新嫁娘 王建

新嫁娘      王建 (767-830)

三日入廚下，洗手作羹湯。
未諳姑食性，先遣小姑嘗。

The Newly Wedded Woman      Wang Jian (767-830)

Three days after the wedding, the new bride tries her cooking skills,

Washing her hands, she starts preparing dishes and bisque for the meal,
Worrying her cooking suits her mother-in-law’s palate ill,
She lets her sister-in-law sample the first few.