Chinese food is the general name of dishes in various regions of China. It has a long history, exquisite technology, rich categories, numerous schools and unique styles. Chinese food attaches great importance to color, fragrance and taste. This is not only the standard of a dish, but also the standard of a dish. Its characteristics are:

1, color

Refers to the color of dishes, which is an organic combination of the natural color of raw materials and the color of ingredients, and sometimes set off with some vegetables, tomatoes, onions, etc., in order to achieve better visual effects.

2. Incense

Refers to the aroma of dishes, including air fragrance and bone fragrance.

3. Taste

Refers to the taste of dishes, which is the soul of dishes. It is the product of organic combination of main ingredients, seasonings and different cooking methods.

5, the shape is slowly separated from the color, mainly paying attention to the shape and decoration of the dish.

4, device

Associative or meaningful dishes.

Selection of Chinese food:

The selection of Chinese food is very rich. There is a saying: "Wild animals in the mountains are flying in the clouds, and cattle and sheep on land are fresh at the bottom of the sea." Almost everything that can be eaten can be used as ingredients of Chinese food. But the choice of ingredients is related to the quality of dishes.

In Chinese cuisine, famous dishes often use expensive ingredients, such as bird's nest, shark's fin, bear's paw, deer's tail, tiger bone, monkey brain, etc. Some ingredients come from protected animals, so some famous dishes can't be cooked because the ingredients are difficult to obtain, but some chefs try to use substitutes.

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