Have you eaten?

你吃飯了嗎？Have you eaten? is another way of saying "hello".

There are 6 categories of Chinese Food:
1. Staples (主食）
   rice, wheat, maize, buckwheat, sweet potato   
    水稻，小麦，玉米，荞麦，红薯
      Shuǐdào, xiǎomài, yùmǐ, qiáomài, hóngshǔ

2. Beans (豆）
   cashews， peanut， soybean
   腰果，花生，大豆
   Yāoguǒ, huāshēng, dàdòu

3. Vegetables (菜)
    Chinese cabbage, mushroom, turnip, onion, radish, soft bamboo
    大白菜，香菇，白萝卜，洋葱，萝卜，笋
     Dà báicài, xiānggū, bái luóbo, yángcōng, luóbo, sun3

4.  Meats (肉)
     pork, chicken, mutton, beef, duck, seafood 
      猪肉，鸡肉，羊肉，牛肉，鸭肉，海鲜
       Zhūròu, jīròu, yángròu, niúròu, yā ròu, hǎixiān

5. Fruit (水果) 
     Peach, apricot, lychee, crab apple, orange, lemon, pineapple, coriander
     桃，杏，荔枝，山楂，橘子，柠檬，菠萝，香菜
     Táo, xìng, lìzhī, shānzhā, júzi, níngméng, bōluo, xiān cài

6. Spices (调味品)
   ginger, garlic, cinnamon, chilli pepper, monosodium glutamate (MG)
   Shēngjiāng, dàsuàn, guìpí, làjiāo, wèijīng 
   生姜、大蒜、桂皮、辣椒、味精