Category: Chinese Food

Cantonese cuisine 粤菜

粤菜,即广东地方风味菜,是我国著名四大菜系之一,它以特有的菜式和韵味,独树一帜,在国内外享有盛誉。 Cantonese cuisine – local Guangdong flavor dishes – is one of the four major Chinese cuisines. It developed as

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Sichuan Cuisine 川菜

从地域上说,川菜是中国西部四川这块地方出现的菜。按行政省看,川菜就是四川菜。只是这么看,就机械了。川菜它早已不仅是四川人喜爱的,而是中国各地甚至海外许多国家的人所爱好的了。从这个意义上说,川菜它也是属于中国的,属于世界的。 Sichuan cuisine is the cuisine native to Sichuan province in Western China. Regarding Sichuan cuisine in terms of geographic

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Shandong cuisine 鲁菜

鲁菜,又叫山东菜,历史悠久,影响广泛,是中国饮食文化的重要组成部分,成为中国四大菜系之一,以其味鲜咸脆嫩、风味独特、制作精细享誉海内外。齐鲁大地依山傍海、物产丰富、经济发达,为烹饪文化的发展、山东菜系的形成,提供了良好的条件。 Shandong cuisine, also known as Shandong Cai, has a long history and enjoys extensive influence. As one of the

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Fujian Cuisine 闽菜

闽菜是福建菜的简称,起源于福建省闽候县。它以福州、泉州、厦门等地的菜肴为代表发展起来。它是中国烹饪主要菜系之一,在中国烹饪文化宝库中占有重要一席。烹调方法擅长于炒、溜、煎、煨,尤以“糟”最具特色。由于福建地处东南沿海,盛产多种海鲜,如海鳗、蛏子、鱿鱼、黄鱼、海参等,因此,多以海鲜为原料烹制各式菜肴,别具风味。 Min Cai is an abbreviation for the Fujian cuisine which originated in Minhou County in Fujian. Fujian cuisine has

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Jiangsu Cuisine 苏菜

苏菜即江苏菜。由淮扬、金陵、苏锡、徐海四个地方风味组成,其影响遍及长江中下游广大地区,在国内外享有盛誉。江苏菜的特点是:用料广泛,以江河湖海水鲜为主;刀工精细,烹调方法多样,擅长炖焖煨焐;追求本味,清鲜平和,适应性强;菜品风格雅丽,形质均美。 Jiangsu cuisine, also known as Su Cai, consists of the local flavors of Huaiyang, Jinling, Suxi and Xuhai. Its

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The Story of Knife-Peeled Noodles 刀削面的传说

山西人爱吃面,举世人皆知。自古以来,晋人主食乃面食,以花样多、品质好、影响大而颇为出名,故海内外早有“世界面食在中国,中国面食在山西”的说法。东到娘子关,西到黄河边,南到风陵渡,北到雁门关,一般家庭妇女都能以面食为原料加工数种面食;许多山西汉子有时在客人面前也会显露一手面食“绝”活。 Shanxi people’s love for noodles is known around the world. Ever since ancient times, flour-based food has been the

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Snack Food of Tianjin 天津小吃

天津以美食著称,天津小吃闻名全国。其特点是咸鲜味浓,从6世纪天津城刚刚在这里建立开始就不断地发展完善。 Tianjin is known for its delicacies and its dainty snack food is famous all over the country. Snack food

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The Origins of Baiyun Trotters 白云猪手的来历

“白云猪手”是广东的一道历史名菜。相传古时,白云山上有一座寺院。一天,主持该院的长老下山化缘去了,寺中的一个小和尚乘机弄来一只猪手,想尝尝它的滋味。在山门外,他找了一个瓦坛子,便就地垒灶烧煮,猪手刚熟,没想到长老已化缘归来。小和尚怕被长老看见,触犯佛戒,就慌忙将猪手丢在山下的溪水中。第二天,有个樵夫上山打柴,路过山溪,发现了这只猪手,就将其捡回家中,用糖、盐、醋等调味后食用,其皮脆肉爽、酸甜适口。不久,炮制猪手之法便在当地流传开来。因它起源于白云山麓,所以后人称它为“白云猪手”。 “Baiyun trotters” are a traditional famous dish from Guangdong province. According to the legend, there was a temple in

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