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
Chinese food Worldwide Chinese Food Chinese food has been taken by th The Chinese enjoy eating together Chinese food aims to balance colors textures and tastes as recommended by the ancient Chinese thinker Confucius and to keep people healthy as Taoism a Chinese religion and way of thinking suggests Chinese all over the world changing to suit its new surroundings and the ingredients available This has led to the creation of new Chinese dishes such as chow mein in the United States U S and Manchurian chicken in India The Principles of Chinese Cooking Confucius taught that food should delight the senses and balance the elements such as hot and cold His teachings are followed for example in the combination of colors usually found in a quick stir fry the elegant presentation of Cantonese dishes to please the eye and the way Szechuan cooking balances the tastes of fiery chilies and peppers with sweet beet sugar pur pickled vegetables and flavored salts Confucius also believed in good table manners and rules for the preparation of food such as cutting food into bite sized pieces before cooking so knives are not needed at the table Cooking Chinese Food at Home It is surprisingly easy to create a colorful and satisfying Chinese meal at home If you can boil water you can make tea eggs for a snack This book has seven recipes that you can follow to cook a meal on your own or with a little help from an adult Some of the recipes don't even involve cooking The recipes can be adapted to suit special diets too ASIA EUROPE MERICA CHINA AFRICA AMERICA AUSTRALIA China is known officially as the People's Republic of China It is located in Asia Chinese food can be a simple dish of rice topped with meat and vegetables eaten with a pair of
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 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
