ChineseFood中国饮食文化英文版.docVIP

Chinese cuisine Chinese cuisine ( 中國菜) originated from different regions of and has become widespread in many other parts of the world — from to , and . National cuisine A meal in is typically seen as consisting of two or more general components: (1) a source or , known as 主食 in the , (zhǔshí , lit. main food, staple) — typically rice, , or (steamed buns), and (2) accompanying dishes of , , , or other items, known as 菜 (càiPinyin , lit. vegetable) in the Chinese language. This is in some ways in contrast to cuisines of and the USA, where meat or is often considered the , and analogou