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Mowgli Posted 21 years ago
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Kitchen or only cuisine
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00 my Canadian teacher says it is impossible to speak about French or Chinese kitchen (of course if you mean the way how the Chinese or French cook, not the room). She says it is necessary to say French or Chinese cuisine. However, I have found in a textbook the expression "Chinese kitchen". Who is wrong my teacher or the textbook? I think the textbook was made by a speaker of British English, but I am not sure about it and I also dont know if the textbook is reliable enough. I am a Czech and if we express this in my native language we do not make a difference between the room and the way how a nation cooks. So we actually say: "the French kitchen" 02 br
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00 I am looking forward to your answers Mowgli 0-
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00 my Canadian teacher says it is impossible to speak about French or Chinese kitchen (of course if you mean the way how the Chinese or French cook, not the room). She says it is necessary to say French or Chinese cuisine. However, I have found in a textbook the expression "Chinese kitchen". Who is wrong my teacher or the textbook? I think the textbook was made by a speaker of British English, but I am not sure about it and I also dont know if the textbook is reliable enough. I am a Czech and if we express this in my native language we do not make a difference between the room and the way how a nation cooks. So we actually say: "the French kitchen" 02 br
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00 I am looking forward to your answers Mowgli 0-
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0 Hi, Mowgli, 02 br 02 br 00 To the best of my knowledge, I would say your teacher is right and your textbook is not. I wouldn't say Chinese kitchen. 0-
- 0 Hi, Mowgli, 02 br 02 br 00 To the best of my knowledge, I would say your teacher is right and your textbook is not.
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0 Hi, Mowgli, 02 br
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00 To the best of my knowledge, I would say your teacher is right and your textbook is not. I wouldn't say Chinese kitchen. 0-
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00 To the best of my knowledge, I would say your teacher is right and your textbook is not. I wouldn't say Chinese kitchen. 0-
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0 Hi Mowgli (nice name)-- and welcome to English Forums. 02 br
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00 I agree with Miche; I wouldn't say 'Chinese kitchen' for 'Chinese cuisine'-- but I would like to see the context, in case it is metaphoric (that is, something like '...and from out of the Chinese kitchen come myriad dishes with uncertain ingredients'). 02 br
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00 I agree with Miche; I wouldn't say 'Chinese kitchen' for 'Chinese cuisine'-- but I would like to see the context, in case it is metaphoric (that is, something like '...and from out of the Chinese kitchen come myriad dishes with uncertain ingredients'). 02 br
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0 I have noticed the name Sher Khan too late. I have chosen the name Mowgli because I have an English-Czech version of this book by Kipling. I read sometimes a little bit of it. 02 br
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00 Bye Mowgli 0-
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0 Sometimes you see The Indian Kitchen, The Thai Kitchen, etc. used as the name of a cookery book for that particular cuisine. 02 br
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00 I suppose there's an implication that you're also going to find out about the characteristic implements, utensils, etc. 02 br
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00 I suppose there's an implication that you're also going to find out about the characteristic implements, utensils, etc. 02 br
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0 In English, i would translate "Chinese cuisine" as "Chinese cooking". 0-
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