Friday, March 6, 2009

Local Flavors Make Up the Food Styles


General speaking, Chinese food can be divided into four kinds based on the local flavors.
(1) Shandong Food
There are more than 2500 kinds of Shandong food. It is the food that impacts most greatly and spreads most widely in China. Shandong food is famous for the flavor of its good –looking, tasty and refreshing. The foods almost are made in the ways of frying and quick-boiling. Shandong is rich in sea foods and it has the famous dishes croaker in sweet and sauce, fried carp with sauce, fried pomfret and so on.
(2) Sichuan Food
Sichuan food is famous for refreshing and spicy taste, and flavor in the various condiments and the change of temperature. When discussing Sichuan food, we cannot help thinking of the hot pot. “毛肚火锅”—the thick soup hot pot is the famous hot pot in Sichuan. “麻婆豆腐”-- mapo bean curd, “宫保鸡丁”--salted chicken cubes with chili and peanuts, “怪味鸡”—savory chicken,“干烧鲤鱼”--fried carp are very popular as well.
(3) Jiangsu, Zhejiang Food
This kind of food is well situated with salt and sweet, and majors in the material of seafoods. There are famous dishes like “盐水鸭”—salty ducks, “松子熏肉”--Pine nut smoked streaky pork, and “松鼠桂鱼”--Mandarin fish in the shape of a squirrel。
(4) Guangdong Food
Guangdong food is famous for its sundry materials. The natives say exaggeratedly that everything can be eaten. Freshing, tendering, appetizing are what the native people pursue. The famous Guangdong foods are “龙虎斗”—dragon and tiger fight in lock, “爽口牛丸”—refreshing beef balls, “片皮乳猪”-- slices of cover sucking pig and so on.

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