{"id":802,"date":"2017-06-06T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/?p=802"},"modified":"2021-02-12T12:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T04:07:42","slug":"chinese-cuisine-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/chinese-cuisine-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything about Chinese Cuisine &#8211; History, Facts, Origins, Classification, Culture &#038; Influences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>History of Chinese Culinary Arts (In brief)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_804\" style=\"width: 2510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-804\" class=\"size-full wp-image-804 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937.jpg\" alt=\"chinese food\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/1667;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source : imperialpeking.com.au<\/p><\/div>\n<p>China\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0reputation as the\u00a0Kingdom of Cuisine. Its unique geographical environment, local produces\u00a0and ingredients, local customs, cultural traditions, ethnic inheritance, and some of the popular local authentic flavors have played an important influence over\u00a0the development of Chinese Cuisine\u00a0as it is today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_817\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-817\" class=\"size-full wp-image-817 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3278463450_a9c394dbb2_o-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Eight Cuisine of China Map\" width=\"676\" height=\"452\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3278463450_a9c394dbb2_o-edited.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3278463450_a9c394dbb2_o-edited-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3278463450_a9c394dbb2_o-edited-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 676px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 676\/452;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geography of Eight Cuisine of China (Source : 265g.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Eight Cuisine of China (\u516b\u5927\u83dc\u7cfb)<\/strong> is <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Sichuan cuisine<\/span>, Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Jiangsu\u00a0cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Anhui cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>During the <em>Eastern Zhou period <\/em>(770\u2013255 BC), Chinese cuisine can distinguish between the northern and Southern dishes by the differing flavors. The characteristic of South cuisine and North cuisine begin to form during the <em>Tang and Song Dynasties<\/em> and it continues to develop until the early Qing dynasty.\u00a0Shandong cuisine (Lu), Su cuisine (Huaiyang), Cantonese cuisine (Yue), Sichuan cuisine (Chuan) became the most influential cuisine and famously known as the Four Major Cuisine. During the ending era of the Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan\u00a0cuisine, Anhui cuisine began to form as the new four local cuisines, constituting the Eight Cuisine of China.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_803\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-803\" class=\"size-full wp-image-803 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party.jpg\" alt=\"traditional chinese banquet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"710\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party-1024x606.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/710;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source : ancient-origin.net<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By the time of late Zhao and Confucius, the arts of the Chinese Culinary have reached certain heights. The principle of dining was discussed and judged based on aroma, taste, color, and texture. A decent meal is expected to\u00a0balance the\u00a0Four Nature &#8211; hot, warm, cool and cold as well as the Five Taste &#8211; sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and pungent.<\/p>\n<p>Today the Chinese cuisine has influence over many other cuisines particularly in the Asia region with local adjustment to cater to the local palate.<\/p>\n<p>CLARIFICATION : Some cooking techniques are unable to be specifically translated due to there is no specific\u00a0word(s)\u00a0to accurately describe the true meaning of the word(s). However, the best possible translation to clarify the closes meaning are amended in this article.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Sichuan Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_795\" style=\"width: 4010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795\" class=\"size-full wp-image-795 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_82111.jpg\" alt=\"Hui guo rou \u56de\u9505\u8089\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 4000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 4000\/3000;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sichuan Twice Cooked Pork &#8211; Hui guo rou \u56de\u9505\u8089 <a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/sichuan-twice-cooked-pork\/\">(recipe here)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Also known as <strong><em>Szechuan Cuisine<\/em> <\/strong>or <em><strong>Szechwan Cuisine<\/strong><\/em> is a Chinese cooking style originated from Sichuan province. In China, there is a saying, \u201c<em>dine at China, flavors in Sichuan<\/em>\u201d <em>(\u5403\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\uff0c\u5473\u5728\u56db\u5ddd)<\/em>.\u00a0Due to its sophisticated cooking style, in 2011 UNESCO declare Chengdu, capital of <em>Sichuan as a city of gastronomy<\/em>. Sichuan is also known as \u201cheavenly country\u201d\u00a0due to its abundance of food and natural resources. (<a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/everything-about-sichuan-cuisine\/\">Read Sichuan Cuisine in-depth<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_806\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-806\" class=\"size-full wp-image-806 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7.jpg\" alt=\"sichuan hua jiao\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/788;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sichuan Peppercorn (Source : npr.org)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sichuan cuisine emphasizes color, shape, smell, and taste. Most Sichuan dishes are hot and spicy. The taste criteria are composed of <em>7 criteria &#8211;\u00a0hot, salty, sweet, bitter, numb, sour, and aromatic<\/em>. There is the famous <em>ma la (\u9ebb\u8fa3)<\/em> &#8211; hot and numb,<em> suan la (\u9178\u8fa3)<\/em> &#8211; hot and sour\u00a0and a lot more other interesting flavors. There is a\u00a0Chinese saying, \u4e00\u83dc\u4e00\u683c\uff0c\u767d\u83dc\u767e\u5473, literally translated as one dish one character, a hundred dishes hundred flavors. There are 38 types of Sichuan cooking methods, whereas the trendy methods now are fried, pan-fried, deep-fried, roast, marinate as in pickled, braised, stir fry, and others. <strong>Sichuan peppercorn<\/strong> is the most important spice in a Sichuan cuisine, it delivers intense citrus-like flavor and a numbing sensation to our mouth.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Shandong Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_807\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-807\" class=\"size-full wp-image-807 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03.jpg\" alt=\"shandong cuisine\" width=\"1280\" height=\"770\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03-600x361.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03-1024x616.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/770;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Braised Spare Ribs (Source : wikipedia.org)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More commonly known in Chinese as <strong>Lu Cuisine<\/strong>, can be divided into <strong>Jinan style, Jiaodong style, Kongfu style,<\/strong> and other regional styles. Jinan style is the typical style of Shandong cuisine. Modern Chinese cuisine in Northern China is developed from Shandong cuisine. Today Shandong cuisine is formed during the Yuan Dynasty, where it also influenced imperial dishes.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>Shandong cuisine uses mainly domestic birds and animals, vegetables, and seafood. With over <em>50 types of cooking methods<\/em>, the major cooking techniques include Bao\u7206 (quick frying), Liu\u6e9c (quick frying with corn flour), Pa\u6252 (stewing), roasting\uff08\u70e4\uff09, boiling\uff08\u716e\uff09, using sugar to make fruit, crystallizing with honey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jinan style<\/strong> emphasizes more on clear aromatic broth and soup. Whereas <strong>Jiaodong style<\/strong> is much lighter in flavor and uses lots of seafood, dried and fresh. The <strong>Kongfu style<\/strong> on the other hand is a delicate cooking style with much complex cooking techniques, often require more than 3 to 4 steps to produce a dish.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Cantonese Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_808\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-808\" class=\"size-full wp-image-808 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MT-Cheung-Fun-Chicken-Feet-Minced-Beef-Balls-Black-Cod-Dumplings-Turnip-Cake-Spare-Ribs-960x500.jpg\" alt=\"cantonese cuisine\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MT-Cheung-Fun-Chicken-Feet-Minced-Beef-Balls-Black-Cod-Dumplings-Turnip-Cake-Spare-Ribs-960x500.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MT-Cheung-Fun-Chicken-Feet-Minced-Beef-Balls-Black-Cod-Dumplings-Turnip-Cake-Spare-Ribs-960x500-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MT-Cheung-Fun-Chicken-Feet-Minced-Beef-Balls-Black-Cod-Dumplings-Turnip-Cake-Spare-Ribs-960x500-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MT-Cheung-Fun-Chicken-Feet-Minced-Beef-Balls-Black-Cod-Dumplings-Turnip-Cake-Spare-Ribs-960x500-768x400.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/500;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cantonese Dim Sum (Source : theloophk.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Locally called\u00a0<strong>Yue Cuisine<\/strong>, which consists of <strong>Guangzhou, Chaozhou, and Hakka<\/strong> cooking style. In general, when Westerners mentioned Chinese food, they usually refer to Cantonese cuisine due to a large number of emigrants from Guangdong province during the <em>Chinese diaspora<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/guangzhou-delicacy-food-pt1\/\">Guangzhou dishes<\/a> is the major influence of Cantonese Cuisine and also very well known for the phrase <em>\u98df\u5728\u5e7f\u5dde, literally translated as dine\u00a0at Guangzhou <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/complete-guide-guangzhou\/\">(Learn about visiting Guangzhou)<\/a>.\u00a0Cantonese cuisine is often regarded as the <em>quintessence of Chinese\u00a0Cuisine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>Cantonese dishes should be well balanced and not greasy. Usage of herbs and spices should be modest to maintain the flavors of the primary ingredients, ingredients, on the other hand, has to be freshest possible. As for <em><strong>Chaozhou style<\/strong>\u00a0also known as Teochew cuisine<\/em>,\u00a0uses plenty of seafood &#8211; dried and fresh, poultry\u00a0and are also famous for their vegetarian dishes. Cooking methods includes, stir fry, deep-fried, stew, double boiling, roast, bake, braise, boil, smoke and others, with clear soup being their\u00a0notable specialty. <em><strong>Hakka style<\/strong>, in another word, Dongjiang style<\/em>, uses more meat, emphasizes flavors of the\u00a0primary\u00a0ingredients. Temperature control is the key to this cuisine for stew, roast, braise, baked, especially for their casserole dishes.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Fujian Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_809\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-809\" class=\"wp-image-809 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fujian-cuisine-2.jpg\" alt=\"fujian food\" width=\"678\" height=\"462\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fujian-cuisine-2.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fujian-cuisine-2-600x409.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fujian-cuisine-2-300x204.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 678px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 678\/462;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buddha Jump Over The Wall (Source : youlinmagazine.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Also known as <strong>Min cuisine<\/strong>, originated from Fuzhou province.\u00a0Fujian cuisine consists of <strong>3 styles<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Fuzhou, Southern Fujian, and Western Fujian<\/strong>.\u00a0Famously known for their local products, salty produce &#8211; shrimp sauce, shrimp oil\u00a0(also known as a fermented fish sauce), soy sauce,\u00a0shacha sauce,\u00a0etc, sweet produce &#8211; brown sugar, rock sugar, etc, sour produce &#8211; white vinegar, pickled bulbous onion, etc. Fujian cuisine is also known for its \u201c<em>drunken\u201d\u00a0dishes<\/em> (wine marinated). Fujian cuisine makes exceptional quality soup stocks and bases. A very good example is the well known <strong>Buddha Jump Over the Wall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>It is famous for its flavorful yet light taste similar to <em>umami taste<\/em>, delivering the original flavor of the main ingredients.\u00a0Seafood and freshwater ingredients (freshwater fishes, turtles, and shellfish) are commonly used. Their cooking method consists of\u00a0boiling, steaming,\u00a0pan-fried, deep-fried, stew, roast, braise, stir fry, smoke, simmer, etc.\u00a0Knife skills are also trained to the finesse among their chef. In Fujian cuisine, they also use a lot of distilled grain, namely, wine lees and red yeast rice which delivers a rosy-red hue and taste slightly sweet. <strong>Fuzhou style<\/strong> is lighter in taste compared to the other two styles and is famous for its soups. <strong>Southern Fujian style<\/strong> is slightly heavier than Fuzhou style. Incorporating various slow cooking methods with the usage of sugar and spices. Whereas <strong>Western Fujian<\/strong> <strong>style<\/strong>, it is often slight spicy flavor from the usage of pepper and mustard. Dishes are commonly stir fry, frying, and steaming. Their dishes are saltier and oilier, focusing more on meat than seafood.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Jiangsu\u00a0Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_816\" style=\"width: 1072px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-816\" class=\"size-full wp-image-816 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019.jpg\" alt=\"Jiangsu cuisine food\" width=\"1062\" height=\"709\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1062px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1062\/709;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huaiyang&#8217;s Lion Head (Source : tctzgroup.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jiangsu cuisine, sometimes called <strong>Su cuisine<\/strong>, is heavily developed from <strong>Huaiyang cuisine<\/strong>. Jiangsu cuisine famous chefs usually specialize in traditional Huaiyang cuisine. As the Huaiyang cuisine is one of the sub-regional styles within Jiangsu Cuisine. Jiangsu\u00a0cuisine also consists of a\u00a0blend of <strong>Suzhou style, Nanjing style, Wuxi style, and Nantong\u00a0style<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>Jiangsu cuisine is very delicate in shape, color, and appearance. They produce soft texture but not to the point of falling apart or mushy. Seafood is a common ingredient as <em>Jiangsu province is located just right beside the sea.<\/em> <strong>Nanjing style<\/strong> produces well balance flavor with attractive colors. <strong>Suzhou style<\/strong> emphasizes on quality of ingredients and tastes sweeter than the other style. <strong>Wuxi style<\/strong> is famous for its caramelized soy dishes &#8211; <em>hongshao \u7ea2\u70e7<\/em>. <strong>Nantong style<\/strong>, on the other hand, emphasizes the flavors from the freshness of ingredients &#8211; local freshwater ingredients such as fish, shrimp, mussels, etc.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Zhejiang Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_811\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-811\" class=\"size-full wp-image-811 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Slow-Cooker-Dong-Po-Rou-Final-4.jpg\" alt=\"Braised dongpo pork\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Slow-Cooker-Dong-Po-Rou-Final-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Slow-Cooker-Dong-Po-Rou-Final-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Slow-Cooker-Dong-Po-Rou-Final-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Slow-Cooker-Dong-Po-Rou-Final-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dong Po Pork (Source : foodfornet.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Zhejiang cuisine or in short as <strong>Zhe cuisine<\/strong> dependent on seasonal ingredients, fine and delicate knife skills, temperature control, emphasizes the freshness of the ingredients with each dish having its own charm.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>The cooking style consists of <strong>Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Wenzhou<\/strong>. <strong>Hangzhou cuisine<\/strong> produces fine and beautiful dishes, particularly good at stir fry, deep fry, braise, and some other techniques. As for <strong>Ningbo cuisine<\/strong>, they use a lot of seafood, the cooking method includes stew, braise, steam, and baked the dishes are moderately seasoned as not to mask the freshness of the ingredients. <strong>Shaoxing\u00a0cuisine<\/strong> is famous for is aromatic dishes and delicate flavors, authentic broth, just like the historic riverside town, simple and peculiar.\u00a0Lastly, <strong>Wenzhou cuisine<\/strong> also known as <strong>Ou Cuisine<\/strong>\u00a0serves plenty of fresh seafood and their cooking is based on a saying, <em>\u201ctwo light one heavy\u201d (\u4e8c\u7ecf\u4e00\u91cd)<\/em>, technically translated as light oil, light gravy, and heavy knife skills, indicated their cooking emphasizes good knife skills, less usage of oil and delicate and exquisite flavors!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Hunan Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_814\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-814\" class=\"size-full wp-image-814 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ABUIABACGAAg6JvYpQUo8NyP-AEw2QU4mgM.jpg\" alt=\"stinky tofu\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ABUIABACGAAg6JvYpQUo8NyP-AEw2QU4mgM.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ABUIABACGAAg6JvYpQUo8NyP-AEw2QU4mgM-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ABUIABACGAAg6JvYpQUo8NyP-AEw2QU4mgM-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 729px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 729\/410;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Changsha Stinky Tofu (Source : swt158.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hunan\u00a0cuisine, also called <strong>Xiang\u00a0cuisine<\/strong>, is known as the land of fish and rice because of its abundant resources\u00a0around the <em>Xiang River region and Dongting Lake<\/em>. <em>For foreigners, Hunan Cuisine is often mixed up with Sichuan Cuisine<\/em>, both are their dishes and have a similar trait which is <em>hot and spicy<\/em>. However, Sichuan Cuisine is easily distinguished by its complex flavor and hot and numbing sensation which is in contrast with Hunan Cuisine. <em>Hunan Cuisine, on the other hand, is hot and spicy and the flavor of the dish is greatly dependent on the primary ingredient used, <strong>minus the numbing sensation<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>Hunan cuisine uses a\u00a0<em>liberal amount of chili<\/em>, very well known for its hot spicy flavor, incorporating the saltiness from the northern region and sweetness from the southern region. Hunan cuisine emphasizes flavor not only at the exterior but also the interior flavor. Diverse cooking technique &#8211; roast, stir fry, steam, smoked, and others. Hunan cuisine is also famous for its local produce such as <em>tempeh,\u00a0tea oil, chili\u00a0oil, chili sauce, pepper, fennel, cinnamon,<\/em> and so on.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Anhui Cuisine<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_815\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-815 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pic_s39104.jpg\" alt=\"anhui food\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pic_s39104.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pic_s39104-600x282.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pic_s39104-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pic_s39104-768x361.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Typical Anhui Cuisine (Source : anhuitravel.com.tw)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Also known as <strong>Huizhou cuisine<\/strong>, originated in the Southern Song Dynasty of Huizhou (now Anhui Province,\u00a0Huangshan City), was originally the local flavor of <em>Huizhou mountain\u00a0regions<\/em>, particularly <em>Huangshan Mountains<\/em>. As the era of Ming and Qing develops, Huizhou cuisine gradually influences and flourishes to the local flavors of the lowlands alongside the\u00a0<em>Yangtse River<\/em>, namely, <strong>Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shanghai<\/strong>. <em>The <strong>International Huizhou Food Culture Festival<\/strong> is held annually at Anhui province<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristic<\/h3>\n<p>During the early development of Anhui cuisine, the <em>braising technique<\/em> is the major cooking technique. They mostly use rapeseed oil and the <em>rapeseed oil is homegrown and homemade<\/em>. A large amount of wood is used to fuel the fire to the extent that different types of firewood are used for the purpose of temperature control. <em>Charcoal was used for braising<\/em>, <em>firewood for quick roast<\/em> and <em>woodblock, and chips for a slow roast<\/em>. Traditional Huizhou cuisine emphasizes\u00a0<em>oil, color, and fire<\/em>. Huizhou produces delicate <em>dry-cured ham<\/em>, with a Chinese saying, <em>\u91d1\u534e\u706b\u817f\u5728\u4e1c\u9633\uff0c\u4e1c\u9633\u706b\u817f\u5728\u60e0\u5dde<\/em>, literally means the famous <em>Jin Hua Ham is at Dongyang (Zhejiang), Dongyang ham is at Huizhou<\/em>. Anhui cuisine emphasizes knife skills, temperate control which is shown in their ability to roast, smoke, stew, and steam. An Anhui chef will commonly use about 20 cooking techniques out of their total <em>50 cooking techniques<\/em>, which is best represented with <em>roasting, clear stew, and smoke<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Cuisine &#8211; Eight Great Cuisine of China, with detail of their cuisine brief history, flavor profile, characteristic, and what makes them different.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h1>History of Chinese Culinary Arts (In brief) \u4e2d\u56fd\u516b\u5927\u83dc\u7cfb<\/h1>[caption id=\"attachment_804\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"2500\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/159709937.jpg\" alt=\"chinese food\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" \/> Source : imperialpeking.com.au[\/caption]<p>China\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0reputation as the\u00a0Kingdom of Cuisine. Its unique \u00a0geographical environment, local produces\u00a0and ingredients, local customs, cultural traditions, ethnic inheritance and some of the popular local authentic flavors have play an important influence over\u00a0the development of the Chinese Cuisine\u00a0as it is today.<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_817\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"676\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-817\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3278463450_a9c394dbb2_o-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Eight Cuisine of China Map\" width=\"676\" height=\"452\" \/> Geography of Eight Cuisine of China (Source : 265g.com)[\/caption]<p>The infamous <strong>Eight Cuisine of China (\u516b\u5927\u83dc\u7cfb)<\/strong> are <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Sichuan cuisine<\/span>, Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Jiangsu\u00a0cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Anhui cuisine.<\/p><p>During the <em>Eastern Zhou period <\/em>(770\u2013255 BC), the Chinese cuisine can be distinguish between the northern and Southern dish by the differing flavors.The characteristic of South cuisine and North cuisine begin to form during the <em>Tang and Song Dynasties<\/em> and it continues to develop until the early Qing dynasty.\u00a0Shandong cuisine (Lu), Su cuisine (Huaiyang), Cantonese cuisine (Yue), Sichuan cuisine (Chuan) became the most influential cuisine and famously known as the Four Major Cuisine. During the ending era of Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan\u00a0cuisine, Anhui cuisine began to form as the new four local cuisine, constituting the Eight Cuisine of China.<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_803\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"1200\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-803\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elegant-Party.jpg\" alt=\"traditional chinese banquet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"710\" \/> Source : ancient-origin.net[\/caption]<p>By the time of late Zhao and Confucius, the arts of Chinese Culinary has reached certain heights. Principle of dining were discussed and judged based on aroma, taste, color and texture. A decent meal are expected to\u00a0balance the\u00a0Four Nature - hot, warm, cool and cold as well as the Five Taste - sweet, sour, bitter, salty and pungent.<\/p><p>Today the Chinese cuisine has influence over many other cuisines particularly in the Asia region with local adjustment to cater the local palate.<\/p><p>CLARIFICATION : Some cooking techniques are unable to be specifically translate due to there is no specific\u00a0word(s)\u00a0to accurately describe the true meaning of the word(s). However, the best possible translation to clarify the closes meaning are amended in this article.<br \/><code><br \/>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4912741701448662\" data-ad-slot=\"6755995054\"><\/ins><br \/>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\r\n<\/code><\/p><hr \/><h3>Sichuan Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_795\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"4000\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-795\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_82111.jpg\" alt=\"Hui guo rou \u56de\u9505\u8089\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" \/> Sichuan Twice Cooked Pork - Hui guo rou \u56de\u9505\u8089 <a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/sichuan-twice-cooked-pork\/\">(recipe here)<\/a>[\/caption]<p>Also known as <strong><em>Szechuan Cuisine<\/em> <\/strong>or <em><strong>Szechwan Cuisine<\/strong><\/em> is a Chinese cooking style originated from Sichuan province. In China, there is a saying, \u201c<em>dine at China, flavors in Sichuan<\/em>\u201d <em>(\u5403\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\uff0c\u5473\u5728\u56db\u5ddd)<\/em>.\u00a0Due to its sophisticated cooking style, in 2011 UNESCO declare Chengdu, capital of <em>Sichuan as city of gastronomy<\/em>. Sichuan is also known as \u201cheavenly country\u201d\u00a0due to their abundant of food and natural resources. (<a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/everything-about-sichuan-cuisine\/\">Read Sichuan Cuisine in-depth<\/a>)<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_806\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"1400\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/istock_000009509296medium_wide-c9fd4c173579d63cd6b1dd0f3b43553196eb91d7.jpg\" alt=\"sichuan hua jiao\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" \/> Sichuan Peppercorn (Source : npr.org)[\/caption]<p>Sichuan cuisine emphasizes color, shape, smell and taste. Most Sichuan dishes are hot and spicy. The taste criteria is compose of <em>7 criteria -\u00a0hot, salty, sweet, bitter, numb, sour and aromatic<\/em>. There is the infamous <em>ma la (\u9ebb\u8fa3)<\/em> - hot and numb,<em> suan la (\u9178\u8fa3)<\/em> - hot and sour\u00a0and a lots more other interesting flavors. There is a\u00a0Chinese saying, \u4e00\u83dc\u4e00\u683c\uff0c\u767d\u83dc\u767e\u5473, literally translated as one dish one character, hundred dishes hundred flavors. There is 38 types of Sichuan cooking methods, whereas the trendy methods now are fried, pan fried, deep fried, roast, marinate as in pickled, braised, stir fry, and others. <strong>Sichuan peppercorn<\/strong> are the most important spice in a Sichuan cuisine, it delivers an intense citrus like flavor and a numbing sensation to our mouth.<\/p><hr \/><h3>Shandong Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_807\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"1280\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-807\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1280px-Mianjin_hongshao_paigu_2009_03.jpg\" alt=\"shandong cuisine\" width=\"1280\" height=\"770\" \/> Braised Spare Ribs (Source : wikipedia.org)[\/caption]<p>More commonly known in Chinese as <strong>Lu Cuisine<\/strong>, can be divided into <strong>Jinan style, Jiaodong style, Kongfu style<\/strong> and other regional style. Jinan style is the typical style of Shandong cuisine. Modern Chinese cuisine at Northern China are developed from Shandong cuisine. Today Shandong cuisine are formed during the Yuan Dynasty, where it also influenced imperial dishes.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>Shandong cuisine uses mainly domestic birds and animals, vegetables and seafood.With over <em>50 types of cooking methods<\/em>, the major cooking techniques include Bao\u7206 (quick frying), Liu\u6e9c (quick frying with corn flour), Pa\u6252 (stewing), roasting\uff08\u70e4\uff09, boiling\uff08\u716e\uff09, using sugar to make fruit, crystallizing with honey.<\/p><p><strong>Jinan style<\/strong> emphasizes more on clear aromatic broth and soup. Whereas <strong>Jiaodong style<\/strong> is much lighter in flavor and uses lots of seafood, dried and fresh. The <strong>Kongfu style<\/strong> on the other hand is a delicate cooking style with much complex cooking techniques, often require more than 3 to 4 steps to produce a dish.<br \/><code><br \/>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4912741701448662\" data-ad-slot=\"6755995054\"><\/ins><br \/>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\r\n<\/code><\/p><hr \/><h3>Cantonese Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_808\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"960\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-808\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MT-Cheung-Fun-Chicken-Feet-Minced-Beef-Balls-Black-Cod-Dumplings-Turnip-Cake-Spare-Ribs-960x500.jpg\" alt=\"cantonese cuisine\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" \/> Cantonese Dim Sum (Source : theloophk.com)[\/caption]<p>Locally called as <strong>Yue Cuisine<\/strong>, consist of <strong>Guangzhou, Chaozhou and Hakka<\/strong> cooking style. In general, when a Westerners mentioned Chinese food, they usually refer to Cantonese cuisine due to a large number of emigrant from Guangdong province during the <em>Chinese diaspora<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/guangzhou-delicacy-food-pt1\/\">Guangzhou dishes<\/a> is the major influence of Cantonese Cuisine and also very well known for the phrase <em>\u98df\u5728\u5e7f\u5dde, literally translated as dine\u00a0at Guangzhou <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/complete-guide-guangzhou\/\">(Learn about visiting Guangzhou)<\/a>.\u00a0Cantonese cuisine is often regarded as the <em>quintessence of Chinese\u00a0Cuisine<\/em>.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>A Cantonese dishes should be well balance and not greasy. Usage of herbs and spices should be modest to maintain the flavors of the primary ingredients, ingredients on the other hand has to be freshest possible. As for <em><strong>Chaozhou style<\/strong>\u00a0also known as Teochew cuisine<\/em>,\u00a0uses plenty of seafood - dried and fresh, poultry\u00a0and are also famous for their vegetarian dishes. Cooking methods includes, stir fry, deep fried, stew, double boiling, roast, bake, braise, boil, smoke and others, with clear soup being their\u00a0notable specialty. <em><strong>Hakka style<\/strong>, in another word, Dongjiang style<\/em>, uses more meat, emphasizes on flavors of the\u00a0primary\u00a0ingredients. Temperature control is the key to this cuisine for stew, roast, braise, baked, especially for their casserole dishes.<\/p><hr \/><h2>Fujian Cuisine<\/h2>[caption id=\"attachment_809\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"678\"]<img class=\"wp-image-809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fujian-cuisine-2.jpg\" alt=\"fujian food\" width=\"678\" height=\"462\" \/> Buddha Jump Over The Wall (Source : youlinmagazine.com)[\/caption]<p>Also known as <strong>Min cuisine<\/strong>, originated from Fuzhou province.\u00a0Fujian cuisine consist of <strong>3 styles<\/strong> - <strong>Fuzhou, Southern Fujian and Western Fujian<\/strong>.\u00a0Famously known for their local products, salty produce - shrimp sauce, shrimp oil\u00a0(also known as fermented fish sauce), soy sauce,\u00a0shacha sauce,\u00a0etc, sweet produce - brown sugar, rock sugar, etc, sour produce - white vinegar, pickled bulbous onion, etc. Fujian cuisine is also known for their \u201c<em>drunken\u201d\u00a0dishes<\/em> (wine marinated). Fujian cuisine make exceptional quality soup stocks and bases. A very good example is the infamous <strong>Buddha Jump Over the Wall<\/strong>.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>It is famous for its flavorful yet light taste similarly to <em>umami taste<\/em>, delivering the original flavor of the main ingredients.\u00a0Seafood and freshwater ingredients (freshwater fishes, turtles and shellfish) are commonly used. Their cooking method consist of\u00a0boiling, steaming,\u00a0pan fried, deep fried, stew, roast, braise, stir fry, smoke, simmer, etc.\u00a0Knife skills are also trained to the finesse among their chef. In Fujian cuisine, they also uses a lots of distilled grain, namely, wine lees and red yeast rice which delivers a rosy-red hue and taste slight sweet. <strong>Fuzhou style<\/strong> are lighter in taste compare to the other two style and are famous for its soups. <strong>Southern Fujian style<\/strong> is slightly heavier than Fuzhou style. Incorporating various slow cooking methods with usage of sugar and spices. Whereas <strong>Western Fujian<\/strong> <strong>style<\/strong>, it is often slight spicy flavor from the usage of pepper and mustard. Dishes are commonly stir fry, frying and steaming. Their dishes are saltier and oilier, focusing more on meat than seafood.<br \/><code><br \/>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4912741701448662\" data-ad-slot=\"6755995054\"><\/ins><br \/>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\r\n<\/code><\/p><hr \/><h3>Jiangsu\u00a0Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_816\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"1062\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-816\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2a2d46f0-636d-4769-931a-8eaea2f45019.jpg\" alt=\"Jiangsu cuisine food\" width=\"1062\" height=\"709\" \/> Huaiyang's Lion Head (Source : tctzgroup.com)[\/caption]<p>Jiangsu cuisine, sometimes called <strong>Su cuisine<\/strong>, are heavily developed from <strong>Huaiyang cuisine<\/strong>. Jiangsu cuisine famous chef are usually specialize in traditional Huaiyang cuisine. As the Huaiyang cuisine is one of the sub-regional styles within Jiangsu Cuisine. Jiangsu\u00a0cuisine also consist\u00a0a\u00a0blend of <strong>Suzhou style, Nanjing style, Wuxi style\u00a0and Nantong\u00a0style<\/strong>.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>Jiangsu cuisine is very delicate in shape, color and appearance. They produces soft texture but not to the point of falling apart or mushy. Seafood is a common ingredient as <em>Jiangsu province is located just right beside the sea.<\/em> <strong>Nanjing style<\/strong> produces well balance flavor with attractive colors. <strong>Suzhou style<\/strong> emphasizes on quality of ingredients and taste sweeter than the other style. <strong>Wuxi style<\/strong> is famous for their caramelized soy dishes - <em>hongshao \u7ea2\u70e7<\/em>. <strong>Nantong style<\/strong> on the other hand emphasizes the flavors from freshness of ingredients - local freshwater ingredients such as fish, shrimp, mussels, etc.<\/p><hr \/><h3>Zhejiang Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_811\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"800\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-811\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Slow-Cooker-Dong-Po-Rou-Final-4.jpg\" alt=\"Braised dongpo pork\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/> Dong Po Pork (Source : foodfornet.com)[\/caption]<p>Zhejiang cuisine or in short as <strong>Zhe cuisine<\/strong> dependent on seasonal ingredients, fine and delicate knife skills, temperature control, emphasizes on freshness of the ingredients with each dish having its own charm.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>Cooking style consist of <strong>Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing and Wenzhou<\/strong>. <strong>Hangzhou cuisine<\/strong> produces fine and beautiful dishes, particularly good at stir fry, deep fry, braise and some other techniques. As for <strong>Ningbo cuisine<\/strong>, they uses a lots of seafood, cooking method includes stew, braise, steam and baked the dishes are moderately seasoned as not to mask the freshness of the ingredients. <strong>Shaoxing\u00a0cuisine<\/strong> is famous for is aromatic dishes and delicate flavors, authentic broth, just like the historic riverside town, simple and peculiar.\u00a0Lastly, <strong>Wenzhou cuisine<\/strong> also known as <strong>Ou Cuisine<\/strong>, serves plenty of fresh seafood and their cooking is based on a saying, <em>\u201ctwo light one heavy\u201d (\u4e8c\u7ecf\u4e00\u91cd)<\/em>, technically translated as light oil, light gravy and heavy knife skills, indicated their cooking emphasizes good knife skills, less usage of oil and delicate and exquisite flavors!<br \/><code><br \/>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4912741701448662\" data-ad-slot=\"6755995054\"><\/ins><br \/>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\r\n<\/code><\/p><hr \/><h3>Hunan Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_814\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"729\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-814\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ABUIABACGAAg6JvYpQUo8NyP-AEw2QU4mgM.jpg\" alt=\"stinky tofu\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" \/> Changsha Stingky Tofu (Source : swt158.com)[\/caption]<p>Hunan\u00a0cuisine, also called <strong>Xiang\u00a0cuisine<\/strong>, is known as the land of fish and rice because of its abundant resources\u00a0around the <em>Xiang River region and Dongting Lake<\/em>. <em>For a foreigners, Hunan Cuisine are often mixed up with Sichuan Cuisine<\/em>, both are their dishes has a similar trait which is <em>hot and spicy<\/em>. However, Sichuan Cuisine are easily distinguish by its complex flavor and hot and numbing sensation which is in contrast with Hunan Cuisine. <em>Hunan Cuisine on the other hand is hot and spicy and the flavor of the dish is greatly dependent on the primary ingredient used, <strong>minus the numbing sensation<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>Hunan cuisine uses <em>liberal amount of chili<\/em>, very well known for its hot spicy flavor, incorporating the saltiness from the northern region and sweetness from the southern region. Hunan cuisine emphasizes on flavor not only at the exterior but also the interior flavor. Diverse cooking technique - roast, stir fry, steam, smoked and others. Hunan cuisine are also famous for their local produce such as <em>tempeh,\u00a0tea oil, chili\u00a0oil, chili sauce, pepper, fennel, cinnamon<\/em> and so on.<\/p><hr \/><h3>Anhui Cuisine<\/h3>[caption id=\"attachment_815\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"850\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-815\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pic_s39104.jpg\" alt=\"anhui food\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" \/> Typical Anhui Cuisine (Source : anhuitravel.com.tw)[\/caption]<p>Also known as <strong>Huizhou cuisine<\/strong>, originated in the Southern Song Dynasty of Huizhou (now Anhui Province,\u00a0Huangshan City), was originally the local flavor of <em>Huizhou mountain\u00a0regions<\/em>, particularly <em>Huangshan Mountains<\/em>. As the era of Ming and Qing develops, Huizhou cuisine gradually influence and flourishes to the local flavors of the lowlands alongside <em>Yangtse River<\/em>, namely, <strong>Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Shanghai<\/strong>. <em>The <strong>International Huizhou Food Culture Festival<\/strong> are held annually at Anhui province<\/em>.<\/p><h3>Characteristic<\/h3><p>During the early development of Anhui cuisine, <em>braising technique<\/em> are the major cooking technique. They mostly uses rapeseed oil and the <em>rapeseed oil are home grown and home made<\/em>. Large amount of wood are used to fuel the fire to the extend that different types of firewood are used for the purpose of temperature control. <em>Charcoal were used for braising<\/em>, <em>firewood for quick roast<\/em> and <em>wood blocks and chips for slow roast<\/em>. Traditional Huizhou cuisine emphasizes on <em>oil, color and fire<\/em>. Huizhou produces delicate <em>dry cured ham<\/em>, with a Chinese saying, <em>\u91d1\u534e\u706b\u817f\u5728\u4e1c\u9633\uff0c\u4e1c\u9633\u706b\u817f\u5728\u60e0\u5dde<\/em>, literally means the infamous <em>Jin Hua Ham is at Dongyang (Zhejiang), Dongyang ham is at Huizhou<\/em>. Anhui cuisine emphasizes knife skills, temperate control which is shown in their ability to roast, smoke, stew and steam. An Anhui chef will commonly uses about 20 cooking techniques out of their total <em>50 cooking techniques<\/em>, which is best represented with <em>roasting, clear stew and smoke<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1377,44],"tags":[193,194,14,192,199,198,195,197,200,40,196],"class_list":["post-802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-blog","tag-anhui-cuisine","tag-cantonese-cuisine","tag-chinese-cuisine","tag-eight-chinese-cuisine","tag-four-cuisine-of-china","tag-fujian-cuisine","tag-hunan-cuisine","tag-jiangsu-cuisine","tag-shandong-cuisine","tag-sichuan-cuisine","tag-zhejiang-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}