Intermediate - Street Food (C0162)

上海的路边小吃真多。又便宜又好吃。我每天早饭都在路边买。
Shànghǎi de lùbiān xiǎochī zhēn duō 。yòu piányi yòu hǎochī 。wǒ měitiān zǎofàn dōu zài lùbiān mǎi 。
There are so many kinds of street food in Shanghai. They’re both cheap and tasty. I buy my breakfast on the street every day.

是啊。我也喜欢路边摊。你早饭常买什么？
shì a 。wǒ yě xǐhuan lùbiāntān 。 nǐ zǎofàn cháng mǎi shénme ？
That’s the truth. I like street food stalls too. What do you usually buy for breakfast?

我经常换花样。有的时候吃包子，有时吃大饼油条。你喜欢吃什么？
wǒ jīngcháng huàn huāyàng 。yǒudeshíhou chī bāozi ，yǒushí chī dàbǐng yóutiáo 。nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme ？
I often change and try different things. Sometimes I eat steamed buns, sometimes I eat Chinese flat cake with deep fried dough stick. What do you like to eat?

我喜欢在路边买夜宵。我最爱吃麻辣烫。羊肉串也很好吃。
wǒ xǐhuan zài lùbiān mǎi yèxiāo 。wǒ zuì ài chī mālàtàng 。yángròuchuàn yě hěn hǎochī 。
I like buying late night snacks on the street. My favorite is hot and spicy soup. Lamb kebabs are great too.

我在北京出差时，看到路边有许多卖冰糖葫芦和肉夹馍的摊子。
wǒ zài Běijīng chūchāi shí ，kàndào lùbiān yǒu xǔduō mài bīngtáng húlu hé ròujiámó de tānzi 。
When I was in Beijing on business, I saw a lot of stalls selling caramelized hawthorn sticks and meat-stuffed pita sandwiches.

是啊。南北的路边小吃品种不太一样。不过，主要都是卖当地的特色小吃。
shìa 。nánběi de lùbiān xiǎochī pǐnzhǒng bùtài yíyàng 。búguò ，zhǔyào dōu shì mài dāngdì de tèsè xiǎochī 。
That’s right. There is quite a difference between street foods in the North and South. Most sell local specialty snacks.

没错。路边的小吃是最正宗的。价钱也特别便宜。10块钱就能吃得很饱。
méicuò 。lùbiān de xiǎochī shì zuì zhèngzōng de 。jiàqian yě tèbié piányi 。shí kuài qián jiù néng chī de hěn bǎo 。
That’s true. Food from the street is the most authentic and is also incredibly cheap. It only costs 10 yuan to eat until you’re stuffed.

对啊。可是有些路边摊不太卫生。要尽量挑干净的。
duìā 。kěshì yǒuxiē lùbiāntān bùtài wèishēng 。yào jǐnliàng tiāo gānjìng de 。
Exactly. But some street booths are not very clean. You have to try to pick the cleaner ones.

Vocabulary

路边	lùbiān	roadside
小吃	xiǎochī	snack
早饭	zǎofàn	breakfast
路边摊	lùbiāntān	street food stalls
换	huàn	to change
花样	huāyàng	variety
有的时候	yǒudeshíhou	sometimes
包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun
有时	yǒushí	sometimes
大饼	dàbǐng	Chinese flat cake
油条	yóutiáo	deep-fried twisted dough sticks
夜宵	yèxiāo	nighttime snack
麻辣烫	mālàtàng	hot and spicy soup
羊肉串	yángròuchuàn	mutton kebab
出差	chūchāi	to go abroad on business
看到	kàndào	to see
许多	xǔduō	several
冰糖葫芦	bīngtáng húlu	candied haws on a stick
肉夹馍	ròujiámó	meat-stuffed pita sandwiches
摊子	tānzi	booth
南北	nánběi	north and south
品种	pǐnzhǒng	variety
主要	zhǔyào	main
臭豆腐	chòu dòufu	strong-smelling preserved beancurd; stinky tofu/
烤红薯	kǎo hóngshǔ	toasted sweet potato
烤鱿鱼	kǎo yóuyú	roasted sleeve-fish
香菜	xiāngcài	parsley;coriander
煎饼	jiānbǐng	thin pancake
小笼包	xiǎolóngbāo	small steamed meat-filled buns