Vocabulary
- 扒房 paa2 fong4 steakhouse
- 牛扒 ngau4 paa2 beefsteak
- 侍應 si6 jing3 waiter / waitress
- 生熟度 saang1 suk6 dou6 degree of 'doneness'
- 嗌 aai3 to shout; yell; order food
- 成 sing4 one tenth; 10%
- 成熟 sing4 suk6 mature; ripe; cooked; done
- 極端 gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 單數 daan1 sou3 odd number
- 唔覺意 m4 gok3 ji3 unintentionally
- 描述 miu4 seot6 to describe
- 橫切面 waang4 cit3 min6 cross-section
- 記實 gei3 sat6 to remember faithfully
- 未熟 mei6 suk6 unripe; undercooked; raw
- 各佔一半 gok3 zim3 jat1 bun3 equally divided between
- 講法 gong2 faat3 way of saying something; terminology
- 簡單易計 gaan2 daan1 ji6 gai3 easy to calculate
- 聽得明 teng1 dak1 ming4 able to understand
Dialogue
喺香港去扒房食牛扒嘅時候侍應會問生熟度。
hai2 hoeng1 gong2 heoi3 paa2 fong4 sik6 ngau4 paa2 ge3 si4 hau6 si6 jing3 wui5 man6 saang1 suk6 dou6
When you go to a steakhouse in Hong Kong to eat steak, the waiter will ask you how well done you want it.
一般都會嗌三、五、七成熟。
jat1 bun1 dou1 wui5 aai3 saam1, ng5, cat1 sing4 suk6
Usually, people will order their steaks 30%, 50%, or 70% done.
極端啲嘅仲有一成同九成熟。
gik6 dyun1 di1 ge3 zung6 jau5 jat1 sing4 tung4 gau2 sing4 suk6
The extreme few will even order 10% or 90% done.
但點解牛扒嘅熟度一定係單數噉上呢？
daan6 dim2 gaai2 ngau4 paa2 ge3 suk6 dou6 jat1 ding6 hai6 daan1 sou3 gam2 soeng5 ne1?
But why is the 'doneness' level always expressed in odd numbers?
如果唔覺意叫咗兩成、四成、六成熟仲會被人笑添！
jyu4 gwo2 m4 gok3 ji3 giu3 zo2 loeng5 sing4, sei3 sing4, luk6 sing4 suk6 zung6 wui5 bei6 jan4 siu3 tim1!
If you accidentally order a steak 20%, 40%, or 60% cooked, you might even be laughed at!
外國人食牛扒嘅時候會分生熟程度Done-ness根據由生到熟嘅過程描述，分成Blue、Rare、Medium Rare、Medium、Medium Well同埋Well Done。
ngoi6 gwok3 jan4 sik6 ngau4 paa2 ge3 si4 hau6 wui5 fan1 saang1 suk6 cing4 dou6 Done-ness gan1 geoi3 jau4 saang1 dou3 suk6 ge3 gwo3 cing4 miu4 seot6, fan1 sing4 Blue, Rare, Medium Rare, Medium, Medium Well tung4 maai4 Well Done
When foreigners order steaks, they describe the doneness using terms that reflect the cooking process, from raw to cooked, divided up into Blue, Rare, Medium Rare, Medium, Medium Well, and Well Done.
當煎牛扒文化，喺好多好多年前傳入香港嗰陣，香港廚師就會用牛扒嘅橫切面嘅生熟度，記實啲外國廚師點樣教。
dong1 zin1 ngau4 paa2 man4 faa3, hai2 hou2 do1 hou2 do1 nin4 cin4 cyun4 jap6 hoeng1 gong2 go2 zan6, hoeng1 gong2 cyu4 si1 zau6 wui5 jung6 ngau4 paa2 ge3 waang4 cit3 min6 ge3 saang1 suk6 dou6, gei3 sat6 di1 ngoi6 gwok3 cyu4 si1 dim2 joeng2 gaau3
When the culture of pan-searing steaks was introduced to Hong Kong many, many years ago, Hong Kong chefs would use the degree of cooking of the cross section of the steak to remember clearly what the foreign chefs had taught them.
Medium叫五成熟就係因為熟同未熟各佔一半。
Medium giu3 ng5 sing4 suk6 zau6 hai6 jan1 wai6 suk6 tung4 mei6 suk6 gok3 zim3 jat1 bun3
Medium is called 50% cooked because it is half cooked and half uncooked.
Rare叫一成熟就因為得外面嗰圈係熟嘅。
Rare giu3 jat1 sing4 suk6 zau6 jan1 wai6 dak1 ngoi6 min6 go2 hyun1 hai6 suk6 ge3
Rare is called 10% cooked because only the outer ring of the steak is cooked.
呢個講法簡單易計，後嚟變咗香港廚房常用。
ni1 go3 gong2 faat3 gaan2 daan1 ji6 gai3, hau6 lei4 bin3 zo2 hoeng1 gong2 cyu4 fong2 soeng4 jung6
This way of describing it is simple and easy to calculate, and it later became commonly used in Hong Kong kitchens.
不過呢一種講法去到外國之後，人哋就唔會點聽得明喇。
bat1 gwo3 ni1 jat1 zung2 gong2 faat3 heoi3 dou3 ngoi6 gwok3 zi1 hau6, jan4 dei6 zau6 m4 wui5 dim2 teng1 dak1 ming4 laa3
However, when you go abroad, people will not understand this way of talking about it.
所以喺外國食牛扒，要食五成熟就記得叫Medium啦。
so2 ji5 hai2 ngoi6 gwok3 sik6 ngau4 paa2, jiu3 sik6 ng5 sing4 suk6 zau6 gei3 dak1 giu3 Medium laa1
So, when you eat steak abroad, if you want to it 50% cooked, remember to ask for 'Medium'.
唔好講五十percent cooked-ed啊。
m4 hou2 gong2 ng5 sap6 percent cooked-ed aa6
Don't say 'fifty percent cooked'.
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