Chinese food facts for kids

"Lion's head with crab meat" is a traditional meatball soup.

Baozi are a type of Chinese steamed buns

Chinese food is a term that talks about the food that comes from all over China and the cuisine of China. It is an important part of Chinese culture. This food comes from the very different parts of China and also the food made by Overseas Chinese that live in other parts of the world. Because there are a lot of Chinese immigrants around the world, and because China was very important in the past, many food from other countries in Asia have been affected by Chinese food. Important parts of Chinese food are rice, soy sauce, noodles, tea, and tofu. Tools like chopsticks and the wok are also very important.

The four most important types of Chinese food are Sichuan food (Chuan), Shandong food (Lu), Guangdong food (Yue), and Huaiyang food. They each represent the food made in the western, northern, southern, and eastern parts of the country.

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  A Quanjude cook is slicing Peking roast duck. Peking duck is eaten by rolling pieces of duck with scallion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce using steamed pancakes.

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  Dàzhǔ gānsī is a typical soup dish of Huaiyang cuisine. It is made of finely sliced dried tofu, chicken, ham and bamboo shoot, and ingredients need to be braised with shrimp in chicken soup. It was highly praised by the Qianlong emperor.

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  Làzǐ Jī, stir-fried chicken with chili and Sichuan pepper in Sichuan style

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  Steamed whole perch with roe inside. Sliced ginger and spring onion is usually spread on top.

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  Map showing major regional cuisines of China

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  Several kinds of soybean products are sold in a farmer's market in Haikou, China.

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  Stir-fried razor shell with douchi (fermented black soybeans) in Jiaodong style.

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  Dōngguā xiārén fěnsī tāng (winter melon, shrimp and cellophane noodle soup)

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  Longjing tea, also known as Dragon Well tea, is a variety of roasted green tea from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, where it is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality, earning the China Famous Tea title.

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  Zhájiàng Miàn (noodles with bean paste) is a traditional northern Chinese dish. It has spread to South Korea where it is known as Jajangmyeon.

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  Silverware from the Song dynasty (10th – 13th centuries): Chopsticks, bowl and spoon

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  Eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival

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  Eaten during the Spring Festival

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In Spanish: Gastronomía de China para niños