 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
凉拌 liángbàn cold and mixed
黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
材料 cáiliào ingredients, materials
我教你做凉拌黄瓜吧！
wǒ jiāo nǐ zuò liángbàn huángguā ba ！
I'll teach you how to make cucumber salad with minced garlic.
好啊！
hǎo a ！
OK!
先准备材料。两根黄瓜，一瓣儿蒜。
xiān zhǔnbèi cáiliào 。liǎng gēn huángguā ，yī bànr suàn 。
First, prepare the ingredients. Two cucumbers, one clove of garlic.
来，我洗黄瓜！
lái ，wǒ xǐ huángguā ！
Here, I'll wash the cucumbers!
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