餐桌艺术The-art-of-the-table

TheartofthetableIntroductiontoChinesecuisinesEightRegionalCuisinesChinacoversalargeterritoryandhasmanynationalities,henceavarietyofChinesefoodwithdifferentbutfantasticandmouthwateringflavor.SinceChina'slocaldisheshavetheirowntypicalcharacteristics,generally,Chinesefoodcanberoughlydividedintoeightregion-alcuisines,whichhasbeenwidelyacceptedaround.•ShandongCuisine•SichuanCuisine•GuangdongCuisine•FujianCuisine•JiangsuCuisine•ZhejiangCuisine•Hunancuisine•AnhuiCuisineShandongCuisineConsistingofJinancuisineandJiaodongcuisine,Shan-dongcuisine,clear,pureandnotgreasy,ischaracterizedbyitsempha-sisonaroma,freshness,crispnessandte-nderness.Shallotandgarlicareusuallyusedasseasoni-ngssoShangdongdishesta-stespungentusually.SoupsaregivenmuchemphasisinShangdongdishes.Thinsoupfeaturesclearandfreshwhilecreamysouplooksthickandtastesstrong.SichuanCuisineSichuanCuisine,knownoftenintheWestasSze-chuanCuisine,isoneofthemostfamousChine-secuisinesintheworld.Characterizedbyitsspi-cyandpungentflavor,Sichuancuisine,prolificoftastes,emphasizesontheuseofchili.Pepperandpricklyashalsoneverfailtoaccompany,pr-oducingtypicalexcitingtastes.GuangdongCuisineCantonesefoodoriginatesfromGuangdong,thesouthernmostprovinceinChina.ThemajorityofoverseasChinesepeoplearefromGuangdong（Canton）soCantoneseisperhapsthemostwidelyavailableChineseregionalcuisineoutsideofChina.FujianCuisineConsistingofFuzhouCuisine,QuanzhouCuis-ineandXiamenCuisine,FujianCuisineisdistin-guishedforitschoiceseafood,beautifulcolorandmagictasteofsweet,sour,saltyandsavory.Themostdistinctfeaturesaretheirpi-ckledtaste.JiangsuCuisineJiangsucuisineiswellknownforitscarefulselectionofingredients,itsmeticulouspreparationmethodology,anditsnot-too-spicy,not-too-blandtaste.SincetheseasonsvaryinclimateconsiderablyinJiangsu,thecuisinealsovariesthroughouttheyear.Iftheflavorisstrong,itisn'ttooheavy;iflight,nottoobland.ZhejiangCuisineComprisinglocalcuisinesofHangzhou,NingboandShaoxing,ZhejiangCuisine,notgreasy,winsitsreputationforfreshness,tenderness,softness,smoothnessofitsdisheswithmellowfragrance.HangzhouCuisineisthemostfamousoneamongthethree.HunancuisineHunancuisineconsistsoflocalCuisinesofXiangjiangRegion,DongtingLakeandXiangxicoteau.Itcharacterizesitselfbythickandpungentflavor.C-hili,pepperands-hallotareusuallynecessariesinthisdivisionAnhuiCuisineAnhuiCuisinechefsfocusmuchmoreattentiononthetemperatureincoo-kingandaregoodatbraisingandstewing.OftenhamswillbeaddedtoimprovetasteandsugarcandyaddedtogainThankYou