中高級文化華語課-台菜與閩菜之對比

​food culture in taiwan and china:

A Comparative Perspective​

Presenter: Josie Chen

​The most natural way to greeting in Mandarin

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1.​ 吃了嗎？ （chī le ma ）

2.​ 你好嗎？ （nǐ hǎo ma）

​民以食為天 - mín yǐ shí wéi tiān

Foods are the most important to the people.

​民 mín > noun - civil / people.

以 yí > verb - use/ regard

食 shí > noun - food, verb- eat.

為​ wéi > preposition - as

天 tiān > noun - the sky / god

(The highest level of existence in Chinese cosmology)

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​民以食為天 - mín yǐ shí wéi tiān

Foods are the most important to the people.

​This idiom comes from the historical record of Han dynasty.

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The biography of Li Yiji (268–204 BC) , a Chinese philosopher and politician.

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- Situation 1

​Contexts of 民以食為天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān

• ​民以食為天，it´ s time to think about what our lunch gonna be.

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​- Situation 3

• ​民以食為天，no one can stop me from enjoying this yummy cake.

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• 民以食為天，how can we not pay attention to food safety​

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​- Situation 2

​34 provinces, municipalities and

autonomous regions

​Fújiàn （福建）/ Hok-kiàn

Mǐn （閩）

​Táiwān měi shí dì tú

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​Táiwān and Fújiàn food culture in common：

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Economically/Culturally:

• Rice and noodles（or related starch products） are staples​

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​Geographically:

• seafood is common on the table

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​TYpical Fújiàn cuisine

​肉燕 ròu yàn

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​Meat Wonton/dumpling

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肉圓 ròu yuán

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​TYpical Táiwān cuisine

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​Taiwanese meat ball

​Vocabulary

​肉 ròu > meat

燕 yàn > swallow

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​Meat Wonton/dumpling

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肉 ròu > meat

圓 yuán > ball/circle

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​Taiwanese meat ball

​TYpical Fújiàn cuisine

​TYpical Táiwān cuisine

​VS

​魚丸 yú wán

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​ 虱目魚丸 shī mù yú wán

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​Fish ball

​Milkfish ball

​vocabulary

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​魚 yú > fish

丸 wán > meatball

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虱目魚 shī mù yú > Milkfish

丸 wán > meatball

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​Fish ball

​Milkfish ball

​TYpical Fújiàn cuisine

​TYpical Táiwān cuisine

​VS

​Fried oyster pie

​海蠣餅 hǎi lì bǐng

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蚵仔煎 kē zǎi jiān/ô-á-tsian

​Fried oyster omelet

​Vocabulary

​VS

​Fried oyster pie

​海蠣 hǎi lì > sea oyster

餅 bǐng > cake / pie

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蚵仔 kē zǎi > sea oyster (dialect)

煎 jiān > fried

​Fried oyster omelet

​TYpical Fújiàn cuisine

​TYpical Táiwān cuisine

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​Instant rice noodle

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鍋燒麵 guō shāo miàn

​Hot pot noodles

​撈化米粉 lāo huà mǐ fěn

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​Vocabulary

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​Instant rice noodle

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鍋 guō > pot

燒 shāo > cook, stew

麵 miàn > pasta/ noodles

​Hot pot noodles

​撈 lāo > v. fish up

化 huà > v. melt

米粉 mǐ fěn > rice noodle

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Multiple Choice

Is 肉圓 ròu yuán a typical Taiwan or Fujian food?

• 1. A typical Taiwanese food.

• 2. A typical Fujian food.

Multiple Choice

Which one is the milkfish ball?

• 1. 魚丸 yú wán

• 2. 虱目魚丸 shī mù yú wán

Multiple Choice

Another name for ô-á-tsian is?

• 1. 海蠣餅 hǎi lì bǐng

• 2. 蚵仔煎 kē zǎi jiān

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• 1. 米粉 （mǐ fěn）is noodle made with rice.

• 2. 麵（miàn） is noodle made with rice.

​Difference food culture between Taiwan and China

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​Táiwān （台灣）

​Due to Different local history

and habits

​中秋節 - zhōng qiū jiē

Mid Autumn Festival In China

​Appreciate full-moon

​Eat moon cake

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​賞月 shǎng yuè

​吃月餅 chī yuè bǐng

​Vocabulary

​Appreciate full-moon

​Eat moon cake

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​賞 shǎng > Appreciate

月 yuè > moon

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​吃 chī > Eat

月餅 yuè bǐng > moon cake

​中秋節 - zhōng qiū jiē

Mid Autumn Festival In Taiwan

​中秋節 - zhōng qiū jiē

Mid Autumn Festival In Taiwan

​中秋烤肉 zhōng qiū kǎo ròu

​ The "conspiracy" of the businessman:

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• Advertising competition among different barbecue sauce companies

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• sluggish export of barbecue grills

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​萬家香醬油（1986）

wàn jiā xiāng jiàng yóu

​金蘭烤肉醬（1989）

jīn lán kǎo ròu jiàng

Multiple Choice

What activity is it during 中秋節 zhōng qiū jiē?

• 1. 吃月餅 chī yuè bǐng

• 2. 賞月 shǎng yuè

Multiple Choice

What activity is it during 中秋節 zhōng qiū jiē?

• 1. 吃月餅 chī yuè bǐng

• 2. 賞月 shǎng yuè

Multiple Choice

What activity is it during 中秋節 zhōng qiū jiē?

• 1. 烤肉 kǎo ròu

• 2. 賞月 shǎng yuè

​To learn more about taiwanese typical food.

​Video: 你最喜歡的食物是什麼

Video: nǐ zuì xǐ huān de shí wù shì shén me

​What's your favorite food?

​Q: 你最喜歡的食物是什麼？ nǐ zuì xǐ huān de shí wù shì shén me?

​A: 我最喜歡的食物是... wǒ zuì xǐ huān de shí wù shì ...​

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​What is your favorite food (that you want to try the most)?

​ 肉燕

ròu yàn

​ 肉圓

ròu yuán

​ 魚丸

yú wán

​ 虱目魚丸

shī mù yú wán

​ 海蠣餅

hǎi lì bǐng

​ 蚵仔煎

kē zǎi jiān

​ 撈化米粉

lāo huà mǐ fěn

​ 鍋燒麵

guō shāo miàn

​ 月餅

yuè bǐng

下次見 Xià cì jiàn​.

​See you next time.

​謝謝參與 Xièxiè cānyù.

Thank you for participate.​