Chinese menus offer a wide variety of food. Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture, which includes cuisine originating from the diverse regions of China, as well as from Overseas Chinese who have settled in other parts of the world.
Features of Chinese Food
Chinese food, rich and colorful, has diversified color, aromatic flavor, and excellent taste as its main features. With these three characteristics, it is not only tasty but also a work of art for people to appreciate.
Top Chinese Dishes You Must Try
The vast territory and profound history of China endow the country with not only various natural landscape and historical relics, but also abundant food culture. The Chinese food can be divided into Eight Cuisines including both sweet and sour flavors as well as hot and spicy tastes. Following is a list of the top Chinese dishes among people at home and abroad:- Dumblings
- Momos3
- Chow Mein
- Spring Rolls
- Ma Po Tofu
- Egg Roll.
- Sesame Chicken.
- Wonton Soup.
- Fried Rice.
- Sweet and Sour Chicken.
- Orange Chicken
And many more........
Interesting Chinese Food Facts You May Not Know
Chinese Staple Food: Noodle Vs. Rice
Northern people like to eat noodles and regard it as the main food, because the dry northern climate is suitable for the growth of wheat. There are all kinds of noodles in the north such as Hand-pulled Noodles, Minced Noodles, and Noodles with Soybean Paste. Southerners are more likely to eat rice as their staple food. In the south, the climate is hot and rainy, and paddy fields are the main cultivated land, so rice is abundant. Southerners also eat noodles, but most of them are rice noodles. Nowadays, generally both noodles and rice are offered in the restaurants in China.
The Healthiest Food Around the World
This is probably the most attracting Chinese food fact. Chinese like fresh ingredients and always try to achieve a balanced portion of vegetables and meat, to provide all nutrition the body needs. Some healthy cooking methods also have been invented, such as steaming and boiling, which destroys the nutrition in the ingredients to the least extent.
Rich Variety of Vegetables
There are a plenty kinds of vegetables in China, including the plants’ leaves, flowers, roots, branches, and seeds. Many of them you may have never seen or heard of, such as bitter melon, bamboo shoots, and fungi.
Various Cuisines
A number of cuisines have been formed in China thanks to the differences of climate, geography, products and dietary customs. The most famous and influential 8 Chinese Cuisines are Shandong Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Cantonese Cuisine, Jiangsu Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine, Zhejiang Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine and Anhui Cuisine. Other cuisines like Beijing cuisine, northeast cuisine, and Uygur cuisine are also worthy to taste.
Chopsticks - The Magic Eating Tool for Chinese
Traditionally, Chinese eat with chopsticks. For this reason, most dishes are served at bite-size, which are easy to be picked by chopsticks.
Delicate Decoration
In addition to fragrance and taste, Chinese emphasizes the appearance of the dishes. They believe beautiful appearances can promote the appetite. After being cooked, the dishes are usually set on various plates, shaped finely and decorated creativel
Overseas Chinese Food Localized
One of the most important Chinese food facts you need to know is that Chinese food in the foreign countries has been adapted to local flavors. General Tao's Chicken and Stewed Chicken with Orange Sauce, very popular in America, are not traditional Chinese dishes. Even many Chinese may not know about that. The authentic representative Chinese dishes include Peking Roast Duck, Kung Pao Chicken, Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish, and fried rice.
Chinese foods have their own importance through worldwide for their unique taste and aroma.
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