Chinese Cuisine

Welcome back! This week I have decided to look at Chinese cuisine. Chinese cuisine has a huge variety of dishes from sweet to bitter to spicy. I have cumulated a list of authentic Chinese dishes that are a must-try.

Something to satisfy your sweet tooth would be red bean bread. The beans this dish is made with are similar to a cinnamon flavour. The beans can either be placed on top of the bread or inside the bread as a filling. This dish comes in a variety of forms and is both sold on the street and in the supermarket.

Noodles come in a variety of forms in China. One form that I have never heard of before is salty beef noodles. These noodles are soaked in a salty beef sauce. The noodles are then eaten with chopsticks. This dish is a global favourite.

A very simple but delicious dish eaten in China is eggs and tomato. This dish is often eaten two to three times a week. The way I have interpreted this dish is that it is similar to an omelet. It is made by first scrambling eggs, then adding chunks of tomato to the skillet. Occasionally, salt and green vegetables are added as a way to get more flavour and colour in the dish.

One thing I have never thought of trying is donkey meat. This is apparently a type of meat that is eaten in China, which I never expected. The meat is a little tough, but worth the extra effort to eat it. There are a variety of different ways to eat donkey meat. It can be eaten as a burger, dipped in soy or vinegar sauce to add some extra flavour. The taste is so delicious that it is guaranteed a person will want to eat more.

A dish that is traditionally made for a special occasion like a birthday, a special person visiting, or Chinese New Year is Chinese dumplings. These dumplings are traditionally boiled but can be fried as well. There are a variety of different fillings that go into these dumplings. Some fillings are meat and vegetables. but the filling is not limited to these and also does not always include both. Sometimes the filling just includes vegetables. Once they are cooked, these dumplings are often dipped in vinegar.

A dish that is similar to Chinese dumplings is steamed stuffed bread. Steamed stuffed bread is just a larger version of the Chinese dumplings. Very similar to the dumplings this bread is often filled with meat and vegetables.

A common dish that I have heard of in Chinese cuisine but have never tried is feet and heads. A couple of common forms of feet are chicken feet and pigs’ feet. A couple of common forms of the head are fish heads and duck heads. These dishes are seen as a Chinese delicacy. During Chinese New Year, at least one of these dishes will be found on the dinner table.

Thank you for following my blog throughout these past few weeks! Next week, I will be discussing Thai cuisine.

(Red Bean Bread) (Chinese Dumplings)