What are the characteristics of China's food culture?

Because of China's vastness, the vastness of the land, the climate, products, customs and habits of different places, for a long time, in the diet has also formed a number of flavors. China has always had a "southern rice and northern noodles", the taste of "southern sweet and salty, sour and spicy" points, mainly Ba Shu, Qilu, Huaiyang, Guangdong and Fujian four major flavors.

"Beautiful" food

Seasonal differences

All year round, according to the season and eat, is another major feature of Chinese cooking. Since ancient times, China has been seasoned according to seasonal changes to seasoning, vegetables, winter flavor mellow and thick, summer light and cool; winter stew stew simmering, summer more cold frozen.

Paying attention to beauty

Chinese cooking, not only skilled, but also pay attention to the aesthetic tradition of dishes, pay attention to food color, aroma, taste, shape, and the coordination of the device. 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 the color, aroma, taste, shape and beauty of the harmony and unity, to give a person with a high degree of unity of the spirit and the material enjoyment of the special.

Focus on interest

Chinese cooking has long been focusing on the taste of interest, not only on the color, aroma and taste of the meal snacks have strict requirements, but also on the naming of them, the way to taste, the rhythm of the meal, entertainment interspersed with certain requirements. The name of the Chinese cuisine can be said to be out of the gods, elegance and vulgarity **** appreciation. The name of the dish both according to the main, auxiliary, seasonings and cooking methods of realistic naming, but also according to historical stories, myths and legends, celebrities, food interests, dishes named after the image, such as "Family Fortunes", "generals over the bridge", " lion's head", "called chicken", "dragon and phoenix", "Hongmen Banquet", "Dongpo Pork ".

The combination of food and medicine

Chinese cooking technology, and health care has a close link, thousands of years ago, there is 'medical food with the same source' and 'medicinal meals with the same function', the use of food raw materials, medicinal value, made into a variety of delicious dishes, to achieve the purpose of some disease prevention and treatment