CHINESE
TRADITIONAL FOOD

Chinese covers a large territory and has many nationalities, hence there is a wide varity of Chinese foods,
each with quite different but fantastic flavors.

SIDE  DISH

Shredded chicken
This side dish was made by a doctor in the late Qing Dynasty, which was made for the soldier. According to the theory that herb and food are all come from same nature world, he cooked chicken with multi-flavored Chinese herb. Finally, by adding some herb powder as condiment, a fresh and delicious side dish was made!

MAIN COURSE


Sichuan fish with Pickled cabbage and chili
Sichuan fish with Pickled cabbage and chili is the name of this main course. It is made by special pickled cabbage, so it taste sour. In the small village of Sichuan, poor people live for fishing. They made this dish and sell it for money.But it later become a popular dish among the family all over China.


Chinese crawfish
Chinese crawfish was a side dish before which people usually have it for night snack. But it become a main course in recent year. Before you enjoy its meat, you have to open its shell. This process slow down the dinner time, which allows people sharing their stories during the dinner and push people closer. This dish is popular among young generation.


Hot Pot
Hot pot was not only well known by chinese people, but also Japanese. But our hot pot was diversiform. The soup for hot pot was different which made by different kind of materials. So that it sometimes tastes spicy, sometimes sweet, sometimes sour, but all are fantastic. Chinese people usually make hot pot at home for celebration.

DESSERT

Milk Tea
Milk tea is the most famous drink in China right now. Milk tea shop are small and delicate. Small cup of milk tea is convenience for customers to take away to anywhere. Milk tea was originating from Hong Kong. Because tea was not good for those people who suffer from stomach illness, people mix tea and milk together for those patients. When you taste it at the first time, you will feel that Hongkong milk tea taste bitter which the bitter favor is heavier than sweet. However, you will fall in love with it when you try one more time!

Canton Pastry
Pastry was famous at Canton. For cantonese, pastry sometimes can replace rice as a staple food. It is common on lunch of Canton which they called "Yum Cha". And it further become a very famous social traditional culture in China. Cantonese loves spending a shinny afternoon sit around toghter and have some pastry with tea. Pastry was mde into small piece because they it match the slow life in there, expecoally for the old generation.

STAPLE FOOD

SHANGHAI PAN FRIED PORK BUN

In Shanghai,the life is different from which in Guangdong. They are fast and intense. People busy for life and work. They have less time to have a big dinner, those kinds of small food like SHANGHAI PAN FRIED PORK BUN allow people to take away and eat fast. which tastes hot and juicy. It is the best choose for breaketfast and lunch.

HAND MADE DUMPLING

ssDumpling is a traditional food in China. People making dumpling when they get together in Spring festive. Dumpling usually filled with meat and vegetable, representing reunion and happiness, and it also represents the best wishes for next year life.