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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. You have been in China for a little over a week now and you have tried several restaurants and have eaten at your friends’ house a few times as well. What you are having trouble with is how spicy the food is. Back home, you were subjected to Chinese food that was not nearly this hot. Every time you sit down to dinner now, you ask for water before you start because you know you’ll end up telling the cook in Chinese, “This is just too spicy for me.” You can’t believe how hot some of the food is. At least you are trying new food though, right?

Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Beginner lesson, we will teach you how to categorize what you are saying in Chinese to the greatest extent. Need to tell someone they speak Chinese too fast or that their directions are too confusing? This lesson will address all of that, plus, grab a glass of water because you are in for a spicy treat! Spice up your Chinese with this lesson and then come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons. Leave us a message while you’re there.

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8 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S2 #13 - My Mouth is on Fire”

ChineseClass101.com says:

What is the spiciest food you have ever eaten?

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蓝大卫 says:

Without a doubt it is the habanero pepper. It has a nice after shock when the oil from the pepper rolls down your throat. It is an absolute gotta try it! :-)

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Anthony says:

I was just in Sichuan recently, and Chengdu did not disappoint on the spicy side. 干面 and 但但面 were two cheap and delicious noodle options.

Interesting note: The peppers locally grown in sichuan 辣椒 were actually banned in the U.S until 2004 I believe.

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Patty says:

I had a subscription to Cooking Light magazine once and in one issue they had some recipes from Emeril Legasse. I thought my head was going to come off but I kept the seasoning mix recipe because it makes great chicken nuggets.

I also like Sichuan and Hunan, and India style recipes from a cookbook I bought to find more ways to cook vegetables. Okra supreme and fried potatoes with mixed spiced greens I make all the time now, especially with fresh veg from the garden.

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phoenix_darshan says:

just wanted to point out that the last line of the podcast ” ye fei chang hao chi”, “also very tasty” is translated into “my mouth feels numb” in the pdf file:(

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Jane says:

Hi Phoenix_darshan,
Here you are again. I can not explain to you why “my mouth feels numb” jumped out there. But I have fixed it. Many thanks. Please let me know if there is any other problem.

Best,
Jane

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phoenixdarshan says:

ni hao.
this post is utterly unrelated to the lesson, but i had a near argument with two chinese coming from taiwan about the word for blood, even though it sez “xue” (4th tone) in all books and dictionaries they insisted that it was pronounced “xie” third tone. could someone please clear this up for me as I m getting a bit confused?

thanks in advance

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Jane says:

Hi phoenixdarshan,
Unfortunately, both your friends and you are wrong I am afraid. 血 in fact has two pronunciations xie3 and xue4. When it is read xue4, it mainly used in written language and in combinations with other characters such as 血液,血糖,血管。When it is read xie3, it is often used in spoken language and used on its own or in combination with other verbs to form verb phrases, such as 流血,献血,吐了一口血 etc.

This is a very good question, even a lot of Chinese people are confused about it. Thanks for asking.

Best,
Jane

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