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Cultural Influences
Religious Influences
Geography
Regional Dishes
Miscellaneous
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Yin yang philosophy of the Tao (DOW).
What philosophy is Chinese cuisine based on?
100
Has been a fundamental influence on Chinese lifestyles and cuisine.
What is Buddhism?
100
Large coastline.
What has a big influence on Chinese cooking? Why is seafood so popular in Chinese cuisine?
100
This region favors wheat, not rice.
What is Mandarin cuisine?
100
Rice.
What is one of the main agricultural products in China? What is the main starch eaten in China? What do the Chinese eat the way that we eat bread?
200
Ginger, eggplant, and pepper were introduced through this network.
What is the Silk Road?
200
Foods should not be forced to become something they are not and should be kept in their most natural state.
What is the yin yang philosophy?
200
A geographic feature in China that had a large influence on where most of the population lives.
What are mountains (The Himalayas)?
200
Spicy food.
What is Szechwan-Hunan cuisine?
200
Chopsticks.
What are the primary eating utensils of China?
300
Cantonese Cuisine
What was the first Chinese cuisine to be introduced in the U.S.?
300
Emphasizes balance, serenity, and peace.
What is Buddhism?
300
The Pearl River
Where is the city of Canton located?
300
Bird's nest soup, Peking duck, moo shu pork.
What is Mandarin cuisine?
300
These include stir-frying, steaming, red-cooking, lacquering, and velveting.
What are the Chinese cooking techniques?
400
The country of China.
Which country has the largest population in the world?
400
tan (grains and rice) and ts'ai (vegetables and meat)
How do the Chinese prepare food to create balance?
400
Western China.
Where are the desert Steppes?
400
Kung pao chicken, hot and sour soup.
What is Szechwan-Hunan cuisine?
400
The Chinese were the first to apply this to the cooking of food.
What is fire?
500
Nourishment for the body and for the soul.
What is the meaning behind the preparation of Chinese cuisine?
500
earth - sweet - stomach wood - sour - liver fire - bitter - heart metal - pungent - lungs water - salty - kidneys
What is Chinese religious belief? What are the 5 parts that Chinese religious belief divided the world into?
500
Mandarin, Szechwan-Hunan, Canton
What are the most well-known Chinese cuisines in the U.S.?
500
Sweet and sour pork, egg foo yung, lemon chicken.
What is Cantonese cuisine?
500
Ginger, green onion, soy, and garlic.
What is the flavor profile in Chinese cuisine?