Chinese cuisines 广东菜和山东菜(二).ppt

Chinese cuisines Guangdong cuisine (Cantonese Cuisine\Yue Cai) 广东菜\粤菜 Shandong cuisine (Lu Cai)山东菜\鲁菜 The diversity of geography and climate has created a range of eating habits across China. Guangdong cuisine (Cantonese Cuisine) 广东菜 Cantonese are known to have an adventurous palate, able to eat many different kinds of meats and vegetables. In fact, people in Northern China often say that Cantonese people will eat anything that flies except airplanes, anything that moves on the ground except trains, and anything that moves in the water except boats. Appreciating Guangdong cuisine is one of the great pleasures of life. Of all the cooking styles in China, Guangdong is distinctive, featuring outstanding cooking skills, numerous varieties fine flavours, sights and aromas as well as great ambience and service. three branches: Guangzhou style (广州风味) Chaozhou style （潮州风味） Dongjiang style （东江风味） Guangzhou style Origination: Guangdong dishes originated in Lingnan. Historically, Guangzhou was a key port for China's international trade. As the economy developed, so did the food culture. Guangdong cooking was embraced incessantly without sacrificing its own feature. Guangdong has many overseas Chinese, who have brought back cooking techniques from other countries, resulting in the famous Guangdong style Guangdong cuisine has also absorbed the cooking skills of other Chinese regions, to develop its own unique methods. Guangdong chefs also pay much attention to the artistic presentation of their dishes. So Guangdong cuisine became more and more popular nowadays Geography: Guangzhou style is the mainstay of the Guangdong-cuisine family. It includes of the Pearl River Delta(珠江三角洲). Any creature flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, swimming in water can find a way on to menu to become a dish unforgettable to a gourmet. Features: (1) Guangzhou cuisine features 21 cooking techniques: roasting, frying, stir-