Chinese Culture
Chinese Culture
Let’s travel together, discover the Chinese heritage together, explore the tradition and savor the 5000-year-long culture of this great mystical country. We’ll go on a soul-stirring exploration journey that leads us from simple village ruins to the vast and breathtaking Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, to the prosperous and modern metropolises such as Hong Kong and Shanghai. Whether we are searching for the unknown story in the back alleys of Shanghai, exploring contemporary art in Beijing and Hong Kong, or chatting with “spicy” girls about life in Chengdu, China continues to fascinate us and surprise us with unexpected gifts.
Chinese Food Culture
Staple Foods and Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China. Which unique dishes have the honor of making it onto the dinner tables during Chinese New Year reveals what the people of each province think of fine cuisine. Northern noodles and southern rice, there’s much history behind the staple foods across the vast land of China.
A Brief Introduction of Lu (Shandong) Cuisine
Shandong cuisine, also known as Lu cuisine, is one of the most notable Chinese culinary traditions. It is probably the oldest among the 8 Great Regional Traditions of China. Consists of Jinan, Jiaodong, and Ludong sub-regional styles, Lu cuisine is also heavily influenced by Confucian values.
Essential Skills in China
Essential Skills in China
It’s not always easy to travel, work or live in China, but we can certainly avoid a couple of bumps along the way if we have some friends to help us, who were also in our shoes. Most of us came with no Chinese, some of us came by ourselves, but all of us survived and most importantly thrived in this mystical Middle Kingdom. Here are some tips and lessons from our friends who were just a couple years ahead of you. Hope we can save you some tears and valuable dollars!
Essential Ingredients and Spices
12 Congee Toppings and Accompaniments
When it comes to congee, Cantonese are very particular about their toppings and accompaniments. They seem like ordinary and unremarkable ingredients, and yet their mild and lingering flavors change your dining experience altogether. Some of these traditional congee toppings and accompaniments may be unfamiliar to us. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
11 Types of Grain for Making Congee
It’s fascinating how Cantonese come up with hundreds of congee recipes, and it just baffles us even more when we realize not every recipe uses rice! When they do call for rice, there are japonica rice, glutinous rice, and black rice?! We share your frustration. This exhaustive list of 11 types of grain for making congee should help us understand the congee culture a big step further.
Essential Cooking Techniques
Essential Cooking Techniques
Supported by almost 1.4 billion Chinese, the Chinese food industry is innovating every single day to bring new and delectable dishes onto the table. The Chinese cooking techniques are frequently evolving as well. We are also consistently learning about new cooking methods along the way. However, some essentials don’t change and understanding them is a big part of Chinese cooking of all levels. Remember: practice makes perfect!