【What did we talk about in this episode】
Many people like Taiwan for its diversity of beverages,
but locals have different opinions on some commonly known drinks.
Hear Cathy and Cindy share the beverages that they like/don’t like!
🔶Why don't we like bubble tea
🔶What unique beverages are there in Taiwan?
🔶The chain beverage stores we like
🔶The feature of traditional Taiwanese beverage
🔶What's the most famous drink shop in Taichung
【Content highlight】
很有代表性的Hěn yǒu dàibiǎo xìng de: very representative不一定啦bù yīdìng la: It depends.地圖砲Dìtú pào: this word can be translated into “map cannon,” which means to verbally attack on a group of people果糖Guǒtáng: Fructose資深的zīshēn de: experienced, junior黑糖珍珠hēitáng zhēnzhū: brown sugar coated tapioca手搖(飲料)shǒu yáo (yǐnliào): drinks熬夜áoyè: to stay up 冰美式bīng měishì: iced americano濃縮 nóngsu: expresso手沖咖啡shǒu chōng kāfēi: hand brew coffee 綠豆沙牛奶lǜdòu shā niúnǎi: Mung bean smoothie with milk紅豆湯Hóngdòu tāng: adzuki mean soup經期: period 湯圓tāngyuán: Tanyuan綠豆薏仁湯lǜdòu yìrén tāng: a soup with Pearl barley and Mung bean笑話xiàohuà: joke調身體diào shēntǐ: to take good care of the body楊桃汁yángtáo zhī: star fruit juice 補血bǔxuè: Chinese medicine term. Also known as nourishing the blood. It is the treatment of blood deficiency美白měibái: brightening退火 tuìhuǒ: Eliminate pathological dry mouth and other phenomena稀釋Xīshì:: to dilute冰沙bīng shā: ice smoothie仙草xiān cǎo: Mesona, Grass jelly芋圓Yù yuán: taro ball頂多dǐng duō: at most一股味道yī gǔ wèidào: a kind of smell配料pèiliào: toppings鎮住 zhèn zhù: to repress, usually ghosts or negative things妖魔鬼怪yāomóguǐguài: goblins, demons, and ghosts冬瓜茶 dōngguā chá: winter melon tea檸檬 níngméng: lemon冬瓜鐵觀音dōngguā tiě guānyīn: Winter melon Tie Guanyin龜記 Guī jì: one of the beverage store chains in Taiwan出桃很多Chū táo hěnduō: a frequently used expression used by Taiwanese to refer to someone/thing that is good at doing tricks to impress/surprise others宣傳xuānchuán: promotion倒閉dǎobì: close down 青草茶qīngcǎo chá異曲同工之妙yìqǔtónggōng zhī miào雜草zá cǎo: grass綜藝節目zōngyì jiémù: variety show道地 dào dì: local, authentic越南yuènán: VietnamComebuy: one of the beverage store chains in TaiwanCoco: one of the beverage store chains in Taiwan貢茶: one of the beverage store chains in Taiwan便當Biàndang: bento 燕窩 yànwō:Edible bird's nests 喝得起Hē dé qǐ: can afford to drink簡單的來講jiǎndān de lái jiǎng: to put it simply翻譯fānyì; translation不直觀 bù zhíguān: not direct可不可 KEBUKE: one of the beverage store chains in Taiwan菜單càidān: menu大標 dà biāo: large title 小標xiǎo biāo: small title貫徹…的精神guànchè… De jīngshén: to live out the spirit of…四季春茶sìjì chūn chá: a kind of tea 雪花冷露Xuěhuā lěng lù: the unique name of a drink used by KEBUKE to refer to winter melon tea熟成冷露shúchéng lěng lù: the unique name of a drink used by KEBUKE to refer to winter melon and green tea白玉歐雷báiyù ōu léi: the unique name of a drink used by KEBUKE to refer to bubble tea編字典 biān zìdiǎn: to complie dictionary伎倆jìliǎng: trick紅棗hóngzǎo: jujube銀耳蓮子湯yín'ěr liánzǐ tāng: a sweet soup made of white fungus and lotus seed這個我不行zhège wǒ bùxíng: This is unacceptable to me. 阿嬤 Ā mā: grandma in Taiwanese 退步三舍tuìbù sān shè: to withdraw because of fear還ok Hái ok:: still ok 一中街 yī zhōng jiē:: a famous tourist attraction in Taichung famous for its night markets and street food, also otherwise known by local students as an area for after-class cram schools. 隱藏菜單Yǐncáng càidān: hidden menu蠻ok的mán ok de: it’s not bad.調酒Tiáo jiǔ:: cocktail隨便suíbiàn: I don’t care, do what you want.調色盤Tiáo sè pán: color palette很local hěn local: very local
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