Will you believe that the first time I had KFC was in China? Well, it was hard to avoid KFC since they were everywhere in China. The American fast food companies have been lured by the size of Chinese population and their appetite for fast food. No wonder one new KFC is opened in mainland China almost every day. Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, plans to eventually open at least 20,000 fast food outlets in mainland China.
If you want to fit into the Chinese fast food culture, here are some Chinese words worth learning:
肯德基(Kěndéjī): KFC
麦当劳(Màidāngláo): McDonald’s
必胜客(Bì shèng kè): Pizza Hut
汉堡包(hànbǎobāo): hamburger
比萨(bǐsà): pizza
三明治(sānmíngzhì): sandwich
可口可乐(Kěkǒukělè): Coca Cola
百事可乐(Bǎishìkělè): Pepsi
I ate a lot more hamburgers in China than I normally would. I think it was also partly because I liked the way it sounds in Chinese. Doesn’t hànbǎobāo just sound fun to eat?
I think I'll stick to Bǎishìkělè, bǐsà, and sānmíngzhì, although "hànbǎobāo" is fun to say.
ReplyDeleteit does! It sounds adorable!
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