Ancient Food & Recipes of the Ages: Ancient China

DELICIOUS CHINESE FOOD - "It is not an exaggeration to say that most Chinese, rich and poor alike are gourmets, at least in the sense that they really enjoy good food ." As a traveler in China, you will understand why this nation of gourmets loves food - they have concocted dishes to please in a network of delicious regional cuisine Cooking traditions in china can be traced to the imperial court and the poor. The emperor's dishes became legacies to the whole country. Such dishes might portray legends or mythical symbols in the cut and arrangement of the ingredients. But it was to feed the poor that rice became the country's staple and that bean curd was developed as the cheapest way of providing protein to a billion bellies. Check out many delicious, authentic regional Chinese recipes in Chapter 5.