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What kind of [[foods] can be used in Chinese cooking?
Is there a list of authentic Chinese vegetables used in those recipes? Is water chestnuts used in Chinese recipes? What is not authentic?
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Chinese cuisine is basically characterized by its noodles (because of its long life symbol), but dishes are not mainly about long strips and strings. People in China also rely much on bread, steamed buns, and dumplings.
Tofu, meat, sea foods and vegetables are used in Chinese dishes with bite-size servings ready to be directly picked up with chopsticks. Speaking of Chinese vegetables, they come in variety. Vegetables like malva verticillata, soybeans, onions, garlic, Chinese leeks, and turnips were part of the ancient Chinese diet that is still known at the present time. Turnips are among these vegetables that became a specialty to China.
Foreign vegetables like eggplant, cucumber, spinach, hyacinth, sword, lima and string beans (native to China) were also consumed following the succeeding dynasties. New vegetables like tomatoes, carrots and American chilies also entered the Chinese cuisine in successions. Read more at http://www.orientaldiscovery.com/2007/5-24/2007524113937.html.
There is a special book titled The Vegetables of Ancient China that you may find very useful. You can buy a copy of this online at http://www.springerlink.com/content/l1rj4774x56758gh/.
Tofu, meat, sea foods and vegetables are used in Chinese dishes with bite-size servings ready to be directly picked up with chopsticks. Speaking of Chinese vegetables, they come in variety. Vegetables like malva verticillata, soybeans, onions, garlic, Chinese leeks, and turnips were part of the ancient Chinese diet that is still known at the present time. Turnips are among these vegetables that became a specialty to China.
Foreign vegetables like eggplant, cucumber, spinach, hyacinth, sword, lima and string beans (native to China) were also consumed following the succeeding dynasties. New vegetables like tomatoes, carrots and American chilies also entered the Chinese cuisine in successions. Read more at http://www.orientaldiscovery.com/2007/5-24/2007524113937.html.
There is a special book titled The Vegetables of Ancient China that you may find very useful. You can buy a copy of this online at http://www.springerlink.com/content/l1rj4774x56758gh/.
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