Chinese food, in general, is healthy and nutritious. You may have some experiences of tasting Chinese food in your country before your first visit to China and curious about having the “real Chinese food”. In this article, you can get an overview of China cuisine.
China cuisine culture also called Chinese food culture is an important part of Chinese culture in the aspect of cooking and leisure. Chinese food has a long history. In early period such as Xia, Shang and Zhou periods, Chinese cuisine has been largely shaped.
Beijing Food
Beijing cuisine has salty, rich flavors. Pork and mutton have been represented in Beijing cuisine since the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty especially as a result of the dietetic influence of the Mongol and Manchus. Beijing cuisine has been also much influenced by culinary traditions from all over China, especially from Shandong cuisine, one of the eight cuisines in China. Now Beijing food does not stress strangeness or uniqueness, only delicious food made from common ingredients with tastes that are very agreeable.
Four Styles of Chinese Cuisine
Food styles vary within China. People of different regions have developed different styles of cuisine due to such factors as available resources, climate, geography, history, cooking techniques and lifestyles. Traditionally there are four main schools of Chinese cuisines, classified generally according to their geographical locations:
China Ethnic Food
China Ethnic Cuisine splits into 55 variants, with Mongolia Cuisine, Hui Cuisine, Tibetan Cuisine and Uigur Cuisine as its representatives. Besides, Bai Cuisine, Miao Cuisine, Dong Cuisine and Zhuang Cuisine also enrich this big family with their amazing dishes.
Shanghai Food
Shanghai is not just only a shopping heaven but also a place where you can enjoy delicious food from both home and abroad. Now, let me be your guide to enter into the food world of Shanghai and get the answer to What to eat in Shanghai.
Xi’an Food
Xian as the historic and cultural center of China also is the center of Chiense cusiine, Visiting to Xian, travelers had better taste the local snacks or local cusiines which traditionally considered to be the perfect dishes and the representative of northern cuisine of China.
