Use specific ingredient questions when planning vegetarian meals in Jiangsu; a regional cuisine name does not verify a particular dish.
Place name and menu vocabulary#
| Chinese | Pinyin | Selected meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 江苏省 | Jiāng sū shěng | Jiangsu |
| 素食 | sù shí | vegetarian food |
| 素鸡 | sù jī | vegetarian chicken; a soybean product |
| 腐竹 | fǔ zhú | dried soymilk-cream rolls used after rehydration |
Questions to use before ordering#
素鸡 is a soybean product in the selected dictionary sense. Ask what is in the braising liquid and whether the served product matches that description. For fuzhu, check the dressing as well as the bean product.
Scope of this guide#
This is an editorial meal-planning exercise, not a survey of regional restaurants or a historical catalogue of local dishes. The words are examples for reading a menu, not evidence that every listed food originated in this region. Ask the actual kitchen to confirm ingredients and preparation; this page does not certify a restaurant or a product.
Source#
Lexical senses adapted from CC-CEDICT contributors / MDBG, 23 October 2026 release, CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses selected and shortened; ordering questions are editorial. Dictionary release.