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Chinese food and culture

Chinese food is characterized by:a temperament, a temperament, a perfect way of being in the world.

Firstly, there is a variety of flavors. Our country is a vast, vast territory, climate, products, customs and habits are different, for a long time, in the diet also formed many flavors. These flavors reflect the characteristics of the local people Wenhua and historical heritage,

Second, the four seasons are different. Throughout the year, the dishes are different, the ingredients are different, and the state of mind is different.

Third, pay attention to the beauty, aroma, flavor, shape and ware of the coordination. The performance of the beauty of the dishes is multifaceted, whether it is a carrot, or a cabbage heart, can be carved out of a variety of shapes, unique, to achieve color, aroma, taste, shape, the harmony of the United States, giving people a high degree of unity of spirit and material enjoyment of the special.

Fourth, the Pinjing is different, and there are certain requirements for their naming, the way of taste, the rhythm when eating, and the interspersing of entertainment.

Fifth, the combination of food and medicine. Thousands of years ago there was 'medical food' and 'medicinal food with the same function', using the medicinal value of food ingredients, made into a variety of delicious dishes, to achieve the purpose of certain diseases prevention and treatment."

This is the quality of the Chinese diet, not only food or method, reason, state of mind is also medicine.