chinese

• Huan Ying Liaoli


  welcome to chinese food
• Neolithic Period


  archeologist are sometimes able to make deductions about food preparation and storage based on site excavations

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• Neolithic

  In October 2005, the oldest noodles yet discovered were located at the Lajia site near the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Qinghai. The site has been associated with the Qijig culture. Over 4,000 years old, the noodles were made from foxtail and broomcorn millet
• Chinese Dynasties

  Song

  
  

  Qing

  
  

  Qin

  
  

  Tang

  
  

  Ming

  
  

  Han

  
  

  Yuan

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• Song Dynasty"cuisine" in this sense does not develop out of the cooking traditions of a single region but requires sizable corps of adventuresome eaters

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• SONG DYNASTY


  food historian, Michael Freeman argues that the SONG developed a cuisine" which was derived from no single tradition but rather, amalgamates, selects and organizes.
• QING DYNASTY


  the characteristics of imperial cuisine are the elaborate cooking methods and strict selection of raw materials, which are often extremely expensive, rare or complicated in preparation.
• MING DYNASTY


  there were varieties of food and drinks, their quality was improved and new cooking methods were introduced.
• MING DYNASTY


  During festivals sacrificial rites and celebrations, the court ministers and officials were given food
• MING DYNASTY


  On the Dragon Boat Festival, court officials were presented outside the Meridian Gate with a pyramid shaped dumpling of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. When there was a ceremony, those called by the emperor were given a cake wrapped in red silk. When Imperial College students paid tribute to Confucius, they received food from the emperor, but the variety of the food given to them was not great.

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• Kublai Khan conquered China


  1279
• Achievements of the Yuan Dynasty


  Spread Chinese Culture Spread Islam throughout their empire

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• YUAN DYNASTY


  contacts with the West also brought the introduction to China of a major food crop, sorghum, along with other foreign food products and methods of preparation.
• MING DYNASTY


  became involved in a new global trade of goods, plants, animals, and food crops known as the Columbian Exchange
• Imports to China during the Ming Dynasty

  Silver

  New World crops from the Spanish Empire
• New World crops from the Spanish Empire

  Sweet potatoes

  Maize

  Peanuts
• New World crops


  Foods that could be cultivated in lands where traditional Chinese staple crops-wheat, millet, and rice
• HAN DYNASTY


  discovered the pearl column scallops recipe
• Communist style cuisine


  also called Cultural Revolution cuisine or CR cuisine, has also been popular
• Recent innovations include

  the Retro-Maoist cuisine, which cashed in on the 100th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birthday, whether it was officially endorsed or not
• Menu of Communist style cuisine

  Cornmeal cakes

  Rice gruel
• Jiang Su

  has 2000 years history and considered as gourmet in China
• Jiang Su key cooking techniques

  braise, stew, steam, fry, with an emphasis on sauce and gravy
• Jiang Su dishes often have

  tinge of sweetness, and reddish shine from wine pickled food. that are artfully arranged.
• Zheijang food

  focuse on freshness of ingredients, stir fried, deep fried, braised or simmered to enhance flavors
• Zheijang taste


  hazhoung sweet and sour sauces, umami shaoxing fragrance, ningbos salty seafood specials

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• Fuijan and Guangdong food


  rich in seafood especially shellfish

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• Fuijan and Guangdong


  Soups are must have in meals
• Fuijan and Guangdong emphasize on

  knife mastery, fragrance, subtle umami flavors eith combi of salty, spicy, sweet and vinegary
• Anhui cuisine uses


  ingredients that are unique to the land often featuring wild herbs
• Anhui braise


  uses local made veggie oil and coal fire
• Sichuan food


  renowned all over china and the world