What is Chinese food?

Chinese food refers to China-style meals. Among them, there are Guangdong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Anhui cuisine.

besides the "eight major cuisines", there are some influential cuisines in China, such as Northeast Cuisine, Hebei Cuisine, Henan Cuisine, Hubei Cuisine, Local Cuisine, Hakka Cuisine, Jiangxi Cuisine, Beijing Cuisine and Qingzhen Cuisine.

China is a big country in catering culture. For a long time, due to the influence of geographical environment, climate products, cultural traditions and ethnic customs, it has formed a special catering category in East Asia.

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Characteristics of Chinese food

1. In the selection of materials, most people in China are less bound by religious taboos in their diet, and people like to seek novelty in their diet, and they pay attention to rare things, so the selection of materials for Chinese food is very extensive, almost flying, diving and moving.

2. In the processing of raw materials, Chinese chefs are very particular about knife work, and can process raw materials into tiny edges such as silk, diced, sliced and minced.

3. In cooking, the round-bottomed pot and open-flame stove commonly used in Chinese cooking are very suitable for cooking, so there are many cooking methods for Chinese cooking.

4. In terms of taste, most Chinese dishes are obviously salty and varied, and most of them are completely cooked before eating.

5. On the staple food, Chinese food has a clear concept of staple food and non-staple food, and the staple food includes rice, noodles and other products.

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