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Acquaintances always say “nín chī le ma? ” when they meet each other, instead of “nǐ hǎo”. You can answer with “yes” or “no” according to your real situaon. People don’t want to know if you have eaten or not. They just say hello to you. Chinese cuisine (zhōngguó cài )

Chinese cuisine is world-famous for its perfect combinaon of “color, aroma, taste and appearance”. Chinese food philosophy The Chinese believe that we are surrounded by five energy fields: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. However, the elements are not stac: they are constantly moving and changing. metalwhitesour Liver

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Lungs Heart Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

1. Shandong Cuisine the oldest existing major cuisine

Typical Material： Seafood，Green onion，Ginger

Main Features： Shandong Cuisine * quick-fried, roasted, stir-fried or deep fried * a little salty but fresh and well-known for its freshness, tenderness, rich in taste, and crispness.

Famous Dish： Sweat and Sour Carp Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

2. Sichuan Cuisine the most famous Chinese cuisines

Typical Material： Wild vegetables and animals

Main Features： Shandong Cuisine * spicy and pungent flavor * often leaves a slight numb sensation in the mouth. Sichuan Cuisine Famous Dish： Sichuan hot pots， Chili water boiled fish Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

In fact, people in Northern 3. Guangdong Cuisine China often say that the most widely available Chinese Cantonese people will eat regional cuisine outside of China. anything that flies except airplanes, anything that Typical Material： moves on the ground except Cantonese are known to have an trains, and anything that adventurous palate, able to eat many moves in the waterShandong Cuisine except different kinds of meats and vegetables. boats.

Main Features： * doesn't use much spice, bringing out Sichuan Cuisine the natural flavor * tasting clear, light, crisp and fresh

Famous Dish： Cantonese Cuisine Sweet and Sour Pork ， Dragon Tiger Fight Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

4. Fujian Cuisine

Fujian Cuisine is distinguished for its choice seafood, beautiful color and magic taste of sweet, sour, salty and savory. The most distinct features are their "pickled taste". Shandong Cuisine

Famous Dish： Fo Tiao Qiang Buddha jumping over the wall Sichuan Cuisine （Steamed Abalone with Shark's Fin and Fish Maw） Fujian Cuisine

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5. Jiangsu Cuisine also called Huaiyang Cuisine

Main Features： * main cooking techniques are braising and stewing, thereby enhancing the original flavor and sauce. Shandong Cuisine * elegant color, novel sculpts, with salt Jiangsu Cuisine and sweet taste

Famous Dish： Sichuan Cuisine Shizi Tou Lion's head Fujian Cuisine （Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce） Cantonese Cuisine Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

6. Zhejiang Cuisine

As Zhejiang cuisine consists of hundreds of small delicacies from its main cities, it takes in Hangzhou's fineness and diversification, Ningbo's softness and originality, and Shaoxing's Shandong Cuisine pastoral interests. Hangzhou, once the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, it Jiangsu Cuisine is customary to endow cuisine with dainty place-names. Sichuan Cuisine Zhejiang Cuisine Famous Dish： Fujian Cuisine West-lake braised fish in vinegar Shelled shrimps cooked in Longjing tea Cantonese Cuisine Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

7. Hunan Cuisine

Main Features： Hunan cuisine lays a stress on the use of oil, dense color, and techniques that produce crispness, softness and tenderness as well as the savory flavors Shandong Cuisine and spices. Jiangsu Cuisine Famous Dish： Hunan Cuisine Stewed fins Sichuan Cuisine Dong An chicken Zhejiang Cuisine

Fujian Cuisine

Cantonese Cuisine Chinese Eight Regional Cuisines

8. Anhui Cuisine

Main Features： you will find less fried or quick-fried dishes than those that are braised. People here are inclined to add ham as seasoning and sugar candy to enrich the Shandong Cuisine freshness and are quite accomplished in the art of cooking. Hunan Cuisine Jiangsu Cuisine Famous Dish： Anhui Cuisine Sichuan Cuisine Braised turtle with ham Zhejiang Cuisine Fuliji Grilled chicken Fujian Cuisine

Cantonese Cuisine Other Famous Regional Cuisines

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