Is Chinese food popular in Europe and America?

A friend opened a Chinese restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, which only sells authentic Sichuan food. )

As it happens, my best friend is a Romanian restaurant in Eastern Europe, so I am qualified to answer this question.

Compared with the absurd "How popular Chinese food is with foreigners" advertised on the Internet a few years ago, with more and more friends traveling abroad in recent years, everyone knows that Chinese food is not so popular abroad.

But recently, it seems a bit overkill, thinking that foreigners don't like Chinese food.

In fact, the relevant data released by various commercial organizations can prove that Chinese food (including improved Chinese food) is as popular as French food and Japanese food in the world, and the three major food and beverage powers in the world deserve it.

(Romanian waiter in his restaurant)

Of course, the vast majority of Chinese restaurants around the world are Chinese food that has been improved according to local tastes; Authentic Chinese food in China is really not so popular with foreigners.

Foreigners in Europe and America are mainly used to fried food, so Chinese restaurants in Europe and America, especially those in the United States, are essentially no different from McDonald's. Fried almost everything, jiaozi spring rolls. And now there are more Mexicans in American Chinese kitchens than in China.

However, this does not mean that "authentic Chinese food" must be unpopular abroad.

Many years ago, I went to Bucharest, the Romanian capital of Eastern Europe, to be a Chinese chef and a Sichuan chef. 20 10 opened its own restaurant in Bucharest, and now it has several branches in Romania.

(waiter in his restaurant)

He has been cooking authentic Sichuan food in Romania, and he hasn't made any progress at all, but Romanians just like it very much. When I visited him in Romania, I saw that the attendance rate of his restaurant was quite good, and guests even had to wait for dinner on non-working days.

You know, his restaurant is not cheap. Four dishes and one soup, excluding drinks and tips, cost almost 15-20 euros, which seems not expensive, but you know that the average salary in Romania does not exceed 600 euros, and it is really quite a lot to spend 20 euros on a meal.

Of course, on the other hand, Romanians like to eat Sichuan food because of their eating habits. In 2009, China Youth Daily published an article entitled "Romanian food is a bit like Chinese food"; It is said that Romanian people's eating habits are similar to Romanian food and Chinese food.

Therefore, whether authentic Chinese food is popular with foreigners depends mainly on whether local people accept the taste of authentic Chinese food.

I have been in Europe and Slovakia for a long time and should have a say. There is a China restaurant, a Japanese restaurant and a local restaurant in the shopping center of the city where I work. I support Chinese restaurants almost every day. Occasionally go to Japanese restaurants and local restaurants. But as far as the popularity of Chinese food in this country is concerned, local restaurants are basically a little more popular than Chinese restaurants and Japanese restaurants, but basically the business of these three restaurants is very good. I asked the owner of the Chinese restaurant, and he said that he has two other restaurants in this city, both of which are doing well. The boss immigrated here himself! I've seen the car he bought. It's a Mercedes-Benz SUV bought in China 1 10,000. I can't remember the specific brand. Anyway, it should be done well! It can also be seen from this point that he has made a lot of money cooking Chinese food here, which reflects the fiery degree of Chinese food abroad! However, I don't think Chinese food here is a traditional dish in China. Basically, it is an improved variety, which tends to be European style. There are no dishes with color, fragrance and taste in the traditional sense of China. If China traditional dishes are cooked formally, it is estimated that it won't take so long. So basically, people who cook Chinese food abroad will make some improvements more or less according to the habits and preferences of local people! Finally, send some pictures of Chinese fast food you usually eat here.

China has always been a country of food, and China's food is the most complex and diverse, such as the United States, New Zealand, Australia and so on. Their food is relatively simple, and the number of restaurants in China is three times that of McDonald's in the United States.

Most Americans often order food, and Chinese food ranks second.

Three facts you need to know

One: Why are there many China restaurants in the United States?

1882 After the promulgation of the Chinese Exclusion Act, an unexpected result was that a large number of restaurant owners from China flooded into the United States. Although the immigration ban has been imposed on China workers for 10 years, the law stipulates that some people can enter the United States as businessmen. After restaurant owners were given this special status, the number of restaurants in the United States began to increase.

Where is the first China restaurant?

1849, the first China restaurant, Guangdong Restaurant, opened in Sanpan. During the peak period from 1848 to 1849, thousands of immigrants moved to northern California, most of them came to Guangdong and China, and they became the first entrepreneurs in the third set. This Cantonese restaurant is not the only Chinese restaurant that opened in Sanpan today, but it is undoubtedly the largest.

Three: How many years did you stay in the oldest Chinese restaurant in China?

Montana is in Beijing (Beijing noodle restaurant) in Bute County. It announced 20 1 1 Welcome 100 birthdays. This shop also serves steak chop suey.

Chinese food is mainly for low-income people in Europe and America. Because the first Chinese restaurants opened that year were mainly southern workers and illegal immigrants. At first, it was positioned as low-grade consumption, and then it gradually formed a concept, coupled with the simple and poor service style of Chinese restaurants in Europe and America. Gradually, it is not particularly popular.

As an American who has lived in the United States for several years, Chinese food in my eyes is far from being as popular as reported. In order to cater to the tastes of foreigners, Chinese food has been improved for local people's eating habits. It's not the same as traditional food in China. Of course, you can still call it Chinese food.

This popularity is unknown elsewhere. Chinese food in America can only be said to be one of various dishes. There are all kinds of delicious food here, such as Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Malay, Italian, Mexican, Salvadoran, Brazilian, Turkish, Russian, Greek, Pacific flavor and so on. There are too many choices. I really don't see how much advantage Chinese food has over others. Moreover, what we think of as delicious food is different among many foreigners. Just like other foods are delicious, we still like to eat the local hometown flavor in the end. Getting used to this thing is hard to change. Whether Chinese food is popular with foreigners or not, we just need to keep a normal heart. Whether people like it or not will not affect Chinese food at all. This is our favorite.

They feel very fashionable.

China's cooking is extensive and profound.

If you like the differences in food culture, it may not be possible. In many cases, it is estimated that it is just a novelty. Of course, if the taste matches, you will go more times, which is no different from eating western food.

There should be popularity, but most of them are from China.

For diet, Chinese people must not have wishful pride. Many people are difficult to adjust, and hundreds of people are mixed, which is absolutely realistic. Don't be fooled by several articles and videos, thinking that foreigners are crazy about Chinese food There are many foreigners who are not used to eating Chinese food and hate Chinese food.

This is actually normal. Just like people in one part of China are not used to or like the tastes in other parts of China. Just different tastes and habits.

China people are so eager to be recognized by the world, and sometimes it is a bit of a cover-up. Be confident, eat whatever you like, and foreigners eat whatever they like.