Gah!!
https://imgur.com/gallery/p7Lx0Z4https://www.reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1o71iv/my_daughter_learned_to_count/
"Hi. Can I have a number one meal?"I don't know what's going on, but we used to be able to do that. I'm guessing the girl was new and she thought by my saying "substitute" it meant I could get a small chili with the same amount of money. If she were smart enough, she could just say it'd be more money if she did that. Anyway, at least she spoke English(*1) and there was no problem talking to her.
"Do you want cheese on it?"
"No. Can I substitute fries with a small chili?"
"No, we don't do that."
"Oh, then I'll order it separately."
"Wait," she waved to a girl near the kitchen and asked "Janet, can we substitute the fries with chili?"
"No," she said to me after the other girl shook her head.
"That's fine. I'll order it separately. I'll have a Whopper sandwich..."
"Do you still want your number one meal?"
"No, forget that. I'll have a Whopper sandwich, a small chili, and a small drink."
- 蔥油餅 (”Scallion Pancake” vs “Scallion Pie”)這還是我住的地方附近的餐館,在其他州或是國家的中餐館菜單恐怕又會有不一樣的英文說法。
- 涼麵 (“Chilled Noodles” vs “Cold Noodles”)
- 玉米蛋花湯 (“Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup” vs “Egg Drop Soup with Corn”)
- 回鍋肉 (“Double Cooked Fresh Bacon with Spicy Capsicum” vs “Spicy Double Cooked Pork”)
- 沙茶牛肉 (“Sauteed Beef Filets with Spicy Tea Flavored Sauce" vs “Sha Cha Beef”)
- 甜酸肉 (“Sweet & Pungent Pork” vs “Sweet & Sour Pork”)
- 宮保雞丁 (“Sauteed Chicken with Roasted Chilli-Peanut” vs “Kung Pao Chicken”)
- 陳皮牛 (“Orange Flavored Beef” vs “Tangerine Beef”)
螞蟻上樹 Cellophane Noodles with (Minced Pork or Beef Chicken)*註一: 後來我在New Oxford American Dictionary裡頭找到pearl tea, bubble tea, boba tea(三者互通),看來這說法開始從華人圈往外傳開了,但是大部分的老美還是不知道這是甚麼。
麻婆豆腐 Ma Paul Tofu with (Minced Pork or Beef Chicken)
(上頭這兩個我猜是寫錯了,應該是 Minced Pork, Beef or Chicken)
白飯 White Boiled Rice
擔擔麵 Dan Dan Noodles
小籠包 Steamed Mini Juicy Pork Buns
豆瓣鮮魚 Braised Whole Fish with Sichuan Chilli Miso Sauce
蔥爆牛肉 Sauteed Beef Filets with Spring Onion
青椒牛柳 Pepper Steak
芥蘭牛肉 Beef with Broccoli
魚香肉絲 Shredded Pork with Spicy Garlic Sauce
京醬肉絲 Shredded Pork with Beijing Plum Sauce
榨菜肉絲湯 Shredded Pork with Sichuan Pickled in Broth (Pickled是錯字)
榨菜肉絲麵 Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetable Noodle Soup(1)(1)凡是有湯水的都叫xxx soup,即使一碗麵裡頭麵條佔了一半以上體積仍是soup,當然,noodle要加在soup前頭。
川味牛肉麵 Spicy Braised Beef Noodle Soup
炒米粉 Rice Noodle Stir-Fried with Pork, Chicken or Shrimp
螞蟻上樹 Ants Climb on Tree
酸菜雞絲 Shredded Chicken with Chinese Sour Cabbage
鹽水鴨 Steamed Salted Duck
香酥鴨 Crispy Duck
香辣大蝦 Spicy Dry Cooked Shrimp
陳皮牛 Orange Favored(拼錯字了) Beef這幾家餐廳有自己的網站,也有提供菜單(有的是pdf檔可以下載),有興趣的人可以看看:
然後隔了幾頁的另一處:
陳皮紅棗蒸魚 Steamed Fish with Ancient(好古老喔) Peel Tangerine & Red Dates
近幾年新出現的美國連鎖餐廳 P.F. Chang's (某喜劇電影有提到這名稱)合夥人之一是美國人,他們的主要顧客群也是美國大眾(所以菜色...),至少在他們的menu裡頭「英文」的使用不會出錯。我不想在我的Blog裡頭放他們的url link幫他們打廣告,所以要看他們menu的人可以自行用Google找。