ChineseFoodCustoms中國美食文化ChinesefestivalfoodcustomsWhatdoyouknow

aboutChinesecuisine?WuShangongeYUNTianlotusrootTheworld'sthreelargestkingdomofcuisineTurkeycuisine

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Sinceancienttimes,ourcountryhasalotofsayingsaboutthefood.Peopleregardfoodastheirprimewant

民以食為天eatnoricebutisofthefinestquality,normeatbutisfinelyminced------Confucius食不厭精，燴不厭細InChina,wehavefiverequirementsfordishes色--color香--flavor味–taste形–shape意--meaning

Featureofcooking選材ingredients刀工cuttingtechnique火候heatcontrol調味flavorEightCulinaryTraditionsofChina

八大菜系ChinesedishesmaybecategorizedasoneoftheEightCulinaryTraditionsofChina,alsocalledthe"EightRegionalCuisines"andthe"EightCuisinesofChina".EightCulinaryTraditionsofChina

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浙菜HuiCuisineDishesmadearoundHuangshanMountaininAnhuiProvince,characteristicofthecookingofabundantvenisons(wildbirdsespecially)andexquisitecuttingtechnique.MainCharacters:largequantityofservings;alittleoily;sugary;smokedfowlorporkTheMostFamousDishes:

MaofengMountainSmokedFishSmokedPreservedFishFulijiRoastedChickenButterflyNoodleBytheway,AnhuiProvinceisalsofamousforitsbeautifulscenes,theHuangshanMountain(withadiversityofgrotesquepinetrees),thescatteredsmallfolkvillages(whichisoneofthescenesintheCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon)areallveryattractivetovisitorsfromeverycorneroftheworld.RidiculoustranslationJokesinChinesefoodwhatthe!!!!Rollingdonkey？Redburnedlionhead？Husbandandwife’sslungslice?Chickenwithoutsexuallife？

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CorrecttranslationGlutinousRiceRollswithSweetBeanFlour驢打滾Stewedporkballinbrownsauce紅燒獅子頭PorkLungsinChiliSauce夫妻肺片Springchicken童子雞Whichcuisine？Spicydeep-friedchickenWhichcuisine？MapodoufuWhichcuisine？KungpaochickenKungpaochickenThedishisbelievedtobenamedafterDingBaozhen,alateQingDynastyofficial,aone-timegovernorofSichuan.HistitlewasGongBao.Thename"KungPao"chickenisderivedfromthistitleKungpaochickenThewokisseasonedandthenchilipeppersandSichuanpeppercornsareflashfriedtoaddfragrancetotheoil.Thenthechickenisstirfriedandvegetables,alongwithpeanuts,areadded.Shaoxingwineisusedtoenhanceflavorinthemarinade.

KungpaochickenWesternisedversionsDumplingsWonton/huntunbaozijiaoziJiaozihasaverylonghistoryinChina,onceitwasinventedbyafamousdoctortopreventpeoplefromgettingsick.ThoughthepresentJiaozihaschangedalotfromtheoriginalone,itssignificancehas,however,improved.Nowadays,JiaoziisaverycommonfoodinthenorthpartofChina(asintroducedjustnow,inShandongProvinceandmanyotherneighboringplaces).WhentheChinesenewyearcomes,almosteveryChinesefamilywilleatjiaozi,becausethepronunciationofjiaozicanexpressaverygoodmeaning,whichbothmeansthehappyget-togetheroffamilymembersandconnectionofthenewyearandthepastoldyear.Jiaozicanbemadeintomanyshapes,thestuffsinsidearealsovarious.WaystocookJiaoziarealsodiverse:deeply-fry,boil,steam,etc

Now,pleasejoinmeanduseyourownhandtocreatsomefantasticwork!粽子-Zongzi

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AFamousAncientChinesePoetandStatesman-Quyuan

WhenChinesePeopletalkaboutZongzi,wearealwaysrelatedtothisgreatman,whowastalentedasapoetbutchilledinhispoliticalcareer.Beingframedbysomeflunkieswhowerejealousofhistalentandafraidofhissenseofjustice,Quyuancouldnolongerstandallofthese,threwhimselfintoariverandendedhislife.Hearingaboutthatmisery,manypoorpeople,whoallgotprotectedbyQuyuanonce,wenttotheriverintendingtogetbackthebodyofhim,theyboatedontheriver,searchingforthebodyagainandagainbutstillfailed.Thentheyhopedtocooksomericetosendtothisgreatmantoshowtheirrespect(thisisatraditionfromthefolk,theycookfreshfoodforthedeadpeopleastheycouldstilleat.Andduringsuchakindofceremony,peopleexpresstheirloveandyearningforthedead).Incasefishesthereinatetherice,theyusedsomeleavestowrapthericeandthrewthemintotheriver,hopingtheirbelovedQuyuancouldreceivetheirgoodwishes.Fromthenon,wedecidethatdayaspecialdaycalled“duanwu”Fesitval,whichcomesonMaythe5th(fromlunarcalendar,inthisyearitwillcomeonJune19th).Onthatday,peo