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Chinese Food Calorie Content

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Chinese Food	Calories per typical serving
Starters
Sesame prawn toasts, per piece	70
Hot and sour soup	80
Prawn wonton, each	80
Spare rib, each	140
Crab and sweetcorn soup	155
Chicken noodle soup	160
Chicken and sweetcorn soup	170
Crispy seaweed	200
Pancake roll	240
Main courses
Chicken in lemon sauce	300
Chicken and pineapple	310
Beef in oyster sauce	340
Beef in yellow bean sauce	360
Beef with green peppers and black bean sauce	380
Chicken and cashew nuts	380
Chicken chop suey	425
Sweet and sour chicken	480
Crispy duck, four pancakes	800
Prawns balls (10) in batter with sweet and sour sauce	1,200

All calorie values are approximate and may vary considerably from one restaurant to the next, depending on the ingredients included. Use these figures as a guideline only.

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Malaysian Food - Chinese Food

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	Malaysian Chinese food in Malaysia is derived from mainland Chinese cuisine but has been influenced by local ingredients and dishes from other cultures though it remains distinctly Chinese. Asam Laksa
Asam Laksa (Malay: Laksa Penang). A bowl of thick white rice noodles served in a soup made of fish meat, tamarind, pineapple and cucumber in slices.

Bak Kut Teh

Bak Kut Teh A soup cooked with herbs, garlic and pork ribs which have been boiled for many hours. In some towns, additional ingredients include sea cucumber and abalone. Bakuteh is believed to have medicinal properties.In chinese, it literally means 'meat bone soup'.

Pao

Pao also known as bao, is a steamed bun made of rice flour, with fillings of various types of meat. It is usually a menu item found in Dim Sum places, although these days it can be seen in most coffee stalls. The town of Kulai outside Johor Baru sells a sweet black bean and lotus variety of Pao.

Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow Stir fried rice noodles with prawns, eggs (pork or chicken), chives and beansprouts. Usually, with an option of cockles as well.

Chee cheong fun

Chee cheong fun is square rice sheets made from a viscous mixture of rice flour and water. This liquid is poured onto a specially-made flat pan in which it is steamed to produce the square rice sheets.

Curry Mee

Curry Mee A bowl of thin yellow noodles mixed with beehoon (rice vermicelli) in spicy curry soup with coconut milk with dried tofu, prawns, cuttlefish, chicken, mint leaves and topped with a special sambal.

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice steamed chicken served with rice cooked in margarine or chicken fat & chicken stock and chicken soup. The rice is usually served in a bowl or a plate but in Malacca (a historical town), the rice is served in the form of rice balls.

Hokkien Mee

Hokkien Mee Kuala Lumpur. A dish of thick yellow noodles fried in thick black soy sauce and pork lard which has been fried until it is crispy. This dish is served only in Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Klang and Kuantan.

Chinese Food Recipe

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Chinese cooking aims at satisfying the tongue as well as the eyes, nose and the imagination. Cooking in China is likened to an art. Color, aroma and fragrance - all three assume pride of place in Chinese cuisine. Colorful ingredients ranging from light green to dark green and white, black, red, yellow and caramel color are regularly used. Aesthetic presentation is an important aspect to Chinese food. This article takes you through the various regional cooking styles of China. Look up our tips on Chinese food recipes.

Chinese Food

Nutrition is also given due importance in various aspects of Chinese cooking. Use of medicinal plants such as scallions, fresh ginger root, garlic, dried lily buds and tree fungus is common. The Chinese belief that food and medicine share the same origin has permeated through the Chinese cooking procedures. One third of meat-based dishes contain vegetable ingredients whereas one third of vegetable preparations contain meat. Water is expected to make up seven-tenths the volume of a soup serving. Adhering to the proportions of ingredients in soups and dishes ensures a meal with good nutritive value.

With its low calorie and low fat dishes, it is little wonder that Chinese cuisine is so popular the world over. Chinese food recipes do not carry many deserts. One of the reasons is that the Chinese tend to end their evening meal with a fruit unlike Westerners who prefer a dessert. Another reason is that chilled deserts never found place in Chinese cuisine because of the lack of a refrigerator in many homes. This is also why most Chinese cake recipes insist on steaming instead of baking - not many homes possess ovens. But the Chinese deserts are popularly eaten on Moon Festival and other special days.

Chinese food is traditionally eaten with Chopsticks. So if you are planning to go to China, you would do well to go to a local Chinese restaurant and practice using chopsticks. The use of chopsticks is attributed to the teachings of Confucius. The use of knife and fork was considered violent and the chopsticks represented gentleness and benevolence.

Chinese Food Styles

Chinese food can be sub divided into the following regional styles:

Cantonese
Hunan
Hakka
Mandarin
Shanghai
Szechwan

Crispy fried noodles with Beef and vegetables, Shark Fin soup, Sweet and sour pork and Deep fried crispy chicken are popular Cantonese Chinese food recipes. Cantonese cooking involves steaming, stir frying and deep frying to bring out the best flavor from the ingredients. Mild and simple sauses are the essense of Cantonese cooking. Use of garlic, spring onions, sugar, salt, soy sauce, rice wine, corn starch and oik is essential for most dishes.

Cantonese food is relatively milder than Szechwan and Guangzhou food. Traditional soups and broths prepared by simmering meat and other ingredients for several hours and spiked with Chinese herbal medicines. Dim sum is a light cuisine meal that includes buns, dumplings and rice rolls and contain a variety of ingredients ranging from beef, chicken, pork, prawns and vegetables. Dim Sum dumplings are either steamed or deep fried.

The Pekingese style of Chinese cooking has a sweeter taste to the dishes. The Peking Duck, roast suckling pig with Jellyfish and Ham in Honey Sauce are popular among this style of Chinese cuisine. The Shanghai style of Chinese food incorporates many vegetable preparations such as Bean Curd, Cold Noodles with Seven Sauces and Vegetarian Goose.

Tips for Chinese food recipes

Drain tofu before using as it allows the tofu to absorb the flavors in the dish.
Marinate fresh meat
Vary the meat and vegetables in a dish so that it brings variety of flavors, colors and textures.
Wash and drip-dry leafy vegetables as this will prevent them from being soggy at the time of stir-frying.
Cut the meat into uniform pieces so that they will cook more evenly.
Cook the toughest and thickest vegetables first during stir-frying.
- Stir fry vegetables separately if you are not sure of the order in which to cook them. Over cooking robs them of their texture and nutritive value.

Chinese food recipe - Cantonese Sweet and Sour Pork

½ cup carrots peeled and sliced
½ cup pineapple chunks
½ cup green bell pepper cut into cubes
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon beaten egg
1-teaspoon oil
Lean boneless pork chops
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry sherry
A pinch of black pepper

Sauce

¾ cup sugar
1/3 cup ketchup
¼ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup water
½ cup vinegar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
Oil for frying ·

Boil carrots, green peppers for a minute. Drain and keep aside with pineapple chunks.
Mix flour, part of the cornstarch, baking powder, egg mixture and oil in a bowl and stir till it becomes a smooth paste sans lumps.
Stir fry the pork with sherry, salt and pepper and keep aside.
Dip marinated pork pieces into the batter and carefully drop into hot oil that has been kept on the wok for frying. Deep fry until mildly golden brown. Cool them.
Make the sweet and sour sauce by combing all the ingredients and bringing to a boil. Add the vinegar only after the boiling. Cook till the sauce is thick.
Add parboiled vegetables and pineapple to the sauce.
Fry pork pieces again for extra crispiness.
Arrange pork pieces in a deep dish and pour sweet and sour sauce over them.

Best New York Chinese Food

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42 E 58TH St., New York, NY (map)
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200B W 44th St, New York, NY (map)
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324 E 57th St, New York, NY (map)
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Chinese Food/Chinese Cuisine, Chinese Food Culture - China

2011-09-28T22:13:00.001+06:00

Food has a special meaning to the Chinese people. The "waste not, want not" ethos means that a surprising range and variety of plants and animals, and every part of a plant or animal is used. This has given rise to a remarkable diversity in regional cuisine, but to Westerners it can be overwhelming - surprising, fantastic, delicious, horrifying or disgusting - but above all, different.

Staple Ingredients

"The Chinese eat everything with four legs, except tables, and everything that flies - except airplanes". What are the staples and main food types of a nation who are willing to eat just about anything? Wild animals, snake, ants, you name it. I f they can find a tasty way to prepare it, the Chinese will eat it with gusto. Here you will find staple foods and the main food types that the C hinese eat. What we tell you here is only the tip of the ice berg regarding the great variety of Chinese food. You are advised to keep an eye out for more during your China trip or take a Cuisine Tour with China Highlights to discover the variety and complexity of Chinese food. Read More

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China Regional Cuisine

China can be divided into many geographical areas, and each area has a distinct style of cooking. The ingredients used in the food are based on the natural agricultural products of the region. In N orthern China, for example, wheat is eaten more than rice as staple food. Food using wheat as its main ingredient, such as noodles and dumplings is prevalent there. Compared to the rather monotonous fare of the North, China's southern cuisine is notable for its exceptional tastiness and its great variety. Most of the famous Chinese dishes served in international capitals, i.e., what is considered "Chinese Cuisine" abroad, belong, in fact, to the cuisine tradition of S outhern China. As for vegetables, cabbage is ubiquitous, served at almost every restaurant. Read More

Eight Distinguished Regional Cuisine

Chuan Cuisine (Sichuan Cuisine)
Cantonese Cuisine (Yue Cuisine)
Lu Cuisine (Shandong Cuisine)
Min Cuisine (Fujian Cuisine)
Su Cuisine (Jiangsu Cuisine)
Xiang Cuisine (Hunan Cuisine)
Hui Cuisine (Anhui Cuisine)
Zhe Cuisine (Zhejiang Cuisine)

Typical Chinese Food

Chinese New Year Food

Chinese New Year Foods are very important to Chinese people. All family members come together to eat at this time. Chinese New Year foods are not only delicious but it is traditional to eat certain foods over this festival. Chinese Dumplings, Fish, Spring Rolls, Nian Gao are usually seen as delicious and eaten at this time. Read More

Chinese Vegetarian Food

Most Chinese vegetarians are Buddhists, following the Buddhist teachings about minimizing suffering. In addition, many Yoga enthusiasts in China are vegetarians or vegans. Nowadays, in order to keep healthy and fit, more and more Chinese people who are not vegetarians or vegans, tend to eat vegetarian food from time to time. Read More

Chinese Medicinal Food

Medicinal food is food with the function of dietetic therapy, which is made by taking medicine and food as materials and processing them through cooking. It is the product of the combination of Chinese traditional medical knowledge and cooking experience. Read More

Eight Popular Chinese Dishes

China is abundant in tourism sources. Delicious foods are indispensable in a good tour. With long history, unique features, numerous styles and exquisite cooking, Chinese Cuisine is one important constituent part of Chinese culture. Chinese dishes are famous for color, aroma, taste, meaning and look. Following are the most eight popular dishes among foreigners and Chinese. Read More

Halal Food in China

Chinese halal food blendes the original Middle East flavors with traditional Chinese dishes, creating its own style. Small muslim restaurants can be found in almost every city and town all over the country. Read more

Chinese Cooking Techniques

Specialty &snack

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About China Specialty & Snack

China has more than 960 thousand square kilometers. There are several tens provinces and municipalities in China and there are so many different kinds of native specialties, snacks, local cuisine in every region. We introduce you to all kinds of Chinese food from North to South, East to West. Chinese cuisine is one of the greatest methods of cooking. Many elements that have influenced its development. The Chinese people enjoy eating good food at all levels of society so cooking has developed into a very sophisticated art. Therefor, Come on with us, let's enjoy these delicious native specialties, snacks and local cuisine.

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It is named after its root, with oval and ball shape, with light yellow hair on its rind. Guilin city and its nearby counties are the main growing areas, of which Yong Fu and Ling Gui Counties are more famous with the planting history of more than 100 years. Mangosteen, from which condiments and cool drinks can be made and ingredients of valuable Chinese ...

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China Food Culture

In fact, it is not easy to brief the civilization of Chinese Food in a short message, it is because, there are more than 56 folks inside the Mainland China, and the large area causes difference dining habits among the difference districts. First of all, we need to know that, the old China was developed in a faming society, and most of the dining habits and meals culture are based on this factor. We introduce some familiar culture to our friends.

Welcome to ASIA GASTRONOMICA

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Chinese Food Restaurant in Riverside CA | Monark Asian Bistro

2011-09-12T00:43:00.000+06:00

Fine Chinese Food Restaurant In Riverside, CA

Monark Asian Bistro provides a fine dining experience in a modern atmosphere. Our menu features classic Chinese and Thai cuisine as well as contemporary Asian-inspired fusion dishes. We intend Monark Asian Bistro Chinese restaurant to be the obvious choice for Chinese food in Riverside, CA. We have dedicated ourselves to providing you with the best Chinese food dining experience available.

From the quality of our dishes, to the professional attitude of our servers, to the ambiance of our décor, nothing has been overlooked in creating a dining experience you will enjoy again and again.

Chinese Food Restaurant With an Asian Fusion Twist

At Monark Asian Bistro our concept of a Chinese Restaurant has evolved from the cliché we all grew up with, including the overly greasy cooking styles, to a complete fine dining experience rivaling the best modern restaurants anywhere.

Every one of our dishes is prepared with the best quality, fresh ingredients. They are cooked to perfection producing a bevy of light, savory, and delightful dishes perfect to accompany a glass of wine.

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Mission Chinese Food review: Distinct, inexpensive

2011-09-12T00:22:00.000+06:00

Mission Chinese Food isn't tops in ambience, but its food is both distinctive and inexpensive.
Credit: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle

When arriving at Lung Shan restaurant on Mission Street, diners will probably be greeted by a dour woman in a Mao-style jacket carrying two menus: a greasy multifold plastic with more than 150 dishes and a single-page folder with the distinctive red rickshaw graphic with "Mission Chinese Food" across the top.

Diners can order from either, but the majority look no farther than the 23 items on the smaller menu. The names may be familiar - broccoli beef ($10), ma po tofu ($9.50) - but the execution is far different, and more complex, than the surroundings and prices would indicate.
It's strange to have two restaurants sharing one location, and it's an even stranger partnership between an old-line Chinese chef and a young upstart. While the dingy dining room is shared space, the two have separate kitchen setups.

Lung Shan has been owned by Sue and Liang Zhou for nine years. Mission Chinese chef-owner Danny Bowien had never cooked Chinese food until he decided to re-create favorite dishes that he and his chef friends in high-end restaurants loved to eat on nights off.
Bowien, who is Korean but reared in Oklahoma City, adapted to the loose Mission vibe when he moved here nine years ago. He sports partly bleached hair that tumbles below his shoulders, wears goggle-like glasses and spends time helping diners navigate the menu.

Mission Chinese is the poster child for alternative dining scenarios. The relationship between the two restaurants started several years ago when co-owner Anthony Myint opened the pop-up restaurant Mission Street Food a couple of nights a week in the same location. He closed it last year to concentrate on his new project: the more upscale and mainstream Commonwealth, which received a three-star review from me last year.

Bowien took over the space nightly in July, and he's since been cooking for a growing audience, particularly at night, where there's often a wait for one of the 60 utilitarian chairs.

Dining with a conscience

Bowien and Myint's social conscience extends to both philanthropy and buying humanely raised ingredients, including organic produce. The products are pristine, and though the most expensive dish is $12.50, they donate 75 cents from each main course to the San Francisco Food Bank. Since they opened in July, that is more than $25,000.

China: Food safety violators to face death penalty .

2011-09-12T00:15:00.000+06:00

China: Food safety violators to face death penalty

A recent wave of exploding watermelons has spotlighted safety fears in China's food sector.

Amid deepening public concerns over the country's food safety following a wave of recent scandals, China's highest court has ordered judges nationwide to hand down harsher sentences, including the death penalty, to people convicted of violating food safety regulations.

In a directive released by the state-run Xinhua news agency over the weekend, the Supreme People's Court said in cases where people die from food safety violations, convicted suspects should be given the death sentence, while criminals involved in non-lethal cases should face longer prison terms and larger fines.

It also called for harsher punishment for government officials found protecting food safety violators or accepting bribes from them.

"The overall food safety situation is stable and improving, but incidents that still occur regularly have seriously endangered people's lives and caused strong social reactions," the directive quoted Wang Shengjun, the country's top judge, as saying. "Our task to maintain food safety remains challenging."

From milk laced with melamine, pigs fed with performance-enhancing drugs to watermelons juiced up with growth-stimulating chemicals, a series of recent scandals have outraged Chinese consumers, despite ramped-up government crackdown and state media campaign against food safety violations.

From last September to April this year, Chinese courts have tried and convicted 106 people accused of violating food safety, including two who received life imprisonment last month in a "melamine milk" case, Xinhua reported.

"It's clear that the credibility of the system will suffer," said Peter K. Ben Embarek, the World Health Organization's food safety official. "The (Chinese) consumer will continue to lose confidence in Chinese products and consumers abroad will equally lose confidence in Chinese products."

The latest announcement by China's supreme court, however, seems to run counter to another recent initiative to limit the use of the death penalty by the same court.

In its annual work report, the Supreme People's Court last week instructed lower courts to suspend death sentences for two years if an immediate execution is not deemed necessary.

The Chinese legislature had earlier amended the country's penal code to reduce the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55.

China executes more people than all other countries combined, according to Amnesty International. It estimated the figure, considered a state secret, to be in the thousands last year for "a wide range of crimes that include non-violent offences."

The number of executions elsewhere in the world in 2010 was at least 527, according to the London-based group's annual report released earlier this year.

Chinese Food and Drink, Food in China, Chinese Cuisine

2011-09-11T23:59:00.000+06:00

General Introduction to Chinese Food and Drink

Chinese food and drink attach a special meaning towards the Chinese people. They have a common saying: “The masses regard food as their heaven”, which means that food is people's primal want. Eating does not just mean to fill the stomach. Having food at one's disposal, being able to consume a good amount of food, and knowing what and how to eat are all viewed as a good fortune.

The Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu once said: "Governing a great nation is much like cooking a small fish." He meant that governing a country required just the right seasonings and adjustments for successful results. This metaphor clearly illustrates the significance of food in Chinese culture.
The importance of food in Chinese culture and daily life is reflected in greetings. For instance, instead of asking “How are you. it is quite normal to ask “Have you eaten. The logic behind is that people who have just eaten should feel well and happy.

How are balance and harmony contained in Chinese food and drink?
A meal in Chinese culture is typically seen as consisting of two general components. One is main food --- a carbohydrate source or starch, typically rice (predominant in southern parts of China), noodles, or buns (predominant in northern parts of China). The other one is accompanying dishes, such as vegetables, fish, meat or other items. This is different from Western meals which meat or animal protein is often considered as the main dish. In fact, it is a harmony among grain, vegetable and meat. Chinese foods pay much attention on perfect harmony with the color, aroma, taste and shape, which share equal importance in the preparation of each dish, thereby, satisfying the gustatory, olfactory, and visual senses. A good dish itself is a work of art which can be attractive to every sensory organ of people. Usually, a meat or a vegetable dish is prepared from one main ingredient and two to three secondary ingredients. These ingredients’ colors, aromas, tastes, shapes and nutrition should match each other very well. It is then cooked with the appropriate method, seasonings and sauces to result in an aesthetically attractive dish. The primary methods of preparation include stir-frying, stewing, steaming, deep-frying, flash-frying, and pan-frying.
	Chinese people like having meals together with their relatives and friends. All people have their own main food but share dishes which are put in the center of table. Despite of hygiene concern, the atmosphere is very lively and the relationship of the people becomes closer due to the sharing. It is why the family reunion meal is so important for every family member. It is not only a time to enjoy delicious and various foods and drinks, but an occasion to unit a family together.
What’s more, friends also have meals together to improve their friendship. Businessmen have meals together to establish new business and preserve old ones. People have meals together on the occasion of the birth of babies, weddings, birthdays, academic or professional promotions and even burial. Eating is much more than physical enjoyment and it is a good way to maintain social harmony. As we all know, Chinese people like eating food with chopsticks. They are very difficult for some western people who usually use spoons and knives. It might be the simplest eating tools. The two sticks also express the wisdom of harmony and balance.

Drinking is not an exception. Good tea is a perfect mixture of tea leaves, water and vessel. People with high demand on tea drinking like to steep tea with snow on flowers, spring or rain, which can best present the flavor of tea leaves. Tea drinking aficionados usually enjoy the beauty and feel of teapots. Good tea vessels can preserve heat, make flavor more natural and lingering. Beautifully shaped and elegantly colored, those vessels are graceful works of art, making tea drinking an action of art, elegance and romance.


How can Chinese food and drink preserve health? Nutrition is also an important concern. The principle of the harmonization of foods can be traced back to Yi Yin, the scholar of Shang dynasty. He related the five flavors of sweet, sour bitter, piquant, and salty to the nutritional needs of the five major organ systems of the body --- heart, liver, spleen/pancreas, lungs and kidneys, and stressed their roles in maintaining good physical health. In fact, many of the plants used in Chinese cooking, such as scallions, fresh ginger root, garlic, dried lily buds, tree fungus, and so forth, have properties of preventing and alleviating various illnesses.
The Chinese have a traditional belief in the medicinal value of food, and that food and medicine share the same origin. This view could be considered as a forerunner of nutritional science in China. The correct ingredient proportions must be adhered to in the preparation of each dish or soup in order to ensure full nutritional value. Tea is China's national drink. It contains vitamins, tea derivatives, essential oils, and fluoride. Since it can improve eyesight and alertness, Chinese believe that frequent tea drinkers enjoy an increased life span. Tea has come to be generally recognized as a natural health food.
Its medical properties and benefits to the human body have actually been scientifically proven. Today, scientific research in both Eastern and Western world is providing strong evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study, indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent

Chinese Food, Chinese Food Culture, Chinese Cooking Art .

2011-09-11T23:46:00.000+06:00

Chinese Food

Chinese FoodFood has a special meaning to the Chinese people. The waste not, want not ethos means that a surprising range and variety of plants and animals, and every part of a plant or animal is used. This has given rise to a remarkable diversity in the regional cuisine, but to westerners it can be overwhelming - surprising, fantastic, delicious, horrifying or disgusting. Chinese cooking artIn China, cooking is an art. Quite different from Western cookingwhose recipes are followed strictly like laboratory instructions, Chinese cooking always allows for a creative and stylistic touch to it.

Chinese Food

Food has a special meaning to the Chinese people. The "waste not, want not" ethos means that a surprising range and variety of plants and animals, and every part of a plant or animal is used. This has given rise to a remarkable diversity in the regional cuisine, but to westerners it can be overwhelming - surprising, fantastic, delicious, horrifying or disgusting.

Chinese cooking art

In China, cooking is an art. Quite different from Western cooking whose recipes are followed strictly like laboratory instructions, Chinese cooking always allows for a creative and stylistic touch to it. Besides, great attention is paid to the aesthetic appreciation of the food. A good Chinese dish should be a great combination of taste and apperance.

Chinese cooking art

Eight Distinct Regional Cuisine

China's vast territory and diverse climates has given risen to distinct regional cuisines over the country. There are main eight major culinary schools throughout the nation, each of which boast its characteristic way of cooking and unique taste.

Chinese Medicine Food

Medicinal food is kind of food which can be used for dietetic therapy, and is processed through cooking. The final result is a combination of Chinese traditional medical knowledge and cooking experience.

Chinese Table Manners

Chinese people love to eat and China boasts one of the world's greatest cuisines. During the long period of development of the eating culture, there formed many things about the eating that foreign visitors may find quite different from what they are used to and even feel weird.

Staples and Main Food Types

"The Chinese eat everything with four legs, except tables, and everything that flies, except airplanes". What are the staples and main food types of a nation who are willing to eat just about anything? Wild animals, snake, ants, you name it. If they can find a tasty way to prepare it, the Chinese will eat it with gusto. Here you will find staple foods and the main food types that the Chinese eat. What we tell you here is only the tip of the ice berg regarding the great variety of Chinese food.

Chinese New Year Food

Chinese Vegetarian Food

Most Chinese vegetarians are Buddhists, following the Buddhist teachings about minimizing suffering. In addition, many Yoga practicers in China are vegetarians or vegans. Nowadays, in order to keep health and fit, more and more Chinese people who are not vegetarians or vegans, tend to eat vegetarian food from time to time.

Easy DIY Recipes

Many Chinese dishes during people's daily life are easy to cook. For Example, Fried Rice with Egg takes only minutes to make. Others, such as Jiiaozi Stuffed with Leek and Pork, Saozi Noodles and Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs, take longer but still consist of only a few simple steps. Many of the ingredients can be readily available at the local supermarkets, while others may require a trip to a Chinese/Asian market or using a substitute. Here are some easy DIY recipe ideas. Even you are new to Chinese cooking, you can cook fine Chinese food by following the easy DIY recipes.

Chinese Food Recipes - Chinese Recipes - Cooking Chinese Cuisine

2011-09-11T22:22:00.001+06:00

About Chinese Food and Cooking

Chinese cuisine has become a staple world food, loved by people in all countries and of all walks of life. A third of the world’s population enjoys Chinese food every day, because it offers dishes that are known to be some of the tastiest and unique in the world. Although it started off in China, the trend of this oriental cuisine has become widespread in the Western world, exemplifying the quality and lovability of Chinese food.

"Have you eaten already?" is a popular greeting among the Chinese.

People of the Western culture appreciate Chinese food for its combination of superb taste and affordability. Instead of seeing it as a foreign food that is never to be understood and difficult to cook, it has become known that Chinese cuisine is in fact easy and convenient to make in the comfort of one’s own home. With all the basic ingredients of common dishes such as bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts available from any neighborhood supermarket, Chinese food has been localized for people everywhere. Instead of seeing it as a special treat, people can recreate the glamor of Chinese cuisine in their own kitchen.

In addition to being easy to make, the characteristic of Chinese food is that it brings a flavor to the table for everyone. From sweet and sour to spicy, from chicken to beef to pork, there is a huge variety of dishes that can be served. Not only is Chinese food tasty, but it packs a punch of nutrition too. Rich in vitamins and often steamed or stir fried, a Chinese dish requires minimum cooking time and retain maximum health value.

"Color, aroma and flavor are not the only the key elements in Chinese cooking; nutrition is also a priority."

The dishes of Chinese cuisine are recognized by many: Sweet and Sour Pork, Chinese dumpling, Kung Pao Chicken are popular favorites to be paired with Chow Mein noodles or Fried Rice. Here at Chinesefood-recipes.com you will find all of these tasty recipes, free for you to browse, enjoy and share. Sections such as Cooking Tips and Ingredients will make the journey faster and easier, getting you on your way to becoming an expert in Chinese cooking. Enjoy!

Confucius (551-479 B.C.) said, "The path to your friend's heart and soul begins from your cooking."

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Recipe of the day: Crispy Shrimps with Chinese Dipping Sauce

Serves 4
Ingredients:

450 g medium-sized raw shrimps, peeled
¼ tsp salt
6 tbsp groundnut oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2.5 cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
4 stems fresh coriander, leaves and stems roughly chopped

For the Chinese dipping sauce:

3 tbsp dark soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp chilli oil
2 spring onions, finely shredded

Directions:

Using a sharp knife, remove the black vein along the back of the shrimps. Sprinkle the shrimps with the salt and set aside for 15 minutes. Pat dry on kitchen towel.
Heat a wok or large frying pan, add the groundnut oil and when hot, add the shrimps and stir-fry in 2 batches for about 1 minute, or until they turn pink and are almost cooked. Using a slotted spoon, remove the shrimps and keep warm in a low oven.
Drain the oil from the wok, leaving 1 tbsp. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the coriander, return the shrimps and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the shrimps are cooked through and the garlic is golden. Turn into a warmed serving dish.
For the dipping sauce, using a fork, beat together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, caster sugar and chili oil in a small bowl. Stir in the spring onions. Serve immediately with the hot shrimps.

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The Importance of Microwave Cooking

Microwave cooking is a fast, simple and hygienic way of cooking. It will retain food's original flavor, and freshness. Only if you follow our recipes closely, you will be ensured of success in turning out a delicious recipe.

If you are a beginner, do not cook food on long timing to avoid over-cooking.

Cooking time and food quantity should be in proportion. When cooking large portion of food, stir the food at short intervals to allow even cooking.

To avoid food dehydration, cover the food while cooking. Food marinated with cornflour (e.g. meat, prawns) should have oil added to avoid sticking in a lump. Because microwave cooking is faster than the conventional, it is important to marinate food properly to ensure proper seasoning.

When soup needs thickening, add corn flour with a little water into the boiling soup and stir briskly till it turns translucent. If the soup quantity is more than you need, prolong boiling period to evaporate extra moisture.
When using microwave oven to boil soup, there is no need to add in water again if seasoning or stock is added to the soup.

Microwave cooking is most effective for food up to a maximum of 1 inches thick. To ensure even cooking, spread your food evenly with harder-to-cook part at the top.

If food is not cooked or not tender enough, do not uncover or unwrap the food, but let it simmer for a while.
When cooking hard stem vegetables, place the vegetables in a criss-cross position.

Once when the microwave oven door opens, the microwave will cut off automatically. To continue cooking them, you have to start oven by pressing the button again.