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Unit 3 Chinese Food Warm-up Activity Topic-related Discussion Translation—Names of Chines Food —Some English names for dishes Topic-related Discussion 1. How important is food to us Chinese? 2. What are the characteristics of Chinese cuisine? Have you eaten already? Food is the first necessity of people. 民以食为天。 Food is the first happiness. He did not dislike to have his rice finely cleaned, nor to have his minced meat cut quite small. 食不厌精，脍不厌细 an iron rice bowl 铁饭碗 be unpopular; wont work 吃不开 be jealous of a rival in love 吃醋 be sued; involve in a legal action 吃官司 dinner bucket Characteristics of Chinese Cuisine Chinese cuisine attempts to balance the flavors (salt, sweet, bitter, pungent, and umami). Umami is central to the experience of Chinese cuisine as different from most European cuisines, which ignore it. Chinese cooking often uses ingredients that impart this flavor, epitomized by MSG. Although MSG is known as an artificial additive, its analogues are found naturally in many foods, such as chicken, seafood(kelp); these foods are used more heavily in Chinese cooking than in European cooking. Characteristics of Chinese Cuisine Eight (major) schools of cuisine:Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, and Zhejiang. 八大菜系（鲁、川、粤、闽、苏、浙、湘、徽）： the?sweet?eastern?cuisine?and?the?spicy?western?cuisine,the?light?southern?cuisine?and?the?salty?northern?cuisine. 东甜西辣，南淡北咸 perfect combination of color, aroma, taste, and appearance 色香味形俱全 Translation—Names of Chines Food glutinous rice 糯米 spring rolls 春卷 sweet soup balls汤圆 sweet and sour pork 糖醋排骨 steamed open dumplings 烧卖 clay oven rolls 烧饼 fried bread stick 油条 sliced noodles 刀削面 hemp flowers麻花 stinky tofu 臭豆腐 spicy hot bean curd 麻辣豆腐 Some English names for dishes Sliced Beef and Ox Tongue in Chilli Sauce 夫妻肺片 Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce Braised 红烧狮子头 Pig Feet in Brown Sauce酱猪手 Four-Joy Meatballs (Meat Balls Braised with B