A-Bite-of-China-(舌尖上的中国)

Lifeisatrip/journey,duringtheprocessweenjoyourselvesandsharewithothers.Chinaisacountrywithalargepopulationandithastemostabundantanddiversifiednationallandscapesintheworld:plateaus,woodedmountains,lakes,coastlines.thediversifiedlandscapesandweatherscontributetothespeciationandconservationofspecies.Chinahassomanykindsofmaterialsthatcanbetakenasfoodingredientswhichisreralyseenintheworld.Peoplegather,glean,dig,andcatchinordertogetthegiftsfromnature.Lookingthroughfourseasons,whatweareabouttoseeisthestorybehindthedeliciousfoods,thestoryofhumanandfood.fastfoodfriedchickendrumsticksFrenchfries

hamburbeAreyouagourmand(aloverofgoodfood,foodie)?Doyouwanttoeateverydeliciousfoodintheworld?Thendoyouwatchthepopularprogram?steam蒸boil煮pan-fry煎deep-fry炸sauté炒sour酸sweetbitter苦hotspicy辣salty咸greasytastlesssteam蒸boil煮pan-fry煎deep-fry炸sauté炒sour酸sweetbitter苦hotspicy辣salty咸greasytastlessABiteofChina

舌尖上的中国“ABiteofChina”isadocumentaryonChinesedeliciousfoodwhichhasbeenbroadcastedbyChinesecentraltelevision.Anditbecameanovernightsensationin2013becauseitreallyshowedthevariousdishesinChinaandtheperfectculinaryskillsofChinesechefinaveryartisticway.Recently,thedocumentary"ABiteofChina"whichtakesthefinefoodsasthethemehasbeatenmanyTVseries,becomingextremelypopularonthemicroblogandturningintothehottesttopic.ChinesepeopleareproudoftheprofoundfoodcultureofChina,andsomeevenpraisethedocumentarybysayingthat"itisabestpatrioticvideo."Thepublicissincerelytouchedbyit.Mayberaising"lovingthefood"tothelevelof"lovingthecountry"isalittleimproper,butitisasimpleandsincereexpressionofthepublic.Inadditiontothisdocumentary,thereisalsoanother"ABiteofChina."Examiningthetwokindsof"ABiteofChina"rationallymayhelpusunderstandwhythisdocumentaryissopopular.Thefirst"ABiteofChina"isthelarge-scaledocumentarymadebytheCCTV.Itshowsdeliciousfoodsofvariouskindsandtellsmanywarmstories.Theother"ABiteofChina"istherealityofcountlessfoodscandalsreportedChina.Thefirstoneissunnyandtouchingandconsistsofthesimplicity,warmness,beauty,attractiveness,humanism,tearsofgrandma,handsofmomandmemoriesonthehometown.Theotheroneisdarkanddirtyandconsistsofthetoxicadditive,hogwashoil,brighteningagent,leanmeatpowder,pesticideresidueonthevegetable,phosphorpowderandtransfat.Helmedbyaward-winningdocumentarymakerChenXiaoqing,ABiteofChinaisfilledwithmouthwateringimagesoffoodrangingfromhautecuisinetolocaldelicacies,thedocumentarycapturesthebeautifulandrefinedprocessoffood-making.Theprogramissuretoattractbothfoodbuffsandordinaryaudiences.Televisionisfilledwithfoodthesedays,especiallyintroductionsbytop-notchchefsandcloselooksatthecomplicatedandrefinedcookingprocessesofhautecuisine,Chensays.Wehavesomeappetite-boostingshotsoffood-making,buthowtocreatedishesisonlyoneaspectoffoodculture,"Chensays."Theprogramtriestobringsomethingnewbypresentingmoreculturalelementsrelatedtodishes,suchaseatinghabitsandtheethicsofeating."Eachepisodelasts50minutes.ThemesrangefromingredientstopreservedfoodThebonusis,theshowisnotonlyaboutdishes.Everyepisodewillhighlightdifferentpeople,whowilltellstoriesabouttheiradventureswithfood.ABiteofChinacapturessocialtransformationswhilepresentingfoodcultures,suchasshowingthedispersionofextendedfamiliesthatleavetheelderlyintheirhometownswhileothermembersworkoutside-casesinwhichfoodservesasremindersofhappytimesandcenterpiecesofreunions.Thedocumentary"ABiteofChina"takesthefinefoodsasthetheme

andithasbeatenmanyTVseries,becomeingextremelypopularonthemicro-blogandturningintothehottesttopic.ChinesepeopleareproudoftheprofoundfoodcultureofChina,andsomeevenpraisethedocumentarybysayingthat"itisabestpatrioticvideo."Thepublicis

sincerelytouchedbyit.Mayberaising"lovingthefood"tothelevelof"lovingthecountry"isalittleimproper,butitisasimpleandsincereexpressionofthepublic.Thedocumentaryshowsdeliciousfoodsofvariouskindsandtellsmanywarmstories.Itissunnyandtouchingandconsistsofthesimplicity,warmness,beauty,attractiveness,humanism,tearsofgrandma,handsofmomandmemoriesonthehometown.Itbringsusthetasteofhometown.家乡的气息

TheTasteOfOurHometown

Doyourememberthetasteofyourhometown?---Curedmeat

（腊味）Curedmeat

isthetraditionalessentialfoodenteringthewinterintheSouth.TheinitialpurposeistobebettertoreservefreshmeatinthehotandhumidweatheroftheSouth.Nowadays,itbecomesmoreandmorepopular.Hotpotrice（煲仔饭）isoneflavorofthemostclassictaste.Cookinghotpotriceisregardedasacomplicatedandhardwork.

Thechefmuststrictlymastertheheatcontroltomaketherighthotpotricewhichthegravy（肉汁）canslowlypenetrateonthecharcoalstove(炭炉).永恒的

四川味道

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火锅

Hot-Pot

Hot-PotisourloveandalsothemarkofSichuan.辣椒

不变的狂热

Pepper

Sichuanpeoplelovepepperverymuch.AndthepepperinSichuanisveryhot面条——手中乾坤

Noodles

PeopleintheNorthlikeeatingnoodlesbest.

Thecookcanmakeallkindsofnoodles.

Pleasedonotforgetourtraditionalfood.AbiteofChinaChinacoversalargeterritoryandhasmanynationalities,henceavarietyofChinesefoodhavedifferentbutfantasticandmouthwateringflavor.Chinesefoodcanberoughlydividedintoeightregionalcuisines

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Anhui

Jiangsu

Fujian

GuangdongSichuan

Shandong

Zhejiang

Hunan

VariousChinese

DishesEightCuisines

闽菜FujianCuisine川菜SichuanCuisine粤菜CantoneseCuisine苏菜JiangsuCuisine鲁菜ShandongCuisine浙菜ZheJiangCuisine徽菜AnhuiCuisine湘菜HunancuisineOneoftheoldestcuisinesinChina,withahistoryof2,500years.12OriginatesfromConfuciusfamily

banquet,thenadoptedbyimperialkitchen.LucuisinehasgreatinfluenceinnorthChinaandhasbecometherepresentativeofNorthChinacuisine.34Specializesinseafoodlikeprawns,seacucumber,flounder.ShandongCuisine山东菜ShandongCuisine

ShandongisthebirthplaceofmanyfamousancientscholarssuchasConfuciusandMencius.AndmuchofShandongcuisine'shistoryisasoldasConfuciushimself,makingittheoldestexistingmajorcuisineinChina.山东是许多著名学者的故乡，例如孔夫子和孟子。许多山东菜的历史和孔夫子一样悠久，使得山东菜系成为中国现存的最古老的主要菜系之一。

ConsistingofJinancuisineandJiaodongcuisine,Shandongcuisine,clear,pureandnotgreasy,ischaracterizedbyitsemphasisonaroma,freshness,crispnessandtenderness.ShallotandgarlicareusuallyusedasseasoningssoShangdongdishestastespungentusually.SoupsaregivenmuchemphasisinShangdongdishes.Thinsoupfeaturesclearandfreshwhilecreamysouplooksthickandtastesstrong.Jinancuisineisadeptatdeep-frying,grilling,fryingandstir-fryingwhileJiaodongdivisionisfamousforcookingseafoodwithfreshandlighttaste.山东菜系，由济南菜系和胶东菜系组成，清淡，不油腻，以其香、鲜、酥、软而闻名。因为使用青葱和大蒜做为调料，山东菜系通常很辣。山东菜系注重汤品。清汤清澈新鲜，而油汤外观厚重，味道浓重。济南菜系擅长炸、烤、煎、炒，而胶东菜系则以其烹饪海鲜的鲜淡而闻名。FamousDishesFamousDishesDezhouBraisedChicken德州扒鸡

Four-JoyMeatballs”四喜丸子

SichuanCuisine,isoneofthemostfamousChinesecuisinesintheworld.Characterizedbyitsspicyandpungentflavor,Sichuancuisine,prolificoftastes,emphasizesontheuseofchili.Pepperandpricklyashalsoneverfailtoaccompany,producingtypicalexcitingtastes.Besides,garlic,gingerandfermentedsoybeanarealsousedinthecookingprocess.Wildvegetablesandanimalsareusuallychosenasingredients,whilefrying,fryingwithoutoil,picklingandbraisingareappliedasbasiccookingtechniques.ItcannotbesaidthatonewhodoesnotexperienceSichuanfoodeverreachesChina.四川菜系，是世界上最著名的中国菜系之一。四川菜系以其香辣而闻名，味道多变，着重使用红辣椒，搭配使用青椒和pricklyash，产生出经典的刺激的味道。此外，大蒜，姜和豆豉也被应用于烹饪过程中。野菜和野禽常被选用为原料，油炸，无油炸，腌制和文火炖煮是基本的烹饪技术。没有品尝过四川菜的人不算来过中国。SichuanCuisine

Chilipeppersandpricklyashareusedinmanydishes,givingitadistinctivelyspicytaste,calledmainChinese.Itoftenleavesaslightnumbsensationinthemouth.红绿辣椒被用在许多菜肴中，带来特别的辣味，在中国文字里叫麻，通常会在口中留下麻木的感觉。---Kimchi(辣白菜)

Inthelongwinter,Koreancabbagestoragebecomesatoppriority,whichtheycall"winterhalfgrain(冬季半年粮)"becausevegetablesareveryscarce.

Asaresult,,northeastpersonareusedtomakingfreshvegetablesintodriedvegetables,pickles（腌菜）tostoreinlateautumn.Howtomakekimchi?Selecthearttightlobetendervarieties(挑选心紧叶嫩的品种)

.Picktheleavesandcuttheremainsupright.Usebrine(盐水)tomakethechoppedcabbagereleasedexcessivewater.UsetherocktopresscabbageAddflavorings（调味料）.Ferment（发酵）inthecellars.

Therearemanyvarietiesofpickledvegetables,eventhesamespeciescanalsoshowdifferentflavors.Peoplehavealotofwaystofacethechilliness（严寒）.Thecabbagesarerebornaftermorethan30days’fermentationinpicklecylinder（腌菜缸）.SichuanCuisineSichuanCuisineSichuanCuisinePorkShredswithFishFlavor鱼香肉丝EggplantinGarlicSauce鱼香茄子MapoTofuDicedChickenwithChiliandPeanuts宫保鸡丁夫妻肺片PorkLungsinChiliSauceCantonesefoodoriginatesfromGuangdong,thesouthernmostprovinceinChina.ThemajorityofoverseasChinesepeoplearefromGuangdong（Canton）soCantoneseisperhapsthemostwidelyavailableChineseregionalcuisineoutsideofChina.广东菜源自于中国最南部的省份广东省。大多数华侨来自广东，因此广东菜也许是国外最广泛的中国地方菜系。粤菜Cantonesefood(广东菜系)Longago,GuangdonghasbeenthefarthestendofChinaandlackofallsupportfromtherulers

Cantonesepeopleatewhattheycouldfindlocally.Wildanimals,plantseveninsects.Cantoneseareknowntohaveanadventurous

palate,abletoeatmanydifferentkindsofmeatsandvegetables.Infact,peopleinNorthernChinaoftensaythatCantonesepeoplewilleatanythingthatfliesexceptairplanes,anythingthatmovesonthegroundexcepttrains,andanythingthatmovesinthewaterexceptboats.广东人热衷于尝试用各种不同的肉类和蔬菜。事实上，中国北方人常说，广东人吃天上飞的，除了飞机；地上爬的，除了火车；水里游的，除了船儿。粤菜

粤菜Cantonesefood(广东菜系)porkinsweetandsoursauce咕佬肉goldenroastedsucklingpig烧乳猪

苏菜SuCuisineFromJiangsuProvinceandShanghai.

JiangsuCuisine,alsocalledHuaiyangCuisine,ispopularinthelowerreachoftheYangtzeRiver.Aquaticsasthemainingredients,itstressesthefreshnessofmaterials.Itscarvingtechniquesaredelicate,ofwhichthemeloncarvingtechniqueisespeciallywellknown.Cookingtechniquesconsistofstewing,braising,roasting,simmering,etc.江苏菜，又叫淮阳菜，流行于在淮阳湖下流。以水产作为主要原料，注重原料的鲜味。其雕刻技术十分珍贵，其中瓜雕尤其著名。苏菜SuCuisineSuCuisineSuCuisineSantaoDuck三套鸭

squirrel-shapedmandarinfish

松鼠鳜鱼

FujianCuisineConsistingofFuzhouCuisine,QuanzhouCuisineandXiamenCuisine,.Features:

FujianCuisineisdistinguishedforitschoiceseafood,beautifulcolorandmagictasteofsweet,sour,saltyandsavory.Themostdistinctfeaturesaretheir"pickledtaste"(卤味)FoTiaoQiangBoiledwholechicken

清炖全鸡

---YangrouPaomo（羊肉泡馍Shanxi）YangrouPaomoisatastyXi'anspecialtythatconsistsofamuttonsoupservedwithwheatflourflatbread.Thehardbreadisbrokenupandaddedtothesoup.Thenthemixtureiseatenalongwithpickledgarliccloves.

---Zongzi（粽子湖北荆楚一带）AverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatFestivalisZongzi.Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanutorotherfillingswrappedinbambooleaves.ThetraditionofZongziismeanttoremindusofagreatman,QuYuan.Hunancuisine

HunancuisineconsistsoflocalCuisinesofXiangjiangRegion,DongtingLakeandXiangxicoteau.Itcharacterizesitselfbythickandpungentflavor.Chili,pepperandshallotareusuallynecessariesinthisdivision.Hunandishesaresocookedbecauseofthehumidweatherhere,whichmakesitdifficultforthehumanbodytoeliminatemoisture.Thelocalpeopleeathotpepperstohelpremovedampnesstokeephealth.

Pepperyandhotchicken辣炒鸡丁AnhuiCuisineAnhuiCuisinechefsfocusmuchmoreattentiononthetemperatureincookingandaregoodatbraisingandstewing.OftenhamswillbeaddedtoimprovetasteandsugarcandyaddedtogainFeatures:FocusonthetemperateofcookingGoodatbraisingandstewing.Turtlesoupwithham

Zhejiangcuisine---ZhejiangJinhuaham(浙江