China boasts a unique and rich culinary culture. The same food can be made into various kinds of dishes.For instance, bamboo shoots can be utilized in many different ways to create a feast of hundreds of diverse bamboo shoot dishes. Think also of the many unique dishes that all use chicken as the central ingredient. Over time, the Chinese have developed cookery into an art form.
Category: Chinese Food
Chinese Table Manners
Because the Chinese have developed an exquisite cuisine and regard food as being most important in a man’s life, they do not greet each other with “How are you?” but instead they ask, “Have you eaten?”
Taboos when Using Chopsticks in China 中国人用筷子的禁忌
中国人使用筷子用餐是从远古流传下来的，古时又称其为“箸”。日常生活中对筷子的运用是非常有讲究的。一般我们在使用筷子时，正确的使用方法是用右手执筷，大拇指和食指捏住筷子的上端，另外三个手指自然弯曲扶住筷子，且要把筷子两端对齐。用餐前筷子要整齐地码放在饭碗的右侧，用餐后则要整齐地竖向码放在饭碗的正中。但是，以下筷子的使用方法绝对是禁忌。 Chinese people have been using chopsticks as their tableware ever since ancient times, when they were called “zhu”. People
Sliced Beef and Ox Offal in Chili Sauce 夫妻肺片
地区：四川 Region: Sichuan Province 口味：麻辣 Taste: Numbing Spicy 介绍： Introduction: 夫妻肺片是四川小吃的精品。早在20世纪60年代以前，在四川成都长顺街一带摆摊的郭朝华、张佃敏夫妇，因制作的凉拌肺片金红发亮、风味独特，再加上夫妻和谐、生意兴旺，遂被顾客誉为“夫妻肺片”。 Fuqi Feipian (Fuqi means husband and wife, Feipian sliced
Chinese New Year Food
The most important feature of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is having abundant food. The gathering of the whole family for a banquet is the culmination of a year’s hard work. All people, whether they are workers, peasants, or office clerks, put money aside to have a spectacular meal.
Drink Chrysanthemum Wine and Eat Double Ninth Cakes on the Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 喝菊花酒 吃重阳糕
重阳佳节，我国有饮菊花酒的传统习俗。菊花酒，在古代被看作是重阳必饮、祛灾祈福的“吉祥酒”。 It is a well-established custom for Chinese people to drink chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemum wine
West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy 西湖醋鱼
西湖醋鱼，民间俗称西湖醋溜鱼，是杭州传统名菜之一。 West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy, commonly known as West Lake Fish with Vinegar Sauce, is one of the
Dezhou Braised Chicken 德州扒鸡
菜系：鲁菜 Cuisine: Shandong Cuisine 口味：咸鲜 Taste: fresh and salty 特色： Feature 色泽红润，鸡皮光亮，肉质肥嫩，香气扑鼻，味道鲜美。 Lustrous, tender, fleshy, aromatic and savory 原料： Ingredients:
Kung Pao Chicken 宫保鸡丁
菜系：川菜 Cuisine: Sichuan cuisine 口味：酸甜 Taste: sweet and sour 介绍： Introduction 宫保鸡丁，四川传统名菜。由鸡丁、干辣椒、花生米等炒制而成。传说是清末宫保丁宝桢的家厨创制而得名。特点是鲜香细嫩，辣而不燥，略带甜酸味道。 Kung Pao Chicken is a typical traditional Sichuan
Bon Bon Chicken 棒棒鸡
棒棒鸡 Bon Bon Chicken (chicken cutlets in chili sauce) 菜系：川菜 Style of cooking: Sichuan cuisine 口味：咸鲜 Flavor: salty and fresh
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