No doubt Chinese food is famous worldwide and it is also one of the most delicious food in the world. Almost everyone know the staple diet of China is noodles. I mean every kind of noodles. Here we have gathered most interesting facts about Chinese food.

Chinese food is both wholesome and tasty which is serve hot in big bowls. Currently, Chinese food is being liked all over the world, because there are so many takeaway and Chinese restaurants in the whole world. If you think continental, Turkish and Italian food is more famous than you should know Chinese food is yummy enough that you can compare it with other popular cuisines. Though we know most famous dishes of China but there are many more facts about Chinese food you must know. Do you have any idea about the essential ingredients of Chinese food? If not, then let me tell you. Chili oil, Sesame oil, soy sauce are some of the most essential Chinese ingredients.

You can find Chinese restaurants in every country but the taste will vary in each country. The country you are living in must have Chinese food available. But no one can deny this fact that the authentic Chinese food is available only in china. There is a chance that you would plan a trip to china to eat their food after reading these shocking facts about china food.

Beijing Roast Duck

Although there are many famous dishes in China but nothing can beat the taste of Beijing Roast Duck. In the past, only the rich people ate it and now everyone enjoys this dish. You can eat it with cucumber slices, pancakes and plum sauce. Above all, the dish is become so common that you can find in almost any restaurant. Did you taste the Beijing Roast Duck?

Noodles

You can find noodles shop in every street in china. Because it is the favorite food in China. Noodles are of many kinds. Even every city has different taste of noodles dishes. In south areas of china, the weather is very hot, and people love to eat cold noodles in this area. Does it look delicious? Obviously it is one of the amazing facts about china food?

In the Song Dynasty Restaurants Became Popular

Before 960, restaurants were not that famous in china. It happened under the tenure of Song Dynasty that the trend of opening restaurants started in primary cities of China. In the past, it was due to commercial developments that resulted in the making of a sizable class of people with the interest as well as the ways to acquire a vast range of food made in a wide range of techniques. Now a days you have to choose a dish from menu only. If you want to eat something off the menu than you are not allowed to do so. Surprisingly, restaurants in Song Dynasty allowed customers to order things out of menu.

Szechuan Cuisine is known for Spiciness

The cuisine of Szechuan is popular for its spiciness. People in the west might be more familiar with it, which comes from a different way to Romanize the same name. Generally, Szechuan is known for its spiciness, which comes from the liberal use of both garlic and chili peppers. However, the cuisine of Szechuan also has non-spicy foods, which are used to recover the taste, so that it will not become besieged by spiciness.

Chinese Eat Everything that Moves

Yes! That’s right. Many food lovers who travel around to world to try different cuisines have to say that Chinese food is unique. Even the western get shocked after knowing the facts of Chinese cuisine. Have you ever thought about eating snakes, rats, scorpion’s and even cats? If you want to try these delicacies, you are welcome to China. 

Crazy Vegetable Variety

China is one of the most populated countries in the world. There are huge varieties of vegetables and fruits in china. It is possible that you may have not even heard about these vegetables and fruits. Pomeloes, weed-like plants, yard-long yams, tree fungi and many other herbs.

Chinese Don’t Throw Bones

Chinese people believe in not wasting food. Some sort of meat is part of every cuisine in the world. But it is also reality that only few parts of animals are eaten. In china fish fillet are not removed. There is not trend of removing fish head and bones. You need to chew it or remove it by yourself.

We are well aware of the nutritional benefits of bone marrow. Chinese think bones should be consumed too. So chopped bones are cooked enough that they become soft and chew-able. Bone broth along with bone marrow is a delicacy. 

Only Fresh Food is served

There are huge markets in China where only freshly cut meat and farm fresh vegetables are available. Chinese don’t like packaged food. They only like seasonal items.

Dumplings

Dumplings are also one of the most famous dishes in China. You can fry or boil them. However, the typical way to cook dumplings is to steam them. Bamboo baskets are frequently used to steam dumplings. To save time these baskets are piled on top of each other. Hence, called a tower of dumplings.

Everyone knows about Chopsticks

Have you ever think why Chinese eat with chopsticks. If not, then let me tell you that they consider it a bad style to eat food with knives and forks. Seriously it needs practice to eat with chopsticks. To make this process easy, Chinese cut the vegetables in bite size. Similarly food is cooked unless it becomes soft. That’s why noodles and dumplings are so juicy and soft. 

Insects

Fried insects are not so common but still insects are considered a healthy snack. Chinese eat beetles, bee larvae, scorpions, stinkbugs, grasshoppers, cockroaches, and fly maggots. Would you ever try a fried insect?

North and South Chinese Food

North and South cuisine in china are hugely different. The south part of China is the biggest producer of rice. Therefore wheat products are not that famous. Because rice is cultivated in north part so rice noodles, rice sushi, and rice containing dessert are well liked. Moreover, people of north china love fresh vegetables and fruits too. While in North China produce enormous amount of wheat. For this reason, dumplings, steamed buns, wheat noodles, stuffed buns (especially pork buns) are mainly eaten.

Five Spices of China

May be you have heard about five spice noodles. Similarly there are five authentic flavors of Chinese food. Sweet, salty, spicy, bitter and sour. Each region has its own flavor. Hong Kong cuisine is sweet and salty. Sour cuisine is dominant in southern part of China. And world famous Sichuan cuisine is spicy.

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