八大菜系 The 8 Great Traditions
回族 The Hui Ethnic Group
腊八粥 "La Ba" Porridge
南、北、东、西
地方菜系 Regional Cuisines
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This is how Chinese chefs refer to 四川 cuisine.
What is 川菜?
100
This is the Chinese number for the approximate population of the 回 ethnic group in China.
What is 一亿?
100
This is the date that Spring Festival celebrations actually begin in Beijing.
What is the eighth day of the twelfth month on the lunar calendar?
100
This is the one-syllable word that describes the general flavor of cuisine in Southern China.
What is 甜?
100
These are the two provinces in China that are most famous for spicy food.
What are 四川 and 湖南?
200
This is how Chinese chefs refer to 江苏 cuisine.
What is 苏菜?
200
This is the Chinese name of the religion that most members of the 回族 adhere to.
What is 伊斯兰教?
200
This is the date that, according to legend, the Buddha became enlightened.
What is the eighth day of the twelfth month on the lunar calendar?
200
This is the one-syllable word that describes the general flavor of cuisine in Western China.
What is 酸?
200
一般来说, the flavor of 山西 cuisine can be described in this way.
What is 酸?
300
This is how Chinese chefs refer to 广东 cuisine.
What is 粤菜?
300
这是回族人都不能吃的食物。
What is 猪肉?
300
These are the two main ingredients in 腊八粥.
What are rice and beans (or grains and cereals)?
300
This is the one-syllable word that describes the general flavor of cuisine in Northern China.
What is 咸?
300
一般来说, 住在中国东北的人 like to eat food that can be described in this way.
What is 味道浓一些 or 比较油 or 比较咸?
400
This is how Chinese chefs refer to 湖南 cuisine.
What is 湘菜?
400
This is the Chinese name of a special kind of tea that can be found in 回族 restaurants.
What is 十二味香茶?
400
This is the two-syllable Chinese word for "the Buddha."
What is 佛祖?
400
This is the one-syllable word that describes the general flavor of cuisine in Eastern China.
What is 辣?
400
This is the province that "中国最敢吃的人" come from.
What is 广东?
500
This is how Chinese chefs refer to 福建 cuisine.
What is 闽菜?
500
This is the Chinese word for "halal" or "pure."
What is 清真?
500
This is the three-syllable word for the giant vessel that 腊八粥 was cooked in during the 清 Dynasty.
What is 大铜锅?
500
This is the 14- or 16-syllable idiom which means, "The staple food in the South is rice, the staple food in the North is wheat."
What is 南方的主食是米饭，北方的（主食）是面食?
500
一般来说, 江南 people like to eat food that is sweet and "this two-syllable word."
What is 清淡?
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