World famous by the combination, the ingenious transformation of materials, spices, colors, Chinese cuisine also makes people fascinated by the special in the eating habits as follows.
Integrity in the dish
The Chinese attach great importance to the integrity, so even in the dishes must also show the full and the principle that everything in life is "head to the tail". For example, the fish are usually cooked whole, chickens are chopped and folded back to the original shape on the plate.
The food must be beautifully colored, scented sweetly enthralled, fresh and attractive presentation, impressive. Helping Chinese cuisine is different from world cuisine thanks to extra ingredients such as herbs, herbs, sea cucumber ...
Multiculturalism in a whole
Chinese people use a lot of meat, especially pork. However, with its vastness, the richness of diversity is also different in each domain. In the south of China, the Cantonese use a lot of seafood and, while in the north, the Kinh people eat more meat. Located in the middle of China, the dishes of Sichuan and Hunan regions are the most spicy compared to other regions. The Han (the majority of the population in China) has the main food is cereal, vegetables and a few side dishes of meat.
However, the eating habits of the Chinese are similar to the Vietnamese are hot and cooked with the same diet, on the bottom glass.
Delicacy between flavor, color, taste and layout
Chinese food is famous for its sophistication, and old chefs often claim that the main reason is the requirement for a harmonious and delicate combination of four elements: flavor, color, taste and presentation. measures.
When preparing food, the chef must make the dishes are beautiful colors, aromatic scent to please customers, the taste of food is made from fresh ingredients and the presentation must be true. impressive, attractive. Although eating is enjoying the taste, but with the Chinese, eat a dish is not decorated, the color is not beautiful, lack of aesthetics, then that dish is not completely satisfactory.
Beauty is always seen first, is the reason when looking at a beautiful food, whether unknown or not, but enough to attract, make people crave. It is because of such strict rules that Chinese cuisine is not just cooking, it is becoming an art, and then the chefs are the "artists".
Regional eating habits
Like most other Oriental countries, China is a country where agriculture is the mainstay. Chinese ingredients are rice (or noodles or tender screen) and vegetables, meat, fish ...
Some culinary highlights such as Beijing, a tray of rice at least 18 dishes, 8 bowls of cold food and 8 bowls of hot food. In Heilongjiang Province (Northeast China), when guests receive food, they must have a pair, ie a dish will have a pair. Wedding, party, meeting, engagement ... is the most delicious dishes, each dish represents a purpose, meaning. For example, the first dish is red meat - looking forward to every lucky thing, the second "family fortune", the third item implies "love each other to silver".
Habits and habits are also formed in each region, each region. For example, Sichuan people like to eat spicy food, Shandong people like to eat fresh food, less greasy. Cantonese people love to eat the pale, but the most sophisticated and eye-catching, it is not as Jiangsu. In addition, Pekingese eat the most crisp, with butter, delicious taste is made from fresh food.
Not simply that China is considered one of the world's top 10 foodstuffs. Many traditional dishes of this country are present in many countries on the planet and are loved by many people, giving opportunities to develop restaurants, restaurants. Dishes such as Peking Duck, Jiangsu Fish Sauce, Sichuan Tofu or Dimsum have all contributed to that glory.
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