Night Market Food夜市小吃
外國朋友問你「臭豆腐的英文是什麼」，你答得出來嗎？這一課把台灣夜市搬進英文裡。
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The Night Market夜市
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逐字稿（15 段）
- 1Welcome to a Taiwan night market! Visitors love it, but many dishes here have no simple English name.歡迎來到台灣的夜市！外國旅客最愛來這裡，但很多小吃沒有簡單的英文名字。
- 2This is a stall. Each stall sells one thing. To order, people often just point and say a number.這是一個攤位，每個攤位只賣一樣東西。點餐的時候，大家常常指一指、說個數字就好。
- 3This white block is tofu. This stall sells a famous tofu dish: stinky tofu.這塊白白的是豆腐。這個攤子賣一道有名的豆腐料理：臭豆腐。
- 4Stinky tofu is fermented first, then usually deep fried. It smells much stronger than it tastes!臭豆腐要先發酵，通常再拿去炸。它聞起來比吃起來強烈得多！
- 5These are oysters. When you describe a dish, say the main ingredient first: oyster, pork or tofu.這些是蚵仔。介紹一道菜的時候，先說主材料：蚵仔、豬肉或豆腐。
- 6Oysters and egg are fried together with starch. In English, we call it oyster omelette.蚵仔和蛋加上澱粉一起煎，英文叫做 oyster omelette（蚵仔煎）。
- 7This cook will deep fry the chicken in hot oil. The cooking method is the second most useful word.這位老闆要把雞肉下油鍋炸。烹調方式是第二有用的字。
- 8A fried chicken cutlet is a large, flat piece of fried chicken. The outside is crispy.雞排是一大片炸過的雞肉，外皮酥酥脆脆的。
- 9Grilled squid comes on a skewer. Skewer is a shape word, like ball, roll or bun.烤魷魚是串著賣的。skewer（串）是形狀詞，就像丸、捲、包。
- 10Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s. The tapioca balls are soft and chewy.珍珠奶茶 1980 年代在台灣發明。粉圓軟軟的、很有嚼勁。
- 11Fun fact: the bubble in bubble tea first meant the foam on top, not the tapioca balls.冷知識：bubble tea 的 bubble 原本指的是上面搖出來的泡沫，不是粉圓。
- 12Soup dumplings are steamed, not fried. Each one has soup inside!小籠包是用蒸的，不是炸的。每一顆裡面都有湯！
- 13In this big pot, the pork is braised slowly for hours.這一大鍋豬肉要慢慢滷上好幾個小時。
- 14Braised pork rice is savoury. Savoury means tasty, but not sweet.滷肉飯是鹹香的。savoury 的意思是好吃，但不是甜的。
- 15Now it's your turn. Walk around the night market and click on any food you see.現在換你了。在夜市裡逛一逛，點點看每一樣小吃。
Explaining Taiwan in English用英文介紹台灣
Taiwan's night markets are one of the first things visitors want to see. But many dishes have no simple English name.夜市是外國旅客最想看的東西之一。但很多小吃根本沒有簡單的英文名字。
The trick is not to translate word by word. Instead, say what it is made of and what it tastes like.訣竅不是逐字翻譯，而是說出它用什麼做的、吃起來像什麼。
For example, oyster omelette works well because it names two things the listener already knows.例如 oyster omelette（蚵仔煎）就很好用，因為它點出了兩樣對方本來就懂的東西。
Some names are now used in English as they are, like bubble tea and stinky tofu. When a food becomes famous enough, the world learns the name.有些名字現在直接就這樣用在英文裡，像 bubble tea（珍珠奶茶）和 stinky tofu（臭豆腐）。當一種食物夠有名，全世界就會學會它的名字。
How to Describe Any Dish怎麼描述任何一道菜
- Start with the main ingredient先講主材料
- Say pork, beef, oyster, tofu or noodles first. That single word already tells the listener most of what they need.先說豬肉、牛肉、蚵仔、豆腐或麵。光這一個字就已經告訴對方大部分需要的資訊。
- Then the cooking method再講烹調方式
- Fried, grilled, steamed, stewed, braised. This is the second most useful word, and it decides whether the dish sounds crispy or soft.炸、烤、蒸、燉、滷。這是第二有用的字，它決定這道菜聽起來是脆的還是軟的。
- Then the shape or form接著講形狀
- Ball, roll, cake, soup, bun, skewer. A stinky tofu is a block, a meatball is a ball, a spring roll is a roll.丸、捲、餅、湯、包、串。臭豆腐是塊狀、貢丸是球狀、春捲是捲狀。
- Add a taste word if you can能加就加一個味道詞
- Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, savoury. Savoury is the useful one that Chinese speakers often forget — it means tasty but not sweet.甜、鹹、酸、辣、鹹香。savoury 是華語使用者最常忘記的那一個——它是「好吃但不甜」的意思。
- Warn about the strong ones強烈的要先預告
- Stinky tofu smells much stronger than it tastes. Telling someone that first is more useful than translating the name.臭豆腐聞起來比吃起來強烈得多。先講這件事，比翻譯名字有用得多。
Say It in English用英文怎麼說
| Chinese 中文 | English 英文 | What it is 它是什麼 |
|---|---|---|
| 蚵仔煎 | Oyster omelette | Oysters and egg fried with starch 蚵仔加蛋與澱粉煎成 |
| 臭豆腐 | Stinky tofu | Fermented tofu, usually deep fried 發酵過的豆腐，通常油炸 |
| 珍珠奶茶 | Bubble tea | Milk tea with chewy tapioca balls 加了有嚼勁粉圓的奶茶 |
| 滷肉飯 | Braised pork rice | Rice with slow-cooked minced pork 白飯淋上慢燉絞肉 |
| 小籠包 | Soup dumpling | A steamed bun with soup inside 蒸的包子，裡面有湯 |
| 雞排 | Fried chicken cutlet | A large flat piece of fried chicken 一大片炸雞排 |
| 刈包 | Steamed pork bun | Braised pork in a folded steamed bun 滷肉夾在對折的蒸麵皮裡 |
| 鹽酥雞 | Popcorn chicken | Small pieces of fried chicken with basil 小塊炸雞配九層塔 |
資料查證至 2025 年底
沒有唯一正確的翻法。菜單上常見的說法不只一種——重點是對方聽得懂，而不是背下某一個版本。
Did You Know?你知道嗎？
- Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s and is now sold in almost every major city in the world.珍珠奶茶 1980 年代在台灣發明，現在幾乎每個大城市都買得到。
- The bubble in bubble tea originally meant the foam on top from shaking, not the tapioca balls.bubble tea 裡的 bubble 原本指的是搖出來的泡沫，不是粉圓。
- Shilin in Taipei is Taiwan's most famous night market, but almost every town has one.台北士林是台灣最有名的夜市，但幾乎每個城鎮都有自己的夜市。
- Ordering in a night market usually means pointing and saying a number, which is why food words matter more than full sentences.在夜市點餐通常就是指一指、說個數字，這就是為什麼食物的單字比完整句子更重要。
Key Words單字表
oyster/ˈɔɪ.stɚ/n.
蚵仔、牡蠣
Oyster omelette is a night market classic.蚵仔煎是夜市經典。
omelette/ˈɑːm.lət/n.
煎蛋餅
An omelette is made with egg.omelette 是用蛋做的。
tofu/ˈtoʊ.fuː/n.
豆腐
Stinky tofu is fermented.臭豆腐是發酵的。
ferment/fɚˈment/v.
發酵
The tofu is fermented first.豆腐要先發酵。
braise/breɪz/v.
滷、燉
The pork is braised for hours.豬肉滷好幾個小時。
steam/stiːm/v.
蒸
Soup dumplings are steamed.小籠包是蒸的。
deep fry/ˌdiːp ˈfraɪ/phr. v.
油炸
They deep fry the chicken.他們把雞肉油炸。
chewy/ˈtʃuː.i/adj.
有嚼勁的
The tapioca balls are chewy.粉圓很有嚼勁。
crispy/ˈkrɪs.pi/adj.
酥脆的
The outside is crispy.外面是酥脆的。
savoury/ˈseɪ.vɚ.i/adj.
鹹香的（不甜）
Braised pork rice is savoury.滷肉飯是鹹香的。
skewer/ˈskjuː.ɚ/n.
串
Grilled squid comes on a skewer.烤魷魚是串著賣的。
stall/stɑːl/n.
攤位
Each stall sells one thing.每個攤位只賣一種東西。
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