Got this list from a blog, i find it so usefull. great for those who are not able to identify the ingredient written in chinese recipe books!
A. Types of Flour , 面粉类
麵粉, 中筋麵粉 = plain flour/all-purpose flour
低筋麵粉, 低根粉 = cake flour/soft flour/weak flour/low protein flour
高筋麵粉,筋麵,根麵,高根粉 = gluten flour/strong flour/bread flour/baker’s flour/high protein flour
小麦面粉 = whole meal flour
全麥麵粉 = whole wheat flour
澄麵粉, 澄粉, 澄麵= non-glutinous flour/wheat flour/wheat starch
自發麵粉 = self- raising flour
粗玉米豆粉 = polenta/yellow cornmeal
粟粉, 粟米粉, 玉米粉, 玉米澱粉(太白粉?) = corn flour/cornstarch
生粉 , 太白粉, 地瓜粉= potato starch/potato flour
樹薯粉, 木薯粉, 茨粉, 菱粉, 泰國生粉, 太白粉, 地瓜粉= Tapioca starch/tapioca flour
蕃薯粉, 地瓜粉 = sweet potato flour
臭粉, 胺粉, 阿摩尼亞粉, 嗅粉 = powdered baking ammonia/carbonate of ammonia/ammonia bicarbonate/ammonia carbonate/hartshorn
發粉, 泡打粉, 泡大粉, 速發粉, 蛋糕發粉 = baking powder
蘇打粉, 小蘇打, 梳打粉, 小梳打, 食粉, 重曹 = baking soda/bicarb ofsoda
塔塔粉, 他他粉 = cream of tartar
卡士達粉, 蛋黃粉, 吉士粉, 吉時粉= custard powder
卡士達, 克林姆, 奶皇餡, 蛋奶餡 = custard/pastry cream
蛋白粉 = egg white powder
粘米粉, 黏米粉, 在來米粉, 在萊米粉, 再來米粉= rice flour
糕仔粉 = cooked rice flour
糯米粉 = glutinous rice flour/sweet rice flour
鳳片粉, 熟糯米粉, 糕粉, 加工糕粉 = fried sweet rice flour/fried glutinous rice flour
綠豆粉 = mung bean flour/tepung hun kwee
小麥胚芽, 麥芽粉 = wheat germ
小麥蛋白, 麵筋粉 = wheat gluten
酵母, 酒餅= yeast／ibu roti
麵包糠, 麵包屑= breadcrumbs
雜糧預拌粉 = multi-grain flour
抹荼粉 = green tea powder
馬蹄粉 = water chestnut flour
葛粉 = arrowroot flour
杏仁粉 = almond flour／almond meal
B. Types of Sugar, 糖类
黑蔗糖漿, 糖蜜, 甘蔗糖蜜 = molasses
金黃糖漿 = golden syrup
楓糖漿, 楓樹糖漿, 楓糖 = maple syrup
玉米糖漿 = corn syrup／karo syrup
葡萄糖漿 = glucose syrup
麥芽糖漿 = barley maltsyrup／maltsyrup
麥芽糖 = maltose／malt sugar
焦糖 = carmael
果糖 = fructos
乳糖 = lactose
轉化糖 = invert sugar
日式糙米糖漿 = amazake
綿花糖霜 = marshmallow cream cream
冰糖 = rock sugar
椰糖, 爪哇紅糖 = palm sugar／gula malacca
黃砂糖 = brown sugar
紅糖, 黑糖 = dark brown sugar
粗糖, 黑砂糖 = muscovado sugar
金砂 = demerara sugar
原蔗糖 = raw sugar／raw cane sugar／unrefined cane sugar
白砂糖, 砂糖 = white sugar／refined sugar／refined cane sugar／coarse granulated sugar
細砂糖, 幼砂糖, 幼糖 = castor sugar / caster sugar（适用于做糕点）
糖份混合物 = icing sugar mixture
糖粉 = icing sugar／confectioners’ sugar
糖霜, 點綴霜 = icing／frosting
蜜葉糖, 甜葉菊 = stevia／honey leaf
代糖, 阿斯巴甜 = aspartame／sweetener／sugar substitute
什色糖珠
巧克力米, 朱古力米 = chocolate vermicelli/rice
巧克力削, 朱古力削 = chocolate curls
巧克力珠, 朱古力珠 = choc bits／chocolate chips
耐烤巧克力豆 = choc bits (澳洲的英文名) / chocolate chips (美國、加拿大的英文名)
C. Essence & Cream , 香精与奶类
白礬 = alum
硼砂 =- borax
石膏 = gypsum
鹼水, (木見)水, 碳酸钾 = alkaline water／lye water／potassium carbonate
食用色素 = food colouring
香草豆, 香草莢, 香草片, 香子蘭莢 = vanilla bean／vanilla pod
香草精, 雲尼拉香精, 凡尼拉香精 = vanilla extract／vanilla essence
香草粉 = vanilla powder
班蘭粉, 香蘭粉 = ground pandan／ground screwpine leaves／serbok daun pandan
班蘭精, 香蘭精 = pandan paste／pasta pandan
玫瑰露, 玫瑰露精 = rosewater／rosewater essence essence
皮屑 = grated zest／grated rind
牛油, 奶油 = butter
軟化牛油 = soft butter
瑪珈琳, 瑪琪琳, 乳瑪琳, 雅瑪琳, 人造奶油, 菜油 = margarine
起酥油, 起酥瑪琪琳 = pastry margarine / oleo margarine
豬油, 白油, 大油, 板油 = lard / cooking fat
酥油, 雪白奶油 shortening
硬化椰子油 = copha
椰油 = Creamed Coconut
烤油 = dripping
牛油忌廉 = butter cream
淡忌廉 = light cream／coffee cream／table cream
鮮奶油, 忌廉, 鮮忌廉 = cream／whipping cream
包括﹕1 light whipping cream
2 heavy whipping cream／heavy cream／thickened cream
3 double cream／pure cream
酸奶油, 酸忌廉, 酸奶酪, 酸乳酪 = sour cream
酸奶 = butter milk
牛奶, 鮮奶, 鮮乳 = milk
奶粉 = powdered milk / milk powder
花奶, 淡奶, 奶水, 蒸發奶, 蒸發奶水 = evaporated milk
煉奶 = condensed milk／sweetened condensed milk
起士, 起司, 芝士, 乳酪, 奶酪, 乾酪, 乳餅 = cheese
起司粉 = powdered cheese
奶油起司, 芝士忌廉, 奶油乳酪, 凝脂乳酪 = cream cheese
瑪斯卡波尼起司, 馬司卡膨起司, 馬斯卡波涅起司, 義大利乳酪 = mascarpone cheese
優格, 乳果, 酸奶, 酸乳酪 = yoghurt
優酪乳 = yoghurt drink／drinking yoghurt
D. Types of Confectionery, 糕点名称
麵包, 麵飽 = bread
土司麵包, 吐司 = toast
法式吐司 = french toast
裸麥麵包 = rye bread
派, 批 = pie
塔, 撻 = tart
凍派, 凍批 = cream pie
蛋塔 = egg tart / custard tart
法式蛋塔 = quiche lorraine
戚風蛋糕 = chiffon cake
海綿蛋糕 = sponge cake
泡芙 = choux pastry / puff
瑪琳 , 焗蛋泡 = meringue
蛋蜜乳 = eggnog
可麗餅 = crepe
煎餅, 熱餅, 薄烤餅 = pancake
厚鬆餅 = pikelet / hotcake
墨西哥麵餅 = tortillas
曲奇 = cookies
慕斯, 慕思 = mousse
布甸, 布丁 = pudding
司康, 比司吉 = scones
舒芙蕾 = souffles
洋芋塊 = hash brown
英式鬆餅, 瑪芬麵包 = english muffin
鬆糕, 瑪芬 = american muffin
格子鬆餅 = waffle
手指餅乾 = sponge fingers / ladyfingers / savoiardi (義大利名)
蘇打餅干 = saltine crackers
威化餅乾 = wafer biscult
E. Dried Fruits & Nuts, 干果/果脯
腰子豆, 腰果, 腰果仁, 介壽果 = cashew nut
花生 = peanut
瓜子, 南瓜子 = pepitas / dried pumpkin seeds
崧子, 松子仁 = pine nut
栗子 = chestnut
干粟子 = dried chestuts
核桃, 核桃仁, 合桃, 胡桃 = walnut
杏仁, 杏仁片, 扁桃 = almond
北杏, 苦杏仁 = apricot kernel / chinese almond / bitter almond
南杏 = apricot kernel
榛果, 榛仁= hazelnut / filbert / cobnut
開心果, 阿月渾子 = pistachio
堅果,澳洲堅果,夏威夷果,澳洲胡桃,澳洲栗,澳洲核桃,昆士蘭龍眼,昆士蘭栗= macadamia/california nut
山胡桃, 胡桃 = pecan
石鼓仔, 馬加拉, 油桐子 = candlenut / buah keras
白果, 銀杏 = ginkgo nut
罌粟子 = poppy seed
亞答子 = atap seed
海苔粉 = ground seaweed
涼粉, 仙草 = grass jelly
椰絲, 椰茸, 椰子粉 = desiccated coconut／shredded coconut
果子凍, 果凍粉, 啫喱= jelly
魚膠粉, 吉利丁, 明膠 = gelatine sheets／powdered gelatine
大菜, 大菜絲, 菜燕, 燕菜精, 洋菜, 洋菜粉, 瓊脂 = agar powder
乾椰絲 = dessicated coconut
龍眼乾, 龍眼肉, 桂圓, 圓肉= dried longan
葡萄乾 = raisin / dried currant
無花果乾 = dried fig
柿餅 = dried persimmon
桃脯 = dried peach
杏脯 = dried apricot
蘋果脯, 蘋果乾 = dried apple
蜜漬櫻桃, 露桃, 車梨子 = glace cherry／candied cherry
蜜漬鳳梨 = glace pineapple／candied pineapple
糖水批把 = loquats in syrup
杏子酱 = apricot jam
杏桃果膠 = apricot glaze
水蜜桃罐頭 = peaches in syrup
切片水蜜桃罐頭 = sliced peaches in syrup
綜合水果罐頭 = cocktail fruit in syrup
F. General Ingredients
味精 = monosodium glutamate
醋 = vinegar
白醋(工研醋) = rice vinegar
白醋 = white vinegar (西洋料理用的)
烏醋 = black vinggar
酱油 = soy sauce
蚝油 = oyster sauce
麻油 = sesame oil
白酒 = white spirits
加饭酒 = rice wine
桂花酒 = osmanthus-flavored wine
芝麻酱 = sesame paste
辣椒醬 = chili sauce
牛頭牌沙荼醬 = bull head barbecue sauce/Chinese barbecue sauce
南乳 = fermented red beancurd
薑粉 = ginger powder
调味蕃茄醬 = ketchup
蕃茄醬 = tomato sauce (普通甜的)
蕃茄醬 = tomato paste (義大利料理用的)
豆辦醬 = chilli bean sauce
XO醬 = XO sauce
豆豉 = salt black bean
薏米 = pearl barley
西贾米= sago
沙莪粒, 西米, 小茨丸 = pearl sago／pearl tapioca
紅豆沙, 烏豆沙 = red bean paste
綠豆片 = split mung bean
芝麻 = sesame Seeds
蓮子 = lotus seed
蓮蓉 = lotus paste
栗蓉 = chestnut puree / chestnut paste
蜜棗 = preserved red dates
紅棗 = chinese red dates
棗泥 = red date paste
百合 = dried lily bulb
金针 = tiger lily buds
陳皮 = dried orange peel／dried tangerine peel
豆腐 = tofu
腐竹 = dried beancurd sticks
腐皮 = beancurd sheet
酸菜 = pickled mustard-green
蒸山芋 = steamed sweet potatoes
咸黄瓜 = salted cucumber
脱水蒜粒 = dehydrated garlic granules
冬菇 = dried black mushroom
木耳 = white fungus
黑木耳 = black fungus / wood ear fungus / dried black fungus
海带 = sea vegetable / Sea weed
燒海苔 = toasted nori seaweed / roasted seaweed sushi nori
板海苔 = nori seaweed / dried sea laver
燕菜 = agar-agar
蝦米 = dried shrimp
鱼干 = dried fish
鹹蛋黃 = salted egg yolk
皮蛋（糖心/ 硬心） = preserved duck eggs (soft and hard yolk)
咸鸭蛋 = salted duck eggs
牛肉粒 = dried beef cubes
牛肉片 = dried beef sliced
猪肉松 = dried pork floss
腊鸭 = preserved duck
鸭肫干= preserved duck gizzard
烤鸭 = roasted duck
方便面 = instant noodles
面条 = noodles
米粉 = rice-noodle
粉丝 = silk noodles
餛鈍皮 = wonton wrapper/wonton skins
水餃皮 = dumpling wrapper / dumpling skins /gyoza wrapper
春捲皮 = spring roll wrapper , egg roll wrapper
