Chinese food folk customs generally have the characteristics of human universality, nationality, class, history, locality, inheritance, variability, and concentration. These characteristics reflect China’s cultural connotation.

Chinese food folklore is a long-standing regional culture with a broad vision, depth, multi-angle and high taste; it is the development of food sources in the production and life practices of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups for more than 1 million years. , tableware development, food preparation, nutrition and health care, and food aesthetics create, accumulate and influence the material wealth and spiritual wealth of surrounding countries and the world.

Chinese food folk customs have formed their own distinctive characteristics, that is, artistic tendencies, due to the specific economic structure, way of thinking and cultural environment. The names of Chinese dishes are also superb, elegant and popular. The names of dishes are not only realistically named based on the main ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, seasonings and cooking methods, but also named based on historical anecdotes, myths and legends, celebrity food tastes, and dish images, such as "Family Portrait", "General Crossing the Bridge", and "Lion's Head" , "Beggars Chicken", "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness", "Hongmen Banquet", "Dongpo Meat", etc. Extended information

1. Excellent selection of ingredients: Selection of ingredients is the primary skill of Chinese chefs and the basis for making a good Chinese dish. It requires rich knowledge and skillful application skills.

2. Fine knife skills: The chef handles the raw materials with knife skills to make them neat and consistent in shape to adapt to the heat, evenly heated, easy to taste, and maintain a certain beautiful shape, so it is the key to cooking technology one.

3. Unique heat: Heat is one of the keys to forming the flavor characteristics of dishes.

4. Different techniques: Cooking techniques are another unique skill of our country’s chefs.

5. Five-flavor blending: Seasoning is also an important skill in cooking. The so-called "five-flavor blending of hundreds of flavors".

6. Elegant mood: Chinese food culture has an elegant mood and artistic atmosphere, which is mainly reflected in three aspects: beautiful utensils, praise and beautiful scenery.

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