Chinese Cuisine

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• Chinese Cuisine???

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Chinese Culinary Culture

• China has a civilized history of 5,000 years and
  Chinese cuisine has evolved over time. Its
  culinary techniques, preparation, serving and
  appreciation of food have been developed to the
  highest level. Cooking has occupied an important
  position in Chinese culture throughout its
  history. Chinese culture considers cooking an art
  and a science.

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Chinese Culinary Culture ?????

• Rich and poor, the Chinese people consider
  that delicious and nutritious food is a basic
  necessity. There is an old Chinese saying Food
  is the first necessity of the people.

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Chinese Culinary Culture Influence of
Confucianism Taoism

• The two dominant philosophies of Chinese culture
  both had extreme influences on the political and
  economic history of the country but it is less
  well known that they also influenced the
  development of the culinary arts.

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Influence of Confucianism live to eat

• Confucius emphasized the artistic and social
  aspects of cookery and eating. The Chinese dont
  gather together without involving food - it is
  considered to be poor etiquette to invite friends
  to your home without providing appropriate food.

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Influence of Taoismeat to live

• On the other hand, Tao encouraged research into
  the nourishment aspects of food and cookery.
  Rather than concentrating on taste and
  appearance, Taoists were concerned with the
  nourishment of the body, prevention of disease
  and the search for longevity.

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Cantonese Cuisine ??

• Cantonese (Yue) cuisine comes from Guangdong in
  southern China. Of all the regional varieties of
  Chinese cuisine, Cantonese is renowned both
  inside and outside China. Its prominence outside
  China is due to its palatability to Westerners
  and the great numbers of early emigrants from
  Guangdong. In China, too, it enjoys great
  prestige among the eight great traditions of
  Chinese cuisine, and Cantonese chefs are highly
  sought after throughout the country.

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White boiled shrimp???

• White boiled shrimp is a variety of night dish in
  Cantonese cuisine. The dish is made with shrimp
  in boiling (?) hot water, and served with the
  shells. The shrimp is then eaten with soy sauce.
  When finished, people wash their hands in a bowl
  of warm tea and lemon.

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Hunan cuisine ???,??

• Hunan cuisine consists of the cuisines of the
  Xiang River region, Dongting Lake and western
  Hunan Province, in China.
• Hunan cuisine is well known for its hot spicy
  flavor, fresh aroma and deep color. Common
  cooking techniques include stewing, frying,
  pot-roasting, braising, and smoking.

Chairman Mao's Red-Braised Pork ?????
A dish in memory of Chairman Mao. The sweet,
aromatic chunks of meat are irresistible
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Szechuan cuisine ???,??

• Szechuan cuisine, is a style of Chinese cuisine
  originating in Sichuan Province of southwestern
  China famed for bold flavors, particularly the
  pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use
  of garlic and chili peppers, as well as the
  unique flavour of the Sichuan peppercorn (??).
  Peanuts are also a prominent ingredient in
  Szechuan cooking.

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Kung Pao chicken ????

• Kung Pao chicken is a classic dish in Szechuan
  cuisine, The dish is named after Ding Baozhen
  (18201886), a late Qing Dynasty official. Born
  in Guizhou, Ding served as head of Shandong
  province and later as governor of Sichuan
  province. His title was Gong Bao (??), or
  palatial guardian. The name "Kung Pao" chicken is
  derived from this title.

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Fujian cuisine?? , ???

• Key ingreidenit
• Fermented fish sauce,
• known locally as shrimp oil
• (??) is derived from fish
• that have been allowed to
• ferment.

Fermented fish sauce ??/ ??