Chinese Food Culture 中國飲食文化

1、Lets startNew wordsuConnotation: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression. 內(nèi)涵，含蓄，隱含意義uCuisine: the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared. 烹飪，烹調(diào)法uGourmet: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink). 美食家uDim Sum

2、: traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions. 點(diǎn)心uUtensil: an implement for practical use. 器皿uOverriding: having superior power and influence. 最重要的uDisequilibrium: l oss of equilibrium attributable

3、to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others. 不均衡，失調(diào)uInstitution: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose. 制度，（社會(huì)或宗教等）公共機(jī)構(gòu)uBenevolence: an act intending or showing kindness and good will. 仁慈，善行Are you hungry？西安羊肉泡饃 curdedpancakeinmuttonsoup 重慶酸辣粉 Chongqing Hot and

4、Sour Rice Noodles 蘭州拉面Lanzhou stretched noodles獅子頭 Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce 西湖醋魚 West Lake Fish 叫花雞Beggars ChickenDifferent Regions Display DifferentDiets People are supported by the land where they live Shandong cuisine-seafood Shandong is a large peninsula surrounded by the sea to the East

5、and the Yellow River meandering through the center. As a result, seafood is a major component of Shandong cuisine. Shandongs most famous dish is the Sweet and Sour Carp. The dishes are mainly clear, fresh and fatty.Soup is very special Huaiyang Cuisine It stresses the freshness of materials. Its car

6、ving techniques are delicate, of which the melon carving technique is especially well known The flavor of it is light, fresh and sweet and with delicate elegance. Jiangsu cuisine is well known for its careful selection of ingredients, its meticulous preparation methodology, and its not-too-spicy, no

7、t-too-bland taste. Characterized by its spicy and pungent flavor, Sichuan cuisine, prolific of tastes, emphasizes on the use of chili. Pepper and prickly ash also never fail to accompany, producing typical exciting tastes.Chili peppers and prickly ash are used in many dishes, giving it a distinctive

8、ly spicy taste, called ma in Chinese.Guangdong Cuisine-DIVERSE Cantonese are known to have an adventurous palate, able to eat many different kinds of meats and vegetables. In fact, people in Northern China often say that Cantonese people will eat anything that flies except airplanes, anything that m

9、oves on the ground except trains, and anything that moves in the water except boats. Cantonese food is easily one of the most diverse and richest cuisines in China.Tasting clear, light, crisp and fresh. Roasted suckling pigFood and Festival Civilizatioin:n.a state of human society that is very devel

10、oped and organized. Stuffing:n.a mixture of finely chopped food ,placed inside sth. ,before it is cooked to give it flavour. Auspicious:a.(formal)showing signs that sth.is likely to be successful in the future . Distinction:n. a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that a

11、re similar or related.As we all know, food culture is an exceptionally important part of Chinese civilization, with several thousands years of history.Throughout Chinese history, culture and food have been intertwined.Today I want to talk about one kind of delicious foods: dumplings.We eat dumplings

12、 in the most important festival in the year Spring Festival. In the New Years Eve, we eat the family dinner and dumplings are necessary. Usually, people make the stuffing in the dumplings. There are various materials and every material has different meaning. One kind is including cabbage, turnip and

13、 egg, which indicate you would get the peace in the New Year after eating them. Anther is red dates contained, thats the symbol of sweet love and auspicious. The most interesting thing is that would have a copper cash in it, thats the symbol you will be lucky and get much money. Different area has d

14、ifferent methods making the dumplings, but the best wish and hope that in the dumplings have no distinctions. Chinese Drinking Gameacumen 聰明，敏銳dice 骰子contestant 競爭者incorret 錯(cuò)誤的forfeit 罰金stretch 伸出relevant 有關(guān)的drum 鼓gong 鑼dignified 高貴的sophisticated 復(fù)雜的，精致的idiom 成語couplet 組成verse 詩，習(xí)語Common Jiuling Dice are rolled and contestants have to guess the number of spots.The“Gong Show” A person beats a drum,and the other people sitting around the table will quickly pass a flower from one to anothe