What the Chinese Eat
Find out about some of the unique dishes of a nation who are willing to eat just about anything. Also see...
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hinese Food Ingredients Learn Chinese Food through 15 Facts
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China’s Regional Food Types
China can be divided into several regions with distinct styles of cooking. The ingredients used are based on the natural and agricultural products of each region.
The main features of China’s regional cuisines can be described as follows:
Northern China food
— salty, simple, less vegetables with wheat as the staple food. Food using wheat as its main ingredient, such as noodles and dumplings is prevalent there.




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What You Should Know About Eating in China

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Chinese Dining Etiquette and Culture
As an ancient civilization, China pays great attention to established etiquette. With thousands of years’ development, China has its own unique dinning culture and etiquette, which foreign visitors may find quite different from what they are used to, and even consider weird.
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Chinese Cooking — Recipes and Instructions
Chinese cooking is renowned throughout the world. Chinese food has a distinctive culinary style all its own. The emphasis is on fresh, seasonal ingredients, prepared with a minimum of fuss and beautifully balanced for color, texture, and presentation. See The 7 Top Chinese Cooking Methods.
Our Chinese cooking recipes teach you how to cook delicious Chinese dishes, more cooking recipes.
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Travel with China Highlights and Taste Delicious Chinese Food
Want to taste authentic Chinese food? China Highlights tours provide you an opportunity. See our most recommended Chinese food tours, which combine must-see attractions in China with meals in carefully selected restaurants.
- The Flavor of China — a 12-Day Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, and Hong Kong cuisine tour
- A Culinary Adventure — an 8-Day Beijing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou cuisine tour
Or you can contact us and we can tailor-make a Chinese food tour for you based on your interests and requirements.
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