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In Japan, most Japanese people think Chinese food is greasy, so the audience is not as wide as most people think.
Most Americans think that besides lemon chicken, Chinese food is fried rice with eggs or dog meat hotpot (lemon chicken is not Chinese food).
The pattern of cooking in China was formed in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. Tomatoes and corn were originally American crops, which did not exist in China before the Ming Dynasty. Most spices, such as pepper, were first introduced to China on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the development of food is inseparable from cultural exchanges.
Korean food is not very healthy from a nutritional point of view, because some studies show that there is too much sodium in it, but this does not mean that Korean food has no tricks. South Korea is small, but it is rich in seafood, and the preserved food is not as simple as most people in China think, because of the scarcity of materials. In addition, Korean barbecues, rice cakes and ginseng chicken soup are also very famous. Many people even think that the origin of rice cakes is either Korea or Japan (not blown by Koreans themselves).
Jeonju is the hometown of Korean cuisine.
Zhajiang Noodles in Korea is sweet because of the sauce made by Koreans. The reason is political and has nothing to do with the self-esteem of Koreans.
Besides kimchi, there are many kinds of duck and chicken dishes in Korea.
It should be said that Koreans like to eat Chinese food, mainly on meat. Most Koreans can't stand the spices in China.