Table of Contents
- 1 What language do Chinese restaurants speak?
- 2 Do Chinese restaurants order their food from China?
- 3 How do you order Chinese dumplings?
- 4 Do most Chinese Americans speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
- 5 What is the meat on a stick at Chinese restaurants called?
- 6 Do Chinese eat rice with their hands?
- 7 How do you order Chinese food at a Chinese restaurant?
- 8 Should I take it personally if a Chinese person can’t speak Chinese?
- 9 Can you order Chinese food with only 10 words of Chinese?
- 10 What can you expect at a Chinese restaurant?
What language do Chinese restaurants speak?
They’re all pretty much cantonese.
Do Chinese restaurants order their food from China?
No. Unless the restaurants are chain stores of a huge name, they won’t get their food supplies from China simply because there is no reason to. The food you can find in China and North America, Europe, and most of Australia is pretty much the same.
Why don t Chinese restaurants give chopsticks?
Don’t play with your chopsticks because then you won’t have any food to eat, according to Chinese superstition. As in the west, using your fingers to eat is frowned upon at formal Chinese diners. And yes, you have to eat them if you don’t want to offend the host.
How do you order Chinese dumplings?
Dumplings are ordered in (traditionally bamboo) trays called long of 10 or 20 dumplings. So you can say yī lóng (一笼 /ee-long/ ‘one tray’) followed by your choice of filling to order….Ordering Dumplings.
| Phrase | Beef stuffing |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 牛肉馅 |
| Pinyin | niú ròu xiàn |
| Pronunciation | nyoh-roh sshyen |
Do most Chinese Americans speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
According to data reported on the 2000 US Census long-form, 259,750 people spoke “Cantonese”, with 58.62\% percent residing in California and the next most with 16.19\% in New York….Chinese (all varieties) speakers by states in 2000.
| State | Chinese speakers |
|---|---|
| California | 815,386 |
| New York | 374,627 |
| Texas | 91,500 |
| New Jersey | 84,345 |
Is Chinese chicken and broccoli really chicken?
Chinese restaurants almost always use chicken breast for chicken and broccoli because most Americans prefer white meat. However, if you prefer dark meat, you can use chicken thighs to make a delicious homemade dark meat chicken broccoli with brown sauce.
What is the meat on a stick at Chinese restaurants called?
Chuan (pronounced “chwan”) are small pieces of meat roasted on skewers over charcoal or sometimes, electric heat.
Do Chinese eat rice with their hands?
Yes. Because Chinese people from China had a culture shock. It just isn’t the norm to eat with hands for them but they are used to using chopsticks and spoons instead.
Why are there 2 sets of chopsticks?
At formal banquets you’ll have two sets of chopsticks – one to transfer food from the communal dishes to your bowl or plate, and one to eat with. If a dish is too salty, eat a little of it over your plain rice to balance the seasoning.
How do you order Chinese food at a Chinese restaurant?
Ok, now that you have a menu, you can start ordering food. We can use “我要 [wǒ yào] + name of the food” or “给我来个 [gěi wǒ lái ge] + name of the food” to order. If you don’t know exactly how to say what it is you want, you can always fall back on 这个 [zhè ge].
Should I take it personally if a Chinese person can’t speak Chinese?
You certainly shouldn’t take it personally! That being said, there are few things that Chinese people find more impressive than a foreigner attempting to speak their language. Take Mark Zuckerberg, for example. His decision to answer a Q&A completely in Mandarin Chinese won our respect.
How to order food in restaurants in China?
How to Order Food in Restaurants in China. In the West you can order any Chinese food with only 10 words of Chinese (the numbers 0 to 9) as everything on a Chinese takeaway menu is numbered! However, most takeaway staff in the West speak English (and Cantonese, not Mandarin), so efforts to be cross-cultural tend to fall flat.
Can you order Chinese food with only 10 words of Chinese?
Learn Chinese Series Restaurants. In the West you can order any Chinese food with only 10 words of Chinese (the numbers 0 to 9) as everything on a Chinese takeaway menu is numbered! However, most takeaway staff in the West speak English (and Cantonese, not Mandarin), so efforts to be cross-cultural tend to fall flat.
What can you expect at a Chinese restaurant?
The only individual item you can expect is a bowl of white rice to complement your ordered dishes. It’s for this reason that many tables at a Chinese restaurant are round with a lazy susan on top. This makes it easier for a group to share the dishes without reaching all the way across the table.