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Yalefahn jí liuh léih
Definition
Molecular gastronomy; food prepared using scientific methods to drastically alter the shape, texture, and mouthfeel of ingredients.
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How it's used
Molecular gastronomy focuses on the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients during cooking. It is often associated with high end dining experiences where chefs use equipment like liquid nitrogen or centrifuges to create surprising textures. The term is borrowed directly from the international culinary movement and is used in Hong Kong to describe this specific avant garde style of cooking.
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This restaurant specializes in molecular gastronomy; it is very expensive.
Common phrases
molecular gastronomy restaurant
to eat molecular gastronomy
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
