Chinese Cooking

  There is an old saying in China called ‘Food is the first necessity of the people’. We all know that Chinese is very particular about food, I am no exception. Chinese cooking culture has four main characteristics

  First, flavor variety. Because China has a vast national territory and abundant resources, climate, products, customs and habits are different in different province, also has a lot of flavor. People in south China like rice while people in north China prefer flour. In taste, it is always like south sweet, north salty, west spicy and east sour.

  Second, food in four seasons is different. Chinese eat different things according to season, it is another characteristic. In summer, we choose more cold dishes while in winter, we will eat more stew and hot soup.

  Third, pay attention to beauty. Chinese cooking not only about technical skills, but also pay attention to food's color, smell, taste, shape. No matter it is a carrot or a Chinese cabbage, it can be carved to various shapes to make the  color, smell, taste and shape harmony and unity. Chinese cooking can give a person special enjoyment of highly unification of spirit and material.

  Fourth, pay attention to conception. Chinese cooking also pay attention to the  name, table manner and alternate entertainment. Chinese dishes names can be said to have a style of it's own. Name of the dish can be according to the main material and cooking methods, also can be according to historical stories, myths and legends, such as ' the lion head ', ' Dongpo meat', 'dragon and phoenix '.