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1、-美食英文介绍-第 5 页美食英文介绍Eight Cuisines(八大菜系） China covers a large territory and has many nationalities, hence a variety of Chinese food with different but fantastic and mouthwatering flavor. Since Chinas local dishes have their own typical characteristics, generally, Chinese food can be roughly divided i
2、nto eight regional cuisines, which has been widely accepted around. Certainly, there are many other local cuisines that are famous, such as Beijing Cuisine and Shanghai Cuisine. Shandong Cuisine Consisting of Jinan cuisine and Jiaodong cuisine, Shandong cuisine, clear, pure and not greasy, is charac
3、terized by its emphasis on aroma, freshness, crispness and tenderness. Shallot and garlic are usually used as seasonings so Shangdong dishes tastes pungent usually. Soups are given much emphasis in Shangdong dishes. Thin soup features clear and fresh while creamy soup looks thick and tastes strong.
4、Jinan cuisine is adept at deep-frying, grilling, frying and stir-frying while Jiaodong division is famous for cooking seafood with fresh and light taste. Shandong is the birthplace of many famous ancient scholars such as Confucious and Mencius. And much of Shandong cuisines history is as old as Conf
5、ucious himself, making it the oldest existing major cuisine in China. But dont expect to gain more wisdom from a fortune cookie at a Shandong restaurant in the West since fortune cookies arent even indigenous to China. Shandong is a large peninsula（半岛） surrounded by the sea to the East and the Yello
6、w River meandering through the center. As a result, seafood is a major component（成分） of Shandong cuisine. Shandongs most famous dish is the Sweat and Sour Carp. A truly authentic（真的，真正的） Sweet and Sour Carp must come from the Yellow River. But with the current amount of pollution in the Yellow River
7、, you would be better off if the carp was from elsewhere. Shandong dishes are mainly quick-fried, roasted, stir-fried or deep-fried. The dishes are mainly clear, fresh and fatty, perfect with Shandongs own famous beer, Qingdao Beer Sichuan Cuisine Sichuan Cuisine, known often in the West as Szechuan
8、 Cuisine, is one of the most famous Chinese cuisines in the world. Characterized by its spicy and pungent flavor, Sichuan cuisine, prolific（多产的） of tastes, emphasizes on the use of chili. Pepper and prickly ash（花椒） also never fail to accompany, producing typical exciting tastes. Besides, garlic, gin
9、ger and fermented soybean are also used in the cooking process. Wild vegetables and animals are usually chosen as ingredients, while frying, frying without oil, pickling and braising are applied as basic cooking techniques. It cannot be said that one who does not experience Sichuan food ever reaches
10、 China. If you eat Sichuan cuisine and find it too bland（淡而无味的）, then you are probably not eating authentic Sichuan cuisine. Chili peppers and prickly ash are used in many dishes, giving it a distinctively（特别的突出的） spicy taste, called ma in Chinese. It often leaves a slight numb（麻木的） sensation（感觉） in
11、 the mouth. However, most peppers were brought to China from the Americas in the 18th century so you can thank global trade for much of Sichuan cuisines excellence. Sichuan hot pots are perhaps the most famous hotpots in the world, most notably the Yuan Yang (mandarin duck) Hotpot half spicy and hal
12、f clear. Guangdong Cuisine Cantonese food originates（起源于） from Guangdong, the southernmost province in China. The majority of overseas Chinese people are from Guangdong (Canton) so Cantonese is perhaps the most widely available Chinese regional cuisine outside of China. Cantonese are known to have a
13、n adventurous palate, able to eat many different kinds of meats and vegetables. In fact, people in Northern China often say that Cantonese people will eat anything that flies except airplanes, anything that moves on the ground except trains, and anything that moves in the water except boats. This st
14、atement is far from the truth, but Cantonese food is easily one of the most diverse and richest cuisines in China. Many vegetables originate from other parts of the world. It doesnt use much spice, bringing out the natural flavor of the vegetables and meats. Tasting clear, light, crisp and fresh, Gu
15、angdong cuisine, familiar to Westerners, usually chooses raptors and beasts to produce originative dishes. Its basic cooking techniques include roasting, stir-frying, sauteing, deep-frying, braising, stewing and steaming. Among them steaming and stir-frying are more commonly applied to preserve the
16、natural flavor. Guangdong chefs also pay much attention to the artistic presentation of dishes. Fujian Cuisine Consisting of Fuzhou Cuisine, Quanzhou Cuisine and Xiamen Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine is distinguished for its choice seafood, beautiful color and magic taste of sweet, sour, salty and savory（风
17、味极佳的）. The most distinct features are their pickled taste. Jiangsu Cuisine Jiangsu Cuisine, also called Huaiyang Cuisine, is popular in the lower reach of the Yangtze River. Aquatics(水生动物） are the main ingredients, it stresses the freshness of materials. Its carving techniques are delicate, of which
18、 the melon carving technique is especially well known. Cooking techniques consist of stewing, braising, roasting, simmering（炖）, etc. The flavor of Huaiyang Cuisine is light, fresh and sweet and with delicate elegance. Jiangsu cuisine is well known for its careful selection of ingredients, its meticu
19、lous（一丝不苟的） preparation methodology, and its not-too-spicy, not-too-bland taste. Since the seasons vary in climate considerably in Jiangsu, the cuisine also varies throughout the year. If the flavor is strong, it isnt too heavy; if light, not too bland. Zhejiang Cuisine Comprising local cuisines of
20、Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing, Zhejiang Cuisine, not greasy, wins its reputation for freshness, tenderness, softness, smoothness of its dishes with mellow fragrance. Hangzhou Cuisine is the most famous one among the three. Hunan cuisine Hunan cuisine consists of local Cuisines of Xiangjiang Region,
21、Dongting Lake and Xiangxi coteau. It characterizes itself by thick and pungent flavor. Chili, pepper and shallot are usually necessaries in this division. Anhui Cuisine Anhui Cuisine chefs focus much more attention on the temperature in cooking and are good at braising and stewing. Often hams will b
22、e added to improve taste and sugar candy added .（烤肉糜卷） Grilled Stuffed Meat Loaf Recipe Nutrition Facts One serving: 1 slice Calories: 266 Fat: 14 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Cholesterol: 96 mg Sodium: 434 mg Carbohydrate: 14 g Fiber: 1 g Protein: 21 g A twist on traditional meat loaf, this meat loaf lets
23、you get out of the kitchen to enjoy the summer sun. “My husband loves this dish served with grilled corn on the cob,” says Melissa Maseda of Dixon, California. SERVINGS: 8 CATEGORY: Low Carb METHOD: Grill (gas or charcoal) TIME: Prep: 25 min. Grill: 50 min. standing Ingredients: 2 cups sliced fresh
24、mushrooms 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon butter 1 egg, beaten 1/3 cup milk 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1-1/2 pounds ground beef SAUCE: 1/2 cup ketchup 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons prepared mustard Directions: In a large skillet, saute mushroo
25、ms and onion in butter until tender; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, oats, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. On a large piece of heavy-duty foil, pat beef mixture into a 12-in. x 8-in. rectangle; spoon mushroom mixture to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up jelly
26、-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling foil away while rolling. Seal seam and ends. Discard foil. Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Form. a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 14 in. square); cut three slits in foil. Place meat loaf on foil; place on the grill rack over drip pan. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 35 minutes. Combine sauce ingredients; brush over loaf. Grill 15-20 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Yield: 8 servings.