Chinese Food

Chinese Food — page 1 — He I can Cook Cooking is a rewarding and lifelong skill With some basic cooking knowledge a little practice and great recipes you can cook entire meals Cooking for your family and friends is a fun activity and a mouthwatering meal can take you to places that you have never been Are you ready to have fun cooking and eating A World of Food Every day people all over the world cook delicious and nutritious meals What they cook depends not only on the ingredients available to them but also on their country's food culture or cooking style A country s style of cooking is shaped over time by its culture economy climate and the land itself Cook Your Way Around the World You can explore the great cuisines of the world in your own kitchen The special flavors and wonderful aromas of a country's food culture come from fresh ingredients and particular spices or herbs which you can find in your local supermarket or a specialty store Share with your family and friends authentic dishes from different countries that look great and taste even better You can coole mouthwatering food from countries different by following a few simple steps Some recipes involve combining just a couple of

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Chinese Food — page 3 — Chinese Food Basics Traditions and Styles China is a huge country with a wide range of peoples landscapes climates and cultural traditions As a result Chinese cooking styles offer a staggering variety of recipes However they are all still instantly recognized as Chinese cooking These are some of the essentials of Chinese food from top right rice and tea which are native to China and dumplings which can be enjoyed in many ways The Importance of Grains The fertile rice growing river basins of China have been home to the Chinese civilization since 4000 BCE Rice has often been the only food available to the poor of China s ever increasing population A bowl of rice is usually topped with a few vegetables such as shallots bean sprouts and Chinese cabbage flavored with ginger or garlic Small pieces of meat including chicken or pork are added when available However rice cannot be grown in the north because the climate is too cold Here millet and sorghum two kinds of grains have become staple foods These are often eaten as porridge Here too wheat is generally made into dumplings and noodles

Chinese Food — page 4 — Chinese Vegetarian food Regional Food Chinese food is united by its balance of sweet salty sour and hot tastes However styles of cooking and important flavors vary from region to region The map below breaks China up into four main regions and discusses the ingredients and special foods that are popular in each There are many delicious vegetarian Chinese recipes This is because in the early days many people could not afford to buy meat It is also due to the strong Buddhist tradition in China Buddhists believe that animals should not be harmed North MONGOLIA Northern cooking is based on dishes made from wheat flour such as dumplings stuffed buns steamed bread and noodles One famous dish is Peking duck pictured which is roast duck wrapped in small thin pancakes served with hoisin sauce NORTH KOREA NORTH SOUTH KOREA EAST WEST BHUTAN East Eastern Chinese cooking prides itself on fresh ingredients especially seafood and light sweet flavors Famous dishes include egg cakes pictured MYANMAR TAIWAN Bay of Bengal South China Sea CAMBODIA West Szechuan food from Sichuan Province is well known for its spicy heat This province grows some of the world's hottest chillies The famous dish mapo tofu pictured uses spicy tofu and minced meat Cooking techniques include stir frying and dry roasting food is also preserved through salting drying and smoking South Cantonese cooking from Guangdong Province uses light flavors and techniques such as steaming and stir frying which preserve the freshness of the ingredients Cantonese cooks also present their food beautifully Dim Sum pictured is a Cantonese specially that offers small portions of a huge variety of

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