non-staple foods; side dishes
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non-staple food; side dishes
neutralIn Chinese dietary culture, the concept of 副食 contrasts with 主食 (staple food like rice, noodles). It encompasses meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, dairy, and other flavoring ingredients that accompany the staple food.
Qù去
fù副
shí食
diàn店
mǎi买
diǎn点
ròu肉
hé和
shū蔬
cài菜
ba吧
。
Let's go to the grocery store to buy some meat and vegetables.
Chú除
le了
zhǔ主
shí食
，
fù副
shí食
de的
yíng营
yǎng养
yě也
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
Besides staple food, the nutrition from non-staple foods is also very important.
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Zhè这
jiā家
chāo超
shì市
de的
fù副
shí食
pǐn品
zhǒng种
lèi类
hěn很
qí齐
quán全
。
This supermarket has a very complete variety of non-staple food products.