Blossary – Chinese Food

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People in China are enthusiastic about food. There is an old Chinese saying "waste not, want not", which exactly expresses Chinese usage of food raw materials. Chinese people use an infinite variety of plants and animals including some unexpected parts of plants and animals. Food in different regions has its own unique characteristics. Every part of animals is used for food, so western travelers might have different feelings about Chinese food such as surprise, tasty, horror, disgust and unhappiness. People from other countries usually are shocked at what Chinese people eat such as scorpions, ants, dogs, cats, snakes and eggs with unborn birds. The staples and main food types are various and surprising in China. There is a proverb saying Chinese people eat everything with four legs except tables and the flying except airplanes. If you are interested in some special local snacks, you could have a try. For sure, there is a lot of delicious regional food such as Sichuan Cuisine, Guangdong Cuisine, Shandong Cuisine and Shanghai Cuisine. China is a country that its people love to eat with gusto. There are some tips to help you understand Chinese eating.

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sauteed shelled shrimp

Some say that this dish is the best dish of Shanghai. Its Chinese name means crystal shrimp. The name came from the look of the dish since the shrimp would look almost transparent. Although it looks ...

xiao long bao zi

Xiao Long Bao Zi(小笼包子), or usually called Xiao Long(小笼) or Xiao Long Bao(小笼包) by Chinese, is a very popular snack in Shanghai. It is served in almost every Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant, as well as a ...

braised dong po pork

Su Dong Po (苏东坡) was one of the greatest poets of all time in China. Lots of people still love his poems now. His legacy was not just limited to his poems though. He also invented a lot of food ...

steamed chicken with chili sauce

The Chinese name of this dish is the combination of "Saliva" and "Chicken". Sounds weird, huh? Actually the Chinese name simply wants to say that the Chicken will make your salivary glands start ...

yu-shiang shredded pork

Yu-Shiang means smelling and tasting like fish. It is not really true about this dish though. The making of this dish is actually using the ingredients usually used to cook fish, to cook the shredded ...

tofu

Ma Po Tofu is probably the most famous Chinese dish made of Tofu. The original taste of Tofu is plain and not exciting, so are most dishes mainly made of Tofu. In 1860s, a cook's wife invented this ...

kung pao chicken

Kung pao Chicken is probably the most famous Chinese dish. It is said to be invented by a government official in Qing Dynasty(清朝) almost two hundred years ago. Kung pao was his title. The dish is a ...