Unit 51 Chinese Food

Features : Feed in noodles a lot of meat large amount heavier taste crude hot

 Reasons:  taste depends on climate  because of the humid cold weather and high altitude, people in North China wonder that to perspire is a good method for preventing diseases caused by humidity and cold.

 Typical food in north China  Jiaozi (Chinese Dumpling) is a traditional Chinese Food, which is essential during holidays in Northern China. Chinese dumpling becomes one of the most widely loved foods in China.

 Chinese dumpling is one of the most important food in Chinese New Year. Since the shape of Chinese dumplings is similar to ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots, they symbolize wealth. Traditionally, the members of a family get together to make dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who finds the coin will likely have a good fortune in the New Year. Chinese dumpling is also popular in other Chinese holidays or festivals, so it is part of the Chinese culture or tradition.

 Beijing Roast Duck  Beijing Roast duck is thought to be one of the most delicious dishes all over the world; most visitors coming to Beijing will never forget to have a try. Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing.

 Normally there are many dishes served with the duck, including a dish of fine- cut shallot bars, a dish of cucumber bars and finally a dish of paste-like soy of fermented wheat flour. It is not necessary to order extra soup, for the duck-bone soup is always included in you order. It will be served as the rear dish for the dinner.

Southern cuisine

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second from type variety Cantonese Hunan Pumpkin pig liver mushroom and so on ``````` Cantonese Sichuan Cantonese Sichuan Hunan Cantonese Sichuan fresh /crisp hot/pepper

Generally South food fine （ plate / shape ） variety

reasons geography sunny and mild climate rice four seasons soil different food

tradition mainly ancestors (custom) (respect / fellow) philosophies (Tao harmony ）

Taiwan cuisine

As the more extensive exchange between Taiwan and the mainland, more and more people from the mainland are eager to visit the beautiful island. If you have a chance to visit the island, do you think whether you should have more knowledge about it, especially its food?

Beautiful scenery Culture and Custom Prosperous city life

Four main features 1 popular snacks 2 rice products 3 various styles 4 rare and expensive dishes

 Popular snacks Snacks are very popular in Taiwan; people have the habit to eat snacks in night market at night. Night markets are all over the island like the famous “JiLong night market” and “LiuHe night market” and so on. There are also several quite popular dishes welcomed by Taiwan people, like stinky tofu, beef noodles and danzai noodles.

ZhongHua Street night street JiLong night street LiuHe night streetFengJia night street

 Second, rice products account for the main part of the food. According to statistics, there are no less than one hundred kinds of this food.

Third, many different styles of dishes are served in restaurants. A variety of restaurants which are specialized in cooking a style of food can be very common in the street, Like Beijing style, Sichuan style and also the most important Guangdong style. And foreign food is also very popular, like food from Korea, Japan, the USA and European countries.

 Last, Taiwanese like eating some very rare and expensive meat” dishes. Some strange food always needs some really expensive materials, Like “BiTan fish “and “ShanHe meat”. BiTan fishShanHe meat

That’s all! Thank you!