count_zero Posted May 15, 2012 at 02:59 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 02:59 AM Just saw this on Weibo. 【15种不宜放进冰箱食物】1.香蕉;2.鲜荔枝;3.黄瓜;4.西红柿;5.面包;6.青椒;7.火腿;8.巧克力;9.叶子菜;10.中药;11.吃剩的月饼;12.鱼不宜久存;14.解冻后的冷冻食品;14.茄子;15.南瓜。 So how do you know if 冰箱 means "fridge" or "freezer"? If it's "freezer" why can't I put bread in there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikevwilliams Posted May 15, 2012 at 04:29 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 04:29 AM I think it means freezer in this case as I think it's perfectly fine to put most of those things in the fridge, I know I do. My bread tends to go moldy in 2 days here if I don't put it in the fridge. As for why you can't put bread in the freezer, I don't have an answer for that. As far as I know bread is fine in the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted May 15, 2012 at 04:45 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 04:45 AM I think it means the refrigerator / fridge. 不宜 means not suitable, it does not mean you can't put them in the fridge, but AFAIK some (bananas, chocolates) will turn bad pretty quickly if you take them out from the fridge. My family never put bananas in the fridge for this reason. PS - if you search the title of that weibo text you can find some explanations on the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted May 17, 2012 at 04:45 AM Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 at 04:45 AM I always have bread in the freezer. No problem. But, there is evidence that bread becomes stale more quickly in the fridge. See here, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count_zero Posted May 17, 2012 at 09:20 AM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 at 09:20 AM Yeah, I read a 'kitchen myths' article that said bread goes stale more quickly in the fridge. And, apparently, putting oil in the pan when you cook spaghetti does absolutely nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaocai Posted May 25, 2012 at 02:38 AM Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 at 02:38 AM I don't know about other places but here we call a fridge 冰箱 and a freezer 冻室. I think 冰箱 means fridge in #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludens Posted May 25, 2012 at 12:15 PM Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 at 12:15 PM I don't know about other places but here we call a fridge 冰箱 and a freezer 冻室. Might be useful to know where is ´here´. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaocai Posted May 26, 2012 at 09:44 AM Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 at 09:44 AM 中国四川省宜宾市翠屏区 Checked with a few people from various places in China, and we came to the conclusion that, generally, the machine is called 冰箱 as a whole. If you want to specify which compartment it is, then the refrigerator is 冷藏室 and the freezer is 冷冻室. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members bubokribuck Posted May 26, 2012 at 06:54 PM New Members Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 at 06:54 PM In Hong Kong, a fridge is called 雪櫃, while a freezer is called 冰箱/冰格, and the two are clearly differentiated. Note that no one will call a fridge 冰箱 in Hong Kong. Whereas in Mainland China, a fridge is called 冰箱, while a freezer is called 冰櫃. However, according to the context in that article, I'm pretty sure the author meant "freezer". Why didn't they make it more clear? Just because a freezer is often built into a fridge, it doesn't automatically make them the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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