Mystery meals

Wang Xiaoyu selects vegetables for a mystery meal at a market in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on November 1, 2020. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

Don't know what to eat for dinner? These mystery (神秘 shénmì) meals may help.

Wang Xiaoyu, a market stall owner in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, displays a mystery meal he made on November 1, 2020. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A market stall owner in east China's Nanjing city has come up with the idea of selling bags containing different types (种类 zhǒnglèi) of dishes but not revealing what's inside.

Wang Xiaoyu hands a mystery meal to a delivery driver at a market in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on November 1, 2020. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

"Many young customers don't know what to buy and ask for recommendations (推荐 tuījiàn)," said Wang Xiaoyu,26."I thought, why not make mystery meal bags to give them a surprise."

Wang Xiaoyu shows on a mobile phone the mystery dish list he offers online at a market in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on November 1, 2020. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

Wang sells five varieties of mystery meals online, with dishes featuring pork (猪肉 zhūròu), chicken (鸡肉 jīròu), beef (牛肉 niúròu), fish (鱼 yú), and vegetables (蔬菜 shūcài) ranging between 20 and 40 yuan (US$3-6).

He pairs the ingredients (调味品 tiáowèi pǐn) in each bag so customers can cook them directly.

Key word 重点词汇：

神秘

Duì wǒ lái shuō, tā réngrán shìgè shénmì rénwù.

对我来说，他仍然是个神秘人物。

He is still a mystery to me.

Tā jiēle yīgè shénmì diànhuà.

她接到了一个神秘电话。

She got a mysterious phone call.