chinesefoodculture 　　Famousforitsabundanceandexquisite,Chinesefoodculturehasoccupiedanimportantpartinthenation'straditioncultures.Chinaisoflonghistorywithavastterritory.Duetothediversityoftheclimate,productsandcustoms,therearewidelydifferentfoodstylesandtasteinlocalregions.Throughcreationbypastdynasties,thelongstandingcookingarthasformedrichandcolorfullocaldishes.Amongthem,"theeightmajordishes"enjoystheupperreputation,whichconsistsofShangdong,Chekiang,Sichuan,Jiangshu,Guangdong,Hunan,FujianandAnhwei. 　　ShandongdishesaredividedintotwofactionsasTsinanandJiaodongdishes.Theyaregoodatcleardishes,purebutnotgreasy.Sichuandisheshaveenjoyedthefamethateverydishhasitsowncharacteristicandnonetwosharethesametaste.Theyarealsofamousforpocked,pepperyandsavortaste.ChengduandChongqingdishesaretwomailbranches. 　　Jiangsudisheslaystressontheoriginaltastewithpropersweetnessandsalty.TheyconsistofYangzhou,SuzhouandNankingbranches.Chekiangdishesarebothdeliciousandsweetsmelling,bothsoftandslide,cleanandnotgreasy.TheyconsistofHangzhou,NingboandShaoxingbranches.GuangdongdisheshaveGuangzhou,ChaozhouandDongjiangthreestylesofdishes.Theyaregoodatchoiceseafoodandpaymoreattentiontothecookingskills.Theyactcarefullyatlightfoodwithtenderandslidetaste,fromwhichtheyearnthepraiseof"IthasabesttasteinonlyinGuangzhou."HunandishesconsistofXiangjian,DongtingLakeandXiangxicoteauthreelocaldishes.Theirtasteslaystressonthick,aridandpepperyfood,mostlyusingseasoninglikehotpeppery,shallotandcapsicum.Minghou,FuzhouXimenandQuanzhoudishesaretherepresentativesofFujiandishes.Theyusechoiceseafoodasthemainmaterialwithelaboratelycooksbeautifulcoloranddelicioustasteofoil.Theyaregoodatfrying,gliding,decoctingandpayattentiontothedishes'sweetness,salty,andtheappearance.Themostdistinctfeaturesaretheir"pickledtaste".Anhwuidishespaymoreattentiontothetaste,colorofdishesandthetemperaturetocookthem.Theyareexpertincookingdelicaciesfrommountainsandsea.Inadditiontotheeightmajordishes,thereareBeijingdishes,shanghaidishes,Hubeidishes,liangningdishes,Henandisheswhichalsoenjoygreatreputation.What'smore,thesteameddishesandvegetabledisheshavetheirowncharms.Actually,Chinesedisheshaveearnedworld'sfame.TheChineseeateriescouldbefoundeverywherethroughouttheworld.ManyforeignersregardhavingaChinesemealasahighhonor. 　　Customsoneating 　　FoodbetweenChinaandWesterncountriesaretotallydifferentstyles.Chinahas5000yearshistory.Weprobablyspendhalfoftimeonfood.Chinesepeoplechoicefoodverycarefully.Theyonlyusefreshmaterialtomakefood.Forexampletheyonlyeatfreshfish.Chinesehavealotofideasandtechniquesforcooking.Wecancookachickeninovertenways.That鈥檚whyChinesefoodissopopularintheworld.WesterncountrylikeEnglishorAmerican,theydon鈥檛havefreshfoodbecausetheybuytheirfoodfromsupermarketwhichonlysellsstoredmaterials.Westernpeoplewouldalsopreferfastfoodlikeburgersandchips.Theyareunhealthytohumanbody.Westernpeopledonothavemanyskillsforcooking,mostlytheyonlyboil,steamandbakethefood.Bytheway,westernpeopleareverygoodatma

　　TherearemanydifferentkindsoffoodinChina.It’sfamousintheworld.Alotofforeignerslikeitverymuch,too.It’sverypopularintheworld.They'reCantonesefood,Sichuanfood,Shanghaifood,Hunanfoodandsoon.Generallyspeaking,Cantonesefoodisabitlight,Sichuanfoodisveryhot,Shanghaifoodisratheroily,andHunandishesareveryspicy,havingastrongandhottaste.MapoBeancurd,steamedfishsweetandsourporkribs,springrollandmanyChinesedishesareverydelicious.Differentpeoplelikedifferentfood.IntheSouthofChinawehavericeeveryday,sometimeswehaveittwoorthreetimesaday,forbreakfast,lunchandsupper.Weusuallyeatitwithfish,meatandvegetables,butIntheNorthofChina,peopleeatalotofnoodlesanddumplingsforthreemeals.Inmyfamily,myfatherlikesdumplingsverymuch,butmymotherdoesn’tlikethematall.Ilikespringrollandmeatismyfavouritefood.IlikeChinesefoodalot