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Dumplings
Amother type of Chinese dumplings is called huntun(or wonton).It is made in a similar way as jiaozi,but the wrapper is thinner and contains less filling,folded in such a way that it leaves a loose falp. Huntun is always boiled and served about a doz...
Steamed Bread
The Chinese people are sometimes thought to be rice-eaters,but most northerners prefer food made of wheat flour,and mantou is the most popular form of such food.It is made by steaming the dough and is therefore described in English as steamed bread....
Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
The Eight-treasure Rice Pudding is made from glutinous rice supplemented with red jujubes,lotus seesds,lily,seeds of Job's tears,gingko,dried longan pulp,and finely cut green and red plums.These ingredients may also be substituted with walnut meat,h...
Noodles
Noodles are a form of staple food very popular among the Chinese.They can be made either by hand or by machine and,by the way they are made,are divided intocut noodlesor dried noodles.Made in whatever way,they may be of different widths,varying from...
Dumplings
Several Chinese snacks have been known in English asdumplings.Of these,jiaozi is taken by the northern Chinese as a symbol of festivity and served as the main dish for the Spring Festival or traditional New year's Day. The annals of a northern count...
Chinese Cuisine
China is a world-renownedepicurean kingdom.Few visitors leave this country without being smitten by the Chinese culinary art,and quite a few of them regard Chinese dishes as the best in the world.Chinese dishes as the best in the world.Chinese resta...
Alcoholic Drinks
1.The Invention of Alcohol China is one of the first countries to have invented alcohol as a drink.A large number of pottery wine vessels were discovered in Shandong at the runis of the Dawenkou culture which dates back 5,000 years.Recorded history...
Tea
1.China,the Homeland of Tea Of the three major beverages of the world--tea,coffee and cocoa--tea is consumed by the largest number of people. China is the homeland of tea.It is believed that China has tea-shrubs as early as five to six thousand year...