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Hot Pot

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What is the Menu Stealer up to this week? Oh dear, he's landed in a boiling hot vat of oil! A hotpot, to be precise. In today's lesson, you'll learn all about this bubbliest of Chinese dinners. We'll be cooking veggies, meat, mushrooms and tofu. What better way to learn Mandarin than at a table of your best friends?
Mon Jun 08 2009 | Matt
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
炒 chǎo to stir-fry
煮 zhǔ to boil
蒸 zhēng to steam
煎炒 jiānchǎo to fry in a small amount of oil
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