中国文化英语教程Unit22.pptx

Unit22CulinaryDelightsinChina

ChinesecuisineisabrilliantfacetofChineseculture,whichisprovenbythefactthatChineserestaurantsarefoundscatteredeverywherethroughouttheworld.Today,theculinaryindustryisdevelopingevenmorerapidlythanbefore.Adecadeago,Beijinghadafewthousandrestaurants,whiletodaythereareover100000restaurantsofdifferentsizesinthecity.

RegionalChineseCuisines ItiswidelyacknowledgedthatfromMingandQingdynastiesonwards,thereareeightmajorofcuisinebasedonregionalcooking.TheycamefromShandong,Sichuan,Guangdong,Fujian,Jiangsu,Zhejiang,Hunan,andAnhuiprovinces.Inadditiontothesetraditionalcuisines,theculinaryindustryinChinahasundergonegreatchanges,asalmosteveryplacehasitsownlocalspecialties,andthedifferentcuisinesgatherinbigcitiessuchasBeijing.

Sichuan,knownasNature’sStorehouse,isalsoastorehouseofcuisine.Here,eachandeveryrestaurantsprovidesdeliciousyeteconomicalculinaryfare.TheingredientsforSichuancuisinearesimplebutthespicesusedarequitedifferent.Sichuancuisineisfamousforitsspicyandhotfood,yetjustbeinghotandspicydoesnotnecessarilydistinguishitfromotherhotandspicycuisinessuchasHunanorGuizhoucuisine.WhatisreallyspecialaboutSichuancuisineistheuseofChinesepricklyashseeds,thetasteofwhichleavesafeelingofnumbnessonone’stongueandmouth.Besidestheuniquespice,Sichuandishesarealsousuallypreparedwithotherspiceslikechilipepper.Usingfermentedbeansauceandasetofuniquecookingmethods.Sichuancuisineisnowfamousandpopularacrosstheworld.Overrecentyears,therehaveappearedmanymorerenownedrestaurantsspecializinginSichuancuisine,suchastheTanFamilyFishHeadrestaurant.

GuangdongProvinceislocatedinsouthernChina,withamoderateclimateandabundantproduceallyearround.Asoneoftheearliestportsopentofore