Category: Chinese Food

行走的餐桌 10 京城五味

《行走的餐桌》是中央电视台现实类纪录节目,本节目将通过体验者寻找独特美食的旅程,展现中国饮食文化。今天我们首先来到北京通州,去品尝正宗的运河小吃,接着我们将跟着鲁菜大师去丰泽园品尝三道经典鲁菜,然后翠花将去当年的王府品尝一道失传的宫廷菜,最后翠花将来到爆肚冯和翠花胡同去感受北京人平时爱吃的美食。

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Chinese condiment: Cassia 中国香料:桂皮(ɡuì pí)

What is Cassia? The dried bark of the cassia tree (Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum aromaticum) is one of the ingredients of five spice powder. Cassia is related to and similar to the better known cinnamon, a native of Sri Lanka. An alternative name for cassia, Bastard Cinnamon provides a clue that, outside of China at least, it is considered inferior to cinnamon, the flavour being more pungent, not as sweet and delicate, and slightly bitter. What is sold as cinnamon is often actually cassia. Cassia bark is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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行走的餐桌 06 汇通南北 济宁美食

《行走的餐桌》是中央电视台现实类纪录节目,本节目将通过体验者寻找独特美食的旅程,展现中国饮食文化。本期波兰姑娘翠花沿运河一路北上,这一站来到了微山湖畔的运河明珠–济宁,汇通南北的济宁融汇了运河沿岸的美食精华,南甜北咸,东酸西辣,在这里形成了独特的运河美食。糁汤到底是什么汤?大快朵颐的猪肉为什么叫甏肉?用整条鱼做的扬帆运河为什么看不到鱼的踪影?不用面的面条是怎么做出来的?又是什么让翠花大惊失色?在这一集里,翠花将带领大家品味融南汇北的济宁美食。

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