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Chinese Cuisine
Different Concepts between Chinese Food and Western Food Famous local snacks Eight Cuisines Healthy Food
Chinese Phrases (food/eating) get/secure a job/get employed; make a living;
enjoy popularity among people;
spend one’s savings;
husband rely on his wife economically;
envy sb who has a close relationship with one’s spouse;
feel tired or even exhausted;
flirt a woman; sb is to blame;
do not get what you deserve;
you are not sure about something;
do sth that is meaningless
Different Concepts Color, aroma, flavor, shape, tableware
(emotional) high in calorie/fat/protein/nutrition (rational) Vegetables Vs Red meat & chicken Dinner (round table) harmony/ collectivism
Buffet (no fixed seats) individualism
Four Famous Local Snacks
夫子庙小吃 玄妙观小吃
城隍庙小吃 火宫殿小吃
Eight Cuisines Shandong Cuisine （鲁） Sichuan Cuisine （川） Fujian Cuisine （闽） Guangdong Cuisine （粤） Jiangsu Cuisine （苏） Zhejiang Cuisine （浙） Hunan Cuisine （湘） Anhui Cuisine （徽）
Shandong Cuisine
Seafood dishes & delicious soup; Strong, pure & mellow tastes; To represent the food of North China; (Beijing, Tianjin, and Northeast China) Influenced by the Confucius Family
Dishes
鱼腹藏羊肉 易牙（齐）
子曰： 淄渑之合着， 易牙尝而知之。
Sichuan Cuisine
famous for hot spicy food with heavy flavor
“three peppers”: chili, pepper, Sichuan pepper
a long history various tastes (a good reputation)
Pork Shreds with Fish Flavor
Chicken Cubes with Peanuts in Hot Sauce
Mapo Beancurd
Fujian Cuisine
Developed from the dishes in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Xiamen.
Along the coastal areas (seafood) Dishes are meticulously prepared Clear, refreshing, light tastes, slightly
sweet and sour
Qing Dynasty ( 道光 ) 20 ingredients (chicken,
duck, shrimp, abalone 鲍鱼 , sea cucumber, dried scallop)
Put into the pot with Shaoxing wine
Simmer for 5-6 hours 坛启荤香飘四邻，佛闻弃禅
跳墙来。
Buddha-jumping-over-the-wall
徐州（彭城）（彭祖）徐州（彭城）（彭祖）
Zhejiang cuisine
1. represented by food in Hangzhou, Ningbo,
Shaoxing and Wenzhou. (A land of fish and rice)
2. fresh seafood and poultry
3. not greasy, win the reputation for freshness,
tenderness, softness and smoothness with
mellow fragrance
Dongpo Pork
Hunan Cuisine
Originated in the Western Han Dynasty and became popular in Tang Dynasty
greasiness, deep color, hot and sour flavor, fresh and tender
三层套鸡三层套鸡
A famous
chef
柳三和
Anhui Cuisine Offering various kinds of dishes, some of which are
full of local original flavor.
选料朴实，讲究火功，重油重色 ，味道醇厚，保持原
汁原味。
徽菜以烹制山野海味而闻名 . 早在南宋时，“沙地马
蹄鳖，雪中牛尾狐”，就是那时的著名菜肴了。
Yellow Emperor’s Classics
of Internal Medicine:
Cereals supply people
with necessary nutrition,
fruit is a subsidiary,
meat is an added
benefit, vegetables are
nutritional enrichment.
木木 火火 土土 金金 水水
東東 南南 中中 西西 北北
春春 夏夏 長夏長夏 秋秋 冬冬
肝肝 心心 脾脾 肺肺 腎腎
目目 舌舌 口口 鼻鼻 耳耳
酸酸 苦苦 甘甘 辛辛 咸咸
青青 赤赤 黄黄 白白 黑黑
liver: spinach, celery (vegetables) (green)
heart: date, hawthorn, carrot,
red meat, apple, cherry. (red)
spleen& stomach: sweet potato, bean (yellow)
lung: cabbage, sugarcane, lily (white)
kidney: kelp, ear fungus, eggplant (black)
Chinese Tea Culture
Seven necessities in people’s daily life; (firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea)
The taste of tea is much like the taste of life; (spiritual pursuit)
The best choice for literati and emperors;
Close relationship with Zen Buddhism and Taoism.
Outline Categories Benefits of Drinking
Tea Origin of Tea
Development
green tea black tea
Categories of Tea
Dark tea Scentedtea
Green Tea unfermented tea made with new shoots of tea trees Categories: stir-fried green tea, roasted green tea, sun-dried green tea, steamed green tea. Characteristics: green leaves in a clear soup with a strong astringent taste Benefits: anti-ageing, prevent computer radiation, prevent bad breath.
Longjing Village of the West LakeFour wonderful features:
color, fragrance, flavor and shape.
(emerald, thick, sweet and
refreshing, leaves look like the
sparrows’ tongue)
quenching thirst, refreshing,
aiding digestion, removing greasiness.
Longjing Tea (Dragon Well Tea)
Biluochun Tea
Liuan guapian tea 六安瓜片
Huangshan maofeng tea
黄山毛峰
富硒（陕青） Fuxi Green tea of Shaanxi
White Tea
Unfermented, fast-dried green tea.
A specialty of Fujian province.
It is lighter in color and flavor Benefits: dispel heat within human
body; enhance immune function protect heart and blood
vessels.
Yellow Tea Top-quality tea as the tribute served to the
emperor Damp tea leaves which already turned
yellow naturally. Original smell and the taste is similar to
that of green and white teas. Benefits: refresh the mind; clear away heat and toxic
materials within human body.
Black tea Fermented tea made with new shoots of tea
leaves. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and
contains more caffeine. Benefits: warm the stomach, aid the digestion suitable choice in cold season. Famous black teas: Qimen black tea of Anhui, (
祁红 ) Dian Black tea of Yunnan. ( 滇红 )
Oolong tea
Semi-fermented tea, a blend of green tea and black tea.
strong flavor of black tea and pleasant fragrance of green tea
Benefit: lose weight It is mainly produced in
Taiwan and Wuyi Mountains in Fujian.
The most famous Oolong tea: Anxi Tieguanyin Tea in Fujian
Chrysanthemum Tea, Rose Tea, Jasmine Tea
Scented Tea
mixed tea leaves with scented flowers;
fragrance of tea and flowers;
Benefits: anti-ageing; soothe the pain; aid digestion
Pu’er Tea of Yunan
( Dark Tea)
Butter Tea
Compressed Tea
Brick Tea
.
Tips of Effective Tea Drinking
3. The best time to drink tea is in-between meals. (indigestion)4. Do not drink with medication. (reduce medical effects)5. Green tea is the best option for office workers. (prevent computer radiation and supplement moisture content of human body)
1. Drink it hot. (oxidize quickly after brewing; nutrients diminish overtime)2. Do not drink too much strong tea. (upset one’s stomach/cause insomnia)
Origin of Tea
A legend concerning tea: Some leaves of a tree dropped into the pot while he was boiling water.
Canon of Tea
The world’s first book on tea; It has a far-reaching influence
on the spread of tea culture; How to grow, prepare and
drink tea; The classification of tea,
studies of tea ware and
custom of tea drinking.
Shen Nong’s Matera of Medica
Shen Nong tasted hundreds of herbs, and he encountered seventy-two poisons daily, then he used tea as the antidote.
The Medicinal Properties of Tea
A kind of antidote Assuage/alleviate internal heat (root of all diseases----Bencao Gangmu) Cure Stomach Disorder Better Immune System Reduce Stress Lose weight Keep fit
Ten Virtues of Tea
It drives away depression;It is refreshing; It cultivates energy in human body;It prevents diseases;It improves manners;
It conveys respect ;It is tasty;
It maintains health;It upholds justice;It purifies the mind Liu Zhenliang (Tang)
茶有十德
以茶散郁气； 以茶驱睡气； 以茶养生气； 以茶驱病气； 以茶树礼仁； 以茶表敬意； 以茶尝滋味； 以茶养身体； 以茶可行道； 以茶可雅志。
刘贞亮（唐）
