Many
people talking about China, the first associate to the Chinese food. I always heard someone say “I love
Chinese food”, but I guess, you may not know much more about Chinese cuisine. Alright, I will take you to understand more of Chinese cuisine by this article.
China's cuisines
China’s
long history, vast territory and extensive contact with other nations and cultures
have given birth to distinctive Chinese culinary art. With thousands of years
of creative and accumulative efforts, the Chinese cuisine has become increasingly
popular among more and more overseas gourmets, virtually functioning as an envy
of friendship in China’s cultural exchanges with foreign countries.
The exquisite Chinese culinary art, regarded indisputably as one of the world’s finest culinary traditions, has prevailed all over the world.The nearly endless variety of natural ingredients and methods of preparation employed in Chinese cuisine stand out unequaled in the world, which may very well account for the universal popularity of Chinese restaurants and Chinese cooking overseas.The three important factors, or key elements, by which Chinese cooking is judged, are known as “color, aroma, and taste.”
The
color of Chinese food, the first of these elements which is so evident in Chinese
banquets includes the layout and design of dishes, best exemplified in
particular by the large elaborately-prepared cold dish served at the beginning
of the dinner.
Aroma implies more than what one’s nose can
detect directly, it also includes the freshness of the ingredients used and the
blending of seasonings.
Taste is the art of proper slicing techniques.
These
three essential elements, color, aroma and taste, are achieved by the careful
coordination of a series of delicate activities: selecting ingredients, mixing
flavors, timing the cooking, controlling the heat, and finally, laying out the
food on the plate for the table.
Are you hungry now?
