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1、ChinesefoodcultureThoughtherearemanydifferentschools,branches,regionalvariants,etc.,ofChinesecooking,togethertheyconstitutewhatonemightreasonablyterm"ChineseCooking",where"ChineseCooking"isdistinctfrom,say,"ItalianCooking".Anation'scookingculturereflectsitsfoodtraditions,f
2、romthefood-preparationandeatinghabitsofthecountrysidetothefood-preparationandeatinghabitsofthecity,notwithstandingtheincreasingintroductionofforeignfarethatisnotonlyservedin"foreign"restaurantsinthecity,butwhichtodayisalsofoundinthefreezersectionofmostsupermarketseveninthe
3、countryside.Inspiteoftheseglobalizationtendencies,alargeswathofanycountry'spopulationwillcontinuetoenjoytheircountry'scuisine,partlybecauseitisfamiliarandtheylikeit(theyhavegrownupwithit),andpartlybecauseitisbasedonfoodstaplesthatarecheapertoobtain(theveryexistenceofalarge
4、marketforagivenfooditemmeansthatitsproductionpermitswhateconomistscallan'economyofscale')."ChineseCooking"willliveoninNewYorkCity,inLondon,inParisandinSydney,evenshouldthepeopleofChina-perhapsinspiredbythescaled-downversionsofBigBen,theEiffelTower,theSydneyOperaHouse,theLe
5、aningTowerofPisa,etc.-everdiscarditinfavorofanamalgamationofvariousforeigncookingtraditions.WhatmakesChinesecooking"ChineseCooking",youmayask?Well,whilesomeofthefollowingfeaturesmayapplytojustaboutanynationalcookingtradition,theyallcometogetherin"ChineseCooking"(notethatth
6、edescriptionbelowdoesnotdelveintotheparticular"How-To"techniquesof"ChineseCooking",butrather,looksatthephenomenonof"ChineseCooking"fromamoregeneralizedperspective)."ChineseCooking"ischaracterizedby:DistinctRegionalFlavors-SinceChinaisaverylargeandaveryancientcountry,withva
7、ryingethnicandculturaltraditions,andsinceChinapossessesanabundanceofagriculturalresourcesthatreflectlocalandregionaldifferencesinclimate,products,customsandhabits,ithasdevelopedavarietyoflocalandregionalfoodflavorsoverthecourseofitslongandillustrioushistory.Oneofthemostcom
8、mon-andgenerallyaccurate-generalizationsregardingChina'seatinghabitsisthesaying"riceinthe
