Cantonese cuisine, the most non-traditional cuisine of the South, offers dishes from snake, tortoise, canine and cat meat. More traditional specialties include you steamed fish, Dim Sum dumplings served in baskets of bamboo leaves, shark fin soup. The cuisine of Sichuan Province is characterized by large amounts of spices, herbs, and garlic. Most dishes are steamed or smoked. Be sure to try "Tofu" - soy milk cottage cheese perfect for vegetarians. Gong Bao Chicken with pepper and nuts, as well as dumplings with more than two hundred various fillings, are an integral part of the region's culinary tradition.
For those with a sweet tooth, Chinese cuisine offers a variety of desserts: an unusual sweet tortoise soup, "Tangyuan" - steamed sweet rice pies, Nyangao Chinese rice cookies, thinly sliced ice poured with fruit syrup, tapioca pudding, herbal jelly and much more. Chinese sweets are made from rice, bamboo leaves, corn flour, and are very different from European ones.
Green tea is the most popular local drink. It is served hot and drunk without sugar. The traditional Gongfu tea ceremony can compete with the Japanese one. This ritual symbolizes respect and care from the host to the guest, as well as diligence and sacrificing one's ego in favor of the visitor. The guest, in turn, accepts the kindness, learning to express gratitude and appreciation. Rice vodka and rice beer are popular alcoholic drinks. Here you can also find rice, yellow and white filtered wines reaching 60% Vol.
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