Sept. 2, 2023
Mung Bean
Mung bean was one of the crops that the people in my village planted when I was a child.
They didn't plant it on a large scale because it was not the main food in the area.
Three uses of the mung bean were making porridge, mung bean soup, and mung bean balls.
When they used the mung bean to make porridge, it was pretty easy. They put one or two handful of the mung beans into the pot. The main ingredient for the porridge was rice, not the mung bean. If you put too much mung bean, the porridge wouldn't taste good.
Making the mung bean soup was the easiest. Put two handful of mung beans into the water in a pot, and heated the pot until the water had boiled for about ten to twenty minutes. People believed that the mung bean soup could prevent heatstrokes, so they liked making mung bean soup during the hot summer.
The toughest one was to make mung bean balls. Before the Chinese New Year, people in my area had a tradition: making mung bean balls.
They first soaked the mung bean in water for a night, and then ground the soaked mung bean on a man powered millstone. I turned the millstone a few times, and it made me want to vomit.
Finally, they made the mung bean residue into small balls and fried them. I have to admit that the fried mung bean balls are really delicious.
Even now, people in my home village still make mung bean balls before every Chinese New Year.
Mung Bean
Mung bean was one of the crops that the people in my village planted when I was a child.
They didn't plant it on a large scale because it was not the main food eaten/consumed in the area.
Three uses of the mung bean wereMung beans were used in three ways: making porridge, mung bean soup, and mung bean balls.
I changed the sentence to make it sound more natural. Also if it is more than one mung bean, you would need to say 'mung beans'
WThen they used the process for using mung beans to make porridge, it was pretty easy.
They used to put one or two handfuls of the mung beans into thea pot.
The main ingredient for the porridge was rice, not the mung beans.
If you putadd too muchany mung beans, the porridge woulddoesn't taste good.
PFor this they put two handfuls of mung beans into the water in a pota pot filled with water, and heated the poit until the water had boiled for about ten to twenty minutes.
People believed that the mung bean soup could prevent heatstrokes, so they liked making mung bean soupit during the hot summers.
The toughest one was to make was mung bean balls.
Before the Chinese New Year, people in my area had a tradition: of making mung bean balls.
They first soaked the mung beans in water for a overnight, and then ground the soaked mung beanm on a man powered millstone.
I turned the millstone a few times, and it made me want to vomit.
Sept. 2, 2023
If you putadd too muchany mung beans, the porridge woulddoesn't taste good.
Could please tell me why you changed wouldn’t to doesn’t? Thank you.
Sept. 2, 2023
Thank you very much.
Sept. 5, 2023
Could please tell me why you changed wouldn’t to doesn’t? Thank you.
Yes of course! I changed it from a second conditional tense (wouldn't) to a zero conditional tense (doesn't) because your statement appeared to express a guaranteed truth (which is that adding too many beans makes it taste bad) and not a hypothetical. If there is some uncertainty about whether the porridge would taste good or bad then it would be appropriate to use would. e.g. If you add too many mung beans, it is likely that the porridge would taste bad/not good.
I hope this makes sense but if you need further detail, here's a link explaining the different conditional tenses: https://oxfordhousebcn.com/en/4-conditionals-in-english-and-when-to-use-them/
Sept. 5, 2023
I see. Thank you very much.
Mung Bean
Mung bean was one of the crops that the people in my village planted when I was a child.
They didn't plant it on a large scale because it was not the main food in the area.
Three uses of the mung bean were making porridge, mung bean soup, and mung bean balls.
They put one or two handful of the mung beans into the pot.
The main ingredient for the porridge was rice, not the mung bean.
If you put in too much mung bean, the porridge wouldn't taste good.
Or "If you put too much mung bean in,..."
Making the mung bean soup was the easiest.
Put two handful of mung beans into the water in a pot, and heated the pot until the water had boiled for about ten to twenty minutes.
People believed that the mung bean soup could prevent heatstrokes, so they liked making mung bean soup during the hot summer.
The toughest one was to make mung bean balls.
Before the Chinese New Year, people in my area had a tradition: making mung bean balls.
They first soaked the mung bean in water for a night, and then ground the soaked mung bean on a man powered millstone.
I turned the millstone a few times, and it made me want to vomit.
Finally, they made the mung bean residue into small balls and fried them.
I have to admit that the fried mung bean balls are really delicious.
Even now, people in my home village still make mung bean balls before every Chinese New Year.
Feedback
Very good and well written!
Why did grinding the mung beans make you want to vomit? Does it smell bad?
Sept. 2, 2023
Thank you very much. I don’t know if you ever saw a real millstone? When I turned/pushed it, I was like a donkey pushing the millstone circles and circles. I felt dizzy and nauseated.
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I changed the sentence to make it sound more natural. Also if it is more than one mung bean, you would need to say 'mung beans' |
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When they used the mung bean to make porridge, it was pretty easy.
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The main ingredient for the porridge was rice, not the mung bean. This sentence has been marked as perfect! The main ingredient for the porridge was rice, not |
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If you put too much mung bean, the porridge wouldn't taste good. If you put in too much mung bean, the porridge wouldn't taste good. Or "If you put too much mung bean in,..." If you |
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Put two handful of mung beans into the water in a pot, and heated the pot until the water had boiled for about ten to twenty minutes. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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People believed that the mung bean soup could prevent heatstrokes, so they liked making mung bean soup during the hot summer. This sentence has been marked as perfect! People believed that |
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Before the Chinese New Year, people in my area had a tradition: making mung bean balls. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Before the Chinese New Year, people in my area had a tradition |
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They first soaked the mung bean in water for a night, and then ground the soaked mung bean on a man powered millstone. This sentence has been marked as perfect! They first soaked the mung beans in water |
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I turned the millstone a few times, and it made me want to vomit. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Finally, they made the mung bean residue into small balls and fried them. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I have to admit that the fried mung bean balls are really delicious. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Even now, people in my home village still make mung bean balls before every Chinese New Year. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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