huǒ tuǐ
ham
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我喜欢吃火腿肠。
wǒ xǐhuān chī huǒtuǐcháng.
I like to eat ham sausages.
火腿炒饭很好吃。
huǒtuǐ chǎofàn hěn hǎochī.
Fried rice with ham is delicious.
火腿月饼是中秋节的传统食品。
huǒtuǐ yuèbǐng shì zhōngqiū jié de chuántǒng shípǐn.
Ham mooncakes are a traditional food for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
素食 (sùshí)
vegetarian food
青菜 (qīngcài)
green vegetables
The Chinese word 火腿 (huǒtuǐ) for "ham" is a compound of two characters: 火 (huǒ), meaning "fire", and 腿 (tuǐ), meaning "leg". The character 火 refers to the traditional method of preserving ham by smoking it over a fire, while the character 腿 simply refers to the part of the pig that is used to make ham.The earliest recorded use of the word 火腿 dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), when it was used to refer to a type of ham that was produced in the city of Jinhua in Zhejiang Province. Jinhua ham is still considered to be one of the best hams in China today, and it is known for its unique flavor and aroma, which are said to be the result of the special climate and water quality in the Jinhua region.The word 火腿 is also used in other languages to refer to ham, such as in Japanese (ハム, hamu) and Korean (햄, haem).
