ChineseFoodChinesearefamousfortheircuisine.Chinesearetheultimategourmet.EspeciallyinsouthChina,theywouldsaythey'deateverythingthathasfourlegsbesidesthedinnertable,everythingthathastwowingsbesidesaplane.ManyofthedishesservedinChinamayreallysurprisenewcomers.Andmanyofthesedishesaresocalledmedicinaldishesbelievedtohaveextraordinarynutritionalvalue,includingSharkFin,SwallowNest.SnakesoupisamongthemosttreasuredsoupsinChina.Thentherearealsosnakegallandbloodmixedinliquorwhichsupposedlywillbrightenyoureyes.Some"westernized"ChinesewouldsuggestthatifAdamandEvehadbeenChinesewehumanswouldstillbeintheGardenofEdenastheywouldhaveeatenthesnake.ChopsticksarethemaintableutensilsinChina.Chinesechildrenstartswithaspoonbutwilladapttochopsticksasearlyaswhenhejustturnsone.Asagiftchopstickssymbolizestraightforwardness,becauseofitsshape.Chinesechopsticksdon'thavepointedtip,unliketheJapanesestylethatisrefinedtopickoutthebonesfortheirmaindiet,fish.Chinesechopsticksaremostlyofbamboo,buttodaytherearemoreandmorewoodenonesandplasticones.Foreignersarenotexpectedtousechopsticksproficiently,butiftheydo,theywillgiveamightyimpression.ThereforebeforeyougotoChina,gotothelocalChineserestaurant,ifnottofindauthenticChinesefood,atleastyoucanpracticetheuseofchopsticks.IfinyourfirstmealinChinayoudon'thavetousechopsticks,thenifyoustillcan'thandlethetwostickstopickupabigshrimpinyourtenthmeal,youshowyourincompetenceinlearningandthewillingnesstolearn.包子stuffedsteamedbun馒头steamedbun月饼mooncake饺子dumpling面条noodles烧饼sesamecake或者Clayovenrollsbread面包sausage香肠beef牛肉ham火腿hamburger汉堡包Slicedchickensoup鸡丝浓汤Luosongsoup罗宋汤sandwich三明治我帮你找了一篇：《ChineseCuisineFoodCulture》Asacountrythatpaysgreatattentiontocourtesy,ourcuisinecultureisdeeprootedinChina''shistory.AsavisitororguestineitheraChinesehomeorrestaurantyouwillfindthattablemannersareessentialandthedistinctivecourtesiesdisplayedwillinvariablyaddtotheenjoymentofyourmealsandkeepyouinhighspirits!RespectFirstItisreallyanadmirablecustomtorespectothersatthetable,includingtheaged,teachersandguestswhiletakinggoodcareofchildren.Chinesepeoplestressfilialpietyallthetime.Thepracticeofpresentingthebestorfinefoodfirsttotheseniormembersofthefamilyhasbeenobservedforcountlessgenerations.Inancienttimesthecommonpeopleledaneedylifebuttheystilltriedtheirbesttosupporttheeldermotherorfatherwhotookitforgranted.AlthoughthehostsinChinaareallfriendlyandhospitable,youshouldalsoshowthemrespect.Beforestartingtoeatdinner,thehostmayoffersomewordsofgreeting.Guestsshouldnotstarttoeatuntilthehostsays,''Pleaseenjoyyourself''orsomethinglikethat,otherwiseitsuggestsdisrespectandcausesdispleasure.Whenhostsplacedishesonthetable,theywillarrangethemaincoursesatthecenterwiththesupportingdishesevenlyplacedaroundthem.Whenthemaindishesarepreparedinadecorativeformeitherbycutorothermeanstheywillbeplacedfacingthemajorguestsandelderpeopleatthetable.Thisalsoembodiesvirtue.OnChopsticksChinaisthehometownofchopsticks.ThecultureofchopstickshasalonghistoryinChina.ThetraditionofusingchopsticksastablewarewasintroducedtomanyothercountriesintheworldsuchasVietnam,NorthKoreaandSouthKorea.TheinventionofchopsticksreflectsthewisdomofChineseancientpeople.Apairofchopsticks,thoughtheylooksimple,cannip,pick,ripandstirfood.Nowadays,chopsticksareconsideredtobeluckygiftsformarriageandotherimportantceremonies....
