中国南北饮食文化 Food cultures of northern and southern Ch

FoodculturesofnorthernandsouthernChinaChinaisanextremelyvastland,anditisnothardtoimaginethatdifferentgeographicalbackgroundsaffectthenationalcustomsandcharacteristics.Thereare,ofcourse,somedifferencesinfoodcustomsbetweentheSouthandtheNorth.StaplefoodintheNorthenandSounthernChinaIntheSouthofChinaIntheNorthofChinacookedwheatedfood(steamedbuns,steamedtwistedrolls)rice,porriageLanternFestivalfillingglutinousriceballTang-yuansweetdumplingblacksesameWeusuallyeatglutinousriceballsonthelanternfestival.Glutinousriceballscanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Shoulditbesaltyorsweet?beancurdjellysaltandspicysweetfrozenpearsandpersimmonInGuangdongprovince,HongKongandMacao,peopledrinksoupbeforehavingdinner.Theirsoupsvaryindifferentseasons,andfunctionsofthesoupsarevarious.InnorthChina,peopledrinksoupafterhavingdinner,callingitfillinggapsoffood.Thesoupfillsgapsoffoodinthestomachsothatpeoplefeelfullandcanendurethecoldweather.Chinaisanextremelyvastland,anditisnothardtoimaginethatdifferentgeographicalbackgroundsaffectthenationalcustomsandcharacteristics.Thereare,ofcourse,somedifferencesinfoodcustomsbetweentheSouthandtheNorth.Thedifferentcookingmethods煮cook煎fry炒stirfry炸deepfried烘(烤)bake烤(用架子)grill炖stew烹boil蒸steam搅拌stir,mixDoyourecognizethesedishes?Stir-friedbeancurdwithslicedporkandpepper.BeijingroastduckHotdrynoodlesSweetandsourshrimpChickensoupwithmushroomsConversationA:What'sonthemenutoday?B:Fish,beef,pork,chicken,vegetablesandbeancurd.Forstaplefoodwehaverice,steamedbread,stuffedbunsandnoddles.A:Oh,we'reluckytoday,aren'twe?B:I'drathertakestewedcabbagewithbeef.A:IthinkI'lltakefriedfish,becausefishisoneofmyfavorites.B:That'sgood,wecansharewhatwehave.A:Helpyourselfwithsomefish,please.B:Isn'titdeliciousandappetizing?A:I'msorry.Idon'tlikeit.It'salittletoosalty.B:Iseeyoupeoplefromsouthprefersweet,don'tyou?A:Yes,Ilikethefishcookedinsweetandsoursaucebest.Trysomebeef,please.B:Thankyou.I'mthroughwithonesteamedbreadandI'dlikeasecondone.B:Yourappetiteisgood.•DoyouthinkthatmostpeopleinChinaeathealthily?•DoyoulikeChinese-stylerestaurantsorwesternones?•Doyoulikeeatingoutorcookingathome?•Whatdoyouhaveformealseveryday?