CHINESE FOOD

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CHINESE FOOD

• Anything that walks, swims, crawls, or flies
  with its back to heaven is edible (A Cantonese
  saying)

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History of Chinese Food

• China is a country where the preparation and
  appreciation of food has been developed to the
  highest level over many centuries. Chinese
  culture considers cooking an art. All other
  philosophies consider the preparation of food a
  craft.

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Confucius

• Confucius loved and respected cooking. He taught
  table etiquette and respected the art of good
  manners, most of which still apply today. For
  example, the tradition of cutting food into bite
  size pieces during preparation, and not at the
  table is unique to the Chinese culture. The use
  of knives at dinner is considered poor taste,
  because Confucius thought that instruments used
  for killing should be banned from the dinner
  table. This is why the Chinese invented and still
  use chopsticks.

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Taoism

• Taoists were interested in the healthy aspects of
  food. They discovered that certain foods had
  medicinal value. For example, ginger is used to
  soothe an upset tummy and also as a cure for a
  cold.

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Types of Food - Dim Sum

• A unique Chinese food is Dim Sum. Dim Sum is more
  than a category of dishes it is an eating habit.
  Dim Sum can be steamed, fried or braised and are
  eaten as a small snack. Dim Sum is of Cantonese
  origin.

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Types of Food - Rice and Noodles

• Rice, known as fan, is the most basic staple food
  in China.
• Noodles occupy an important position in Chinese
  cuisine. Really the Chinese invented the
  noodles, and they were brought to the European
  noodle country, Italy, by Marco Polo only in the
  13th century. There are two kinds of noodles, egg
  or mien and rice noodle or bijon (in English they
  are sometimes called glass noodles because they
  look like they are made of glass and almost see
  through).
• According to the superstitious Chinese, long
  noodles mean long life.

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Types of Food - Soups

• Two of the most famous Chinese soups are Shark
  Fin and Birds Nest Soup. Shark Fin Soup is not
  as popular today as people are concerned about
  the killing of so many innocent sharks. My advice
  is DO NOT EAT SHARK FIN SOUP. When the buying
  stops the killing can too!
• Birds Nest Soup really is made from Swallows
  nests, who build them from seaweed, and glue this
  together with their saliva - YUK!

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Types of Food - Weird and Wonderful?!

• Chinese love to eat all sorts of fish and meat,
  including Snake, Cat and Dog. Snake meat (which
  tastes like chicken) is popular in winter as it
  is considered to be heart warming.
• A special dish named Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger is
  made from snake, chicken and cat and is supposed
  to make you fell young and energetic!
• Pork is the most common meat in all Chinese
  cooking

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My Favorite Dishes

• My favorite dishes are dim sum, noodles, fried
  rice yeung chow style, salt and pepper prawns,
  and spring rolls.

• Me and my family love to go to Chinese
  restaurants on Lamma. Sometimes we choose our own
  live fish from the water tanks to have for lunch.

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The End...

• Of the Meal!