Asian Recipes of China - Hong Kong - Taiwan

Asian Food - Chinese Recipes - Chinese Cuisine

Chinese Female in

 Shanghai

The cooking methods employed by the Chinese are those that are familiar in the west, boiling, biasing, deep frying, steaming and roasting. These are the same methods use by the great Chef in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. Their methods might be similar but they taste different. Imagine a visit to Hong Kong just to sample the famous Hong Kong dim sum or Shantung in China to taste the Szechwan cuisine.

China is a vast country, extending from the sub-tropical regions of Hunan and Kwantung in the south, right up to the dry plains of Mongolia in the north, while the western borders go right into central Asia, reaching almost to the frontier of Afghanistan. Because it is such a vast country it has caused a distinct cuisine to evolve in each of the four major provinces.

The cooking of Beijing and northern China is a fusion of three distinct influences, mandarin dishes, rustic Mongolian and Manchurian fare. Here you will find a variety of pancakes, noodles and dumplings in everyday menu. The Szechuan or Szechwan cuisine of the West tend to be hearty rather than delicate and is renowned for highly spiced food, especially dishes with chilies.

The cooking in the East is more starchy and richer not only in the amount of oil used in cooking, but also in the range of ingredients, the amount of soy sauce, and the number and combination of spices. Fine selection of seafood and plenty of freshwater and a great range of vegetables are also available. The people of Shanghai are sweet toothed and make savory dishes that are generally sweeter.

Southern cooking is probably the most inventive, rich and colorful in China. It has been influenced by a steady stream of foreign traders and travelers and is richly endowed with year round produce from land and sea. Stir frying is the most popular cooking method, but steaming and roasting are also very common. Every meal includes rice and dishes often contain thick but delicate sauces.

Compliments from chefmoi

• Stir Fry Chicken with Mushrooms
• Green and Red Pepper Chicken
• Claypot Chicken Rice
• Pork Chop with Tomato and Chili Sauce
• Boiled Snapper Hong Kong Style
• Braised Fish and Prawn Rolls
• Fish Fillets Dip In Hoi Sin Sauce
• Stir Fried Prawns with Broccoli

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