For Chinese food - not just utolenie hunger, it is more a ritual, religious rite.
So far in China, instead of greeting the elderly are treated each other
with the phrase: «Not chafanla ma?» - «You already ate?». And about a
man who lost his job, saying: «He broke his bowl of rice».
In ancient China, among a number of royal ceremonies, which obeyed even
emperors, were a significant part of rituals that are directly related
to eating and what it involves. The order of dishes, table, clothing,
servants, waiting at table, the music, sounding during meals were
strictly selected.
For trehtysyacheletnyuyu history of China to learn genius cooks who
have become ministers at the Imperial Court, and the losers executed
for unsavory cooked dishes. Chinese cooks like to repeat: «There are no
bad products, there is only a bad cook». Perhaps this is the secret of
Chinese cuisine.
Do cooks have certain rules that they have strictly complied with:
Rule first. All products are always carefully handled, representing 1 /
3 part of the time cooking. For example, if the cook is preparing a
chicken, it is its never opalivaet and pull out the feathers special
tweezers. And fruits and vegetables thoroughly and repeatedly washed
with water.
Second Rule. Very fast thermal processing of products - within 2-4
minutes. To do this, use a strong fire, and all kinds of cooker or pan
«Wok». So the quality of stored products, with each component
separately preparing meals.
Third Rule. The rich use of spices, spices and sauces. In the Chinese
kitchen used by more than 300 species of all kinds of spices.
Fourth Rule. The arrangement, or a dish of color, aroma and taste.
Selection of ingredients so that they combine with each other - this is
a culinary art.
All combined to form a unique Chinese cuisine, which involves not just
the usual ways of preparation, a large number of spices, beautiful
design and unusual combination of food ingredients. In no other country
in the art of cooking is not brought to such perfection as in China.
This art has become part of an ancient culture and customs to become
the Chinese people.
In modern China, especially popular is the pork. Meat cut in small
slices, straws or cubes and fry on high heat. As well as using cooking
poultry, particularly the success enjoyed by the ducks and chickens.
They were prepared using a variety of sauces, spices, starch and spices.
A favorite dish of many Chinese - fried whole duck on vegetable oil,
sometimes slightly podkopchennaya, but the prior vymochennaya in spicy
soy sauce.
Widespread use of the Chinese national cuisine found eggs (chicken and
duck). They are used for cooking many hot and cold appetizers, conserve
special way (lubricates the mixture of ash and lime, sodoy, salt and
kept in vats or land 20-100 days). Following this procedure, protein
becomes brown and yellow green.
Very popular dish of fish: the Chinese perch, flounder, swords, fish
and marine invertebrates, shrimp, crabs, various mollusks (squid,
octopus, cuttlefish), oysters, etc. are very popular as legumes and
products including: soy oil , soy milk, curd from soybean (there are
many recipes from the dried, fresh and marinated soybean curd); acute
dark-brown liquid sauce, rare salted paste from soybeans. Leguminous
plants - the main source of protein in the diet of Chinese, replacing
meat, consumption of which is very limited.
The composition of the national dishes of Chinese food products include
flour, such as noodles, noodles, all kinds of cakes, steam bread
(pampushkas) vontony, ears, and sweet biscuits. The huge role played by
vegetables in the diet: a very popular all possible cabbage, sweet
potatoes, potatoes, different varieties of radishes, green onions,
batun, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, spinach, green bean pods. The most
popular use thick sheets of young bamboo in boiled form, side dishes
and canned goods.
Vegetables are often marina, salt in soy sauce, and dried kvass. They are the main meal to kasham.
The most common drink in China - the green tea. His brew in a porcelain
kettle, and sometimes directly into porcelain cups and drink hot
without sugar. Typically, the Chinese meal begins and ends with tea.
When guests arrive, they are always greeted with a cup of freshly tea.
Tea in China - is not only a pleasant pastime, and quenching, but also
an ancient and very important tradition.
Usually feed in China, 3 times a day, but there are some traditions: for example, strictly lunch at noon.
