{"id":12098,"date":"2016-04-05T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=12098"},"modified":"2016-04-05T01:40:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T05:40:34","slug":"real-chinese-food-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/real-chinese-food-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Chinese Food &#8211; Drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been learning a lot about <em>real<\/em> Chinese food over the last few months, so put down the orange chicken and fortune cookies right now and go back to review the previous posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/real-chinese-food-breakfast\/\">Breakfast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/real-chinese-food-lunch\/\">Lunch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/real-chinese-food-dinner\/\">Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/real-chinese-food-snacks\/\">Snacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, there&#8217;s no shortage of delicious food available at all times of the day in China. Now the only question is, what do people wash it all down with? Today, we&#8217;re going to take a closer look at drinks\u00a0in China. Since I&#8217;ve already made quite a few drink-related posts, here they all are in one condensed space with links and descriptions. Read these posts and you&#8217;ll learn a ton of useful Chinese vocabulary and grammar when it comes to drinks, as well as quite a bit about drinking culture.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-vocabulary-drinks\/\">Chinese Vocabulary for Drinks<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMb7o75fKrs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded video\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow this video to learn 30 Chinese words for drinks in just two minutes. Click on the link to check out the blog post, where you can copy and paste all 30 words for future studying.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/get-your-drink-on\/\">Get Your Drink On<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_8177\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/11\/drinks.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8177\" aria-label=\"Drinks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8177\" class=\"wp-image-8177\"  alt=\"The drink shelf in my local \u5c0f\u5356\u90e8.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/11\/drinks.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/11\/drinks.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/11\/drinks-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The drink shelf in my local \u5c0f\u5356\u90e8.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This post\u00a0reviews just about all the vocabulary you&#8217;ll need for drinks so you can stock up at your local corner store. It also gets a bit more specific with grammar by teaching the most common measure words you&#8217;ll use for ordering drinks, and even includes a sample conversation to practice with a friend.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/all-the-tea-in-china\/\">All the Tea in China<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_11558\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11558\" aria-label=\"Chinese Tea2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11558\"  alt=\"Tea is everywhere in China.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tea is everywhere in China.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Without a doubt, the most popular and most famous drink in China is <strong>tea\u00a0<\/strong>(\u8336 \u2013 ch\u00e1). Learn all about the different varieties of tea along with the Chinese you&#8217;ll need to order it yourself by studying this post. Also, get schooled on the common tea scams found in big cities and how to avoid them.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/how-to-order-coffee-in-chinese\/\">How to Order Coffee in Chinese<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10532\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10532\" aria-label=\"DSC 0066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10532\" class=\"wp-image-10532\"  alt=\"A Starbucks in China.\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At least it looks Chinese&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While you may not exactly think of <strong>coffee<\/strong> (\u5496\u5561 \u2013 k\u0101 f\u0113i) when you think of common drinks in China, it&#8217;s becoming more and more popular across the country. In major cities, you&#8217;ll see just as many Starbucks as you will tea houses. Learn how to order a coffee in Chinese with lots of useful vocabulary in this post.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/craft-beer-in-china\/\">Craft Beer in China<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10994\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/04\/DSC_0412.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10994\" aria-label=\"DSC 0412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10994\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10994\"  alt=\"Craft beer in China.\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/04\/DSC_0412.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/04\/DSC_0412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/04\/DSC_0412-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craft beer is here to stay!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chinese beer is watered down, weak, and tasteless. Thankfully, beer lovers don&#8217;t have to suffer any longer in the Middle Kingdom. Craft beer has arrived in China, and in a big way. Get the scoop on Chinese craft beer here.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/a-guide-to-bai-jiu\/\">Chinese Rocket Fuel AKA Bai Jiu<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10109\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/06\/Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou-264-001.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10109\" aria-label=\"Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou 264 001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10109\" class=\"wp-image-10109\"  alt=\"China's cheapest brand of baijiu - Er Guo Tou.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/06\/Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou-264-001.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/06\/Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou-264-001.jpg 488w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/06\/Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou-264-001-263x350.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">China&#8217;s cheapest brand of baijiu &#8211; Er Guo Tou.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it comes to hard stuff, it&#8217;s all about\u00a0<em><strong>baijiu<\/strong><\/em> (<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"zh-CN\">\u767d\u9152 \u2013 b<\/span>\u00e1i ji\u01d4) in China. Although many Chinese will call it &#8220;white wine,&#8221; this is far stronger than any wine, usually clocking in somewhere between 40-55%. Get schooled on Chinese rocket fuel and show us your <em>baijiu<\/em> face!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/culture-shock-in-china-drinking\/\">Culture Shock in China &#8211; Drinking<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_8892\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/DSC_0415.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8892\" aria-label=\"DSC 0415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8892\" class=\"wp-image-8892\"  alt=\"Getting sloppy at the Qingdao Beer Festival.\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/DSC_0415.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/DSC_0415.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/DSC_0415-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting sloppy at the Qingdao Beer Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Culture shock is inevitable when traveling to China, no matter where you&#8217;re from. Read about my experiences with drinking-related culture shock in this post and prepare yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With all of these posts at your disposal, you should be ready to eat and drink your way through China. I just hope you still have room for dessert!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/09\/Chinese-tea2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>We&#8217;ve been learning a lot about real Chinese food over the last few months, so put down the orange chicken and fortune cookies right now and go back to review the previous posts: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks As you can see, there&#8217;s no shortage of delicious food available at all times of the day in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/real-chinese-food-drinks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":11558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9691,315481,115696,127604,411448,127607,127549,303533,371402,272809,272853,411447,411449,411450,403025],"class_list":["post-12098","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-baijiu","tag-chinese-baijiu","tag-chinese-beer","tag-chinese-drinks","tag-chinese-drinks-vocabulary","tag-chinese-liquor","tag-chinese-tea","tag-chinese-vocabulary-for-drinks","tag-craft-beer-in-china","tag-culture-shock-in-china","tag-drinking-in-china","tag-drinks-in-china","tag-how-to-order-coffee-in-china","tag-how-to-order-drinks-in-chinese","tag-tea-in-china"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12098"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12100,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12098\/revisions\/12100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}