烹饪 (pēng rèn): cooking; culinary arts

My mother really loves cooking; she tries to make different dishes every day, such as braised pork, mapo tofu, and sweet and sour spare ribs.

The chef at this restaurant has excellent cooking skills; the steamed fish he makes is tender and fresh, and many customers come specifically to eat it.

In cooking class, the teacher taught us how to chop vegetables, season, and control the heat, and I learned to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

After living alone, I had to learn cooking, because eating takeout every day is both expensive and unhealthy; cooking for myself saves quite a bit of money.

This book introduces cooking methods from various regions of China in detail, from Sichuan's spicy flavors to Guangdong's light ones, and readers can learn many techniques.