Chinese Cuisine Team Tripod

Objective vs. Subjective Objective: An outside, non-bias opinion towards a topic (i.e. observing the fact that there are different types of food; rice) Subjective: Understanding the meaning, value, and culture of a topic (i.e. how, why, and when do they eat certain foods)

North China Climate - cold and dry winters - rugged - little rain Major Crops/Staple Foods -Millet and Wheat

North China Influences - Mongolian and Muslim Traditions Characteristics - Seasonings (vinegar, garlic, coriander, leeks, and salt)

North China Peking Duck Mutton (Sesame Seed Mutton) Queen Mother's Cake

Northeastern China Climate - Harsh winters - Slow growing season Major Crops/Staple foods - Wheat (noodles, steam buns) - Pickled and preserved foods Suan Cai

Northeastern China Influences - generous and kind-hearted - Machu cuisine Characteristics - flavorful, colorful, soft food, strong taste - raw veggies and seafood in coastal areas

Northeastern China Pork and Chive Dumplings Congee Suan Cai Hot Pot Tealeaf Stewed Hard Boiled Eggs Nian Dou Bao

Eastern China's Cuisine Characteristic - Cooked slowly - "Red Cooking" - Sweet and oily "Shanghainese" diversity Geography - Numerous bodies of water (i.e. The Yangtze River)

Western China Sichuan and Hunan cuisines - Hot and spicy Common Characteristic: - Beef

Central and South China cooking style and ingredients used freshness of the ingredients cooking the food just enough to have its original color lacks seasoning so the food has its natural flavor dishes are almost always served with rice common cooking methods are steaming, stir-frying, shallow frying, double boiling, braising and deep-frying

South China Cusine examples of Cantonese Style Cooking Shark fin soup Cantonese style steamed fish

Central and South China Crops major crops rice (staple crop of south China) sugarcane mulberries (grown primarily for silkworm culture) fruit freshwater fishes raised in ponds sweet potatoes tea

Objective vs. Subjective -European influence -regional recipes coming in from ports -Isolation from other regions -history (Queen Cakes) -Dishes as a symbol of power Objective -cooking methods and ingredients

Dumplings Dumplings Video :D

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