Chinese culture is broad and profound.

According to literature, food culture appeared in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties and has been for more than 2,800 years. It is one of the traditional cultures bred in the land of China. In China, many foods have been invented by the private sector, but the name of the inventor is unknown. These foods include maltose, tempeh, soy sauce, koji, tofu, vermicelli, preserved eggs, etc. China's Yifu noodles are the world's earliest instant noodles, and China's rice dumplings are the world's earliest soft cans.

Xia Yu knew how to grow rice, and Du Kang, who made wine, was the fifth generation monarch of the Xia Dynasty. In the Xia Dynasty, the Yu family was the cook, specializing in cooking, and he was a true chef.

In the Shang Dynasty, grains, livestock, barbecue and wine had appeared, and bronze vessels were used for cooking such as boiling, frying, frying and stir-frying. People in the Shang Dynasty loved drinking, and the wine-holding utensils made at that time were very exquisite. King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty built wine ponds and meat forests and attached great importance to material enjoyment, which shows that the food level at that time had reached a considerable level.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the food culture became even more dazzling. The records of diet in "The Book of Songs", "Zhou Rites", and "Book of Rites" are relatively reliable and informative. At that time, diet culture had already reached a very high scale. The "Eight Treasures" of the Zhou Dynasty are a model of imperial cuisine. The so-called eight delicacies are: Chun Nao, Chun Mu, Pao Dou, Pao Qun, Tao Zhen, Zhen, Bo, Gan Bao.

The Chinese food that foreigners eat and the Chinese food that Chinese people eat are not the same thing at all.

For example, General Tso's chicken, offal, chicken balls, egg rolls, fortune cookies, these are the most commonly eaten Chinese dishes in the United States, but 95% of Chinese people have probably seen these dish names. He looked confused. Not to mention eating, he probably hadn't even heard of his name.

The reason why this happens is that these dishes are improved dishes and are uniquely created for American tastes.

For example, General Tso's Chicken, which is very popular in the United States, is originally salty and spicy. However, Americans like sweet food very much and are not used to salty and spicy food. Therefore, in order to adapt to the American market, The Chinese chefs topped it with a sweet sauce. This small change suddenly made Americans fall in love with this delicacy, so much so that there is a saying in the American Chinese food circle: "The world's most popular dish." The most famous Chinese is actually General Tso, because everyone orders General Tso’s chicken every day.

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