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Reading Exercise 5: Chinese Food



 

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phakL meeM khwaamM sahmR khanM gaaeL aaM haanR jeenM bpenM yaangL yingF
Vegetables occupy a place of great importance in Chinese food
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phrawH rohtH laH miiatF laH maiM khaawngR aaM haanR jeenM nanH yuuL theeF rohtH thamM maH chaatF khaawngR watH saL dooL theeF nahmM maaM bproongM
because the mild taste of Chinese food arises from the natural flavors of the ingredients that are added.
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aaM haanR jeenM jeungM meeM rohtH jeuutL jeuutL maiF chaiH khreuuangF bproongM theeF meeM glinL raaengM laeH maiF meeM rohtH jatL johnM khohmL rohtH thamM maH chaatF khaawngR watH saL dooL
Chinese food has very bland taste; spices that have a strong smells are not used and there are no strong flavors that tend to suppress the natural flavor of the ingredients.
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neuuaH haaR khwaamM aL raawyL yuuL theeF rohtH thamM maH chaatF anM laakL laayR khaawngR watH saL dooL theeF nahmM maaM bproongM aaM haanR
The essence of the delicious flavors lies in many kinds of natural flavors of the various ingredients which are used in preparing (Chinese) food.
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khohnM jeenM ginM khaaoF duayF gaanM ginM gapL bplaaoL bplaaoL gaawnL pheuuaF ruuH rohtH khaawngR gapL yaangL dtemM theeF
Chinese people consume their meals by first eating their prepared dishes without rice in order to get the full taste of the dish.
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laaeoH jeungM phuyH khaaoF dtaamM pheuuaF laangH rohtH khaawngR gapL theeF ginM khaoF bpaiM siiaR
They then push rice into their mouths in order to cleanse their palates from the food that they just ate.
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sahmR rapL kheepF gapL eekL yaangL neungL khaoF bpaakL ginM bplaaoL bplaaoL pheuuaF saehpL rohtH maiL
(They do this) in order to savor yet another dish of food by itself to enjoy yet another new taste.
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laaeoH gawF phuyH khaaoF bpaiM laangH rohtH nanH dtaamM bpaiM reuuayF reuuayF johnM gwaaL jaL imL
Next, they again shovel in rice to again cleanse their palates, continuing until they are sated.


From “¡Ô¹¡Ñº¢Õé” “Eat and Eliminate” by ¹Ô¸Ô àÍÕÂÇÈÃÕǧÈì, Professor Nithi Eewsriwongse, Matichon Weekly Magazine, February 1, 2008, page 25. Translation by David R. for thai-language.com. Transcription by thai-language.com.