中国八大菜系地道英文介绍

Eight Famous Chinese Cuisines Introduction

Since China?s local dishes have their own typical characteristics, generally, Chinese food

can

be

roughly

divided

into

eight

regional

cuisines,

which

has

been

widely

accepted

around

. Certainly, there are many other local cuisines that are famous, such as

Beijing

Cuisine

and

Shanghai Cuisine

.

1. Shandong Cuisine

No.1

famous

Chinese

cuisines

is

Shandong

Cuisine. Consisting

of

Jinan

cuisine

and

Jiaodong cuisine, Shandong cuisine,

clear, pure

and not

greasy

, is characterized by its

emphasis on

aroma

,

freshness, crispness

and

tenderness

.

Shal

’

lot and garlic

are usually

used as seasonings so Shangdong dishes tastes

pungent

usually. Soups are given much

emphasis in Shangdong dishes.

Thin soup

features clear and fresh while

creamy soup

looks thick and tastes strong. Jinan cuisine is

adept at

deep- frying

油炸

, grilling, frying and

stir-frying while Jiaodong division is famous for cooking seafood with fresh and light taste.

Shandong

is

the

birthplace

of

many

famous

ancient

scholars

such

as

Confucious

and

Mencius

. And much of Shandong cuisine?s history is as

old as Confucious himself, making

it the oldest existing major cuisine in China. But don?t expect to gain more wisdom from a

fortune

cookie

曲奇饼

at a Shandong restaurant in the West since fortune cookies aren?t

even

?

digenous

to China.

Shandong is a large

peninsula

surrounded by the sea to the East and the Yellow River

meander

ing

through

the center. As a result, seafood is a major component of Shandong

cuisine.

Shandong?s

most

famous

dish

is

the

Sweat

and

Sour

Carp

糖醋鲤鱼

.

A

truly

authentic Sweet and Sour Carp must come from the Yellow River. But with

the current

amount

of

pollution

in

the

Yellow

River,

you

would

be

better

off

if

the

carp

was

from

elsewhere. Shandong dishes are mainly

quick- fried

, roasted, stir-fried or deep- fried. The

dishes

are

mainly

clear

,

fresh

and

fatty

,

perfect

with

Shandong?s

own

famous

beer,

Qingdao Beer.

2. Sichuan Cuisine

No.2 famous Chinese cuisines is Sichuan Cuisine. Sichuan Cuisine, known often in the

West

as

Szechuan

Cuisine,

is

one

of

the

most

famous

Chinese

cuisines

in

the

world.

Characterized by its spicy and pungent flavor, Sichuan cuisine,

pro

’

lific of

tastes

口感丰厚

,

emphasizes

on

the

use

of

chili

.

Pepper

and

prickly

ash

also

never

fail

to

accompany

,

producing typical exciting tastes. Besides, garlic, ginger and

fermented soybean

are also

used

in

the

cooking

process.

Wild

vegetables

and

animals

are

usually

chosen

as

ingredients,

while

frying,

frying

without

oil,

pickling

and

braising

are

applied

as

basic

cooking

techniques.

It cannot be said

that one

who does

not experience

Sichuan

food

ever reaches China.

If you eat Sichuan cuisine and find it too bland, then you are probably not eating authentic

Sichuan

cuisine.

Chili

peppers

and

prickly

ash

are

used

in

many

dishes,

giving

it

a

distinctively spicy taste, called

ma

in Chinese. It often leaves a slight

numb

sensation

in

the mouth. However, most peppers were brought to China from the Americas in the 18th

century so you can thank global trade for much of Sichuan cuisine?s excellence. Sichuan

hot pot

s are perhaps the most famous hotpots in the world, most notably the Yuan Yang

（

mandarin duck

）

Hotpot half spicy and half clear.

3. Guangdong Cuisine

No.3

famous

Chinese

cuisines

is

Guangdong

Cuisine.

Cantonese

food

originates

from

Guangdong,

the

southernmost

province

in

China.

The

majority

of

overseas

Chinese

people are from Guangdong (

Canton)

so Cantonese is perhaps the most widely available

Chinese regional cuisine outside of China.

Cantonese are known to have an adventurous

?

palate

, able to eat many different kinds of

meats and vegetables. In fact, people in Northern China often say that

Cantonese people

will eat anything that flies except airplanes, anything

that

moves

on

the

ground except

trains, and anything that moves in the water except boats

. This statement is far from the

truth, but Cantonese food is

easily

one of the most diverse and richest cuisines in China.

Many vegetables originate from other parts of the world. It doesn?t use much

spice

调料

,

bringing out the natural flavor of the vegetables and meats.

Tasting

clear, light, crisp and fresh

, Guangdong cuisine, familiar to Westerners, usually

chooses raptors and beasts to produce originative dishes. Its basic cooking techniques

include roasting, stir-frying,

saute

ing, deep- frying, braising, stewing and steaming. Among

them steaming and stir-frying are more commonly applied to preserve the natural flavor.

Guangdong chefs also pay much attention to the artistic presentation of dishes.