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Encyclopedia > Henan cuisine
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Henan cuisine is derived from the native cooking styles of the Henan region in China. It is a cross between the Jiangsu cuisine, with which it shares the obvious trait of the selecting the material according to the four seasons, and to a lesser extend, the Beijing cuisine, from wich it adopted many the cooking methods. The result is that its dishes are very seasonal, and taste lighter in comparison to that of Beijing cuisine, similar to that of Jiangsu cuisine. The History of Chinese cuisine is, in China, traced back to the Peking Man and his use of fire, and the invention of cuisine some 400,000 years ago. ... Anhui cuisine (Chinese: 徽菜) is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. ... Cantonese cuisine (Chinese: 粵菜; Pinyin: yuè cài) originates from the region around Canton (Guangzhou) in southern Chinas Guangdong province. ... Fujian cuisine is derived from the native cooking style of the province of Fujian, China. ... Hunan Cuisine, sometimes called Xiang Cuisine (湘菜 pinyin xiāng cài), consists of the cuisines of the Xiangjiang region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province, in China. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Cuisine of Shandong. ... Szechuan cuisine is a style of cookery originating in the Sichuan province of western China which has an international reputation for being spicy and flavorful. ... One of the major eight schools of cooking in China, Zhejiang cuisine offers combined flavors of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Wenzhou. ... Beijing cuisine (Chinese: 京菜; Pinyin: jÄ«ngcài, lit. ... Chinese imperial cuisine is is derived from a variety of cooking styles of the regions in China, mainly Shandong cuisine and Jiangsu cuisine. ... 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Hong Kong-style western cuisine (Chinese: 港式西餐; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: gong2 sik1 sai1 caan1; Mandarin Pinyin: GÇŽng ShÄ« XÄ« Cān) is a style of American and European cooking served by some Chinese restaurants, including cha chaan teng, in Hong Kong, as well as places where many Hong Kong residents... Huaiyang cuisine is one the Cuisine of China. ... Due to the majority Muslim population in western China, many Chinese restaurants cater to Muslims or cater to the general public but are run by Muslims. ... With over 450 years of history, Macanese cuisine is unique to Macao. ... Northeastern Chinese cuisine (东北菜; pinyin: dōngbÄ›i cài), or Manchurian cuisine, relies heavily on preserved foods and hearty fare due to the harsh winters and relatively short growing seasons. ... Shanghai cuisine, known as Hu cai (滬菜 in pinyin: hù cài) among the Chinese, is one of the most popular and celebrated cuisines in China. ... 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Henan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (2325 words)
Henan was the power base of Cao Cao, who was based in Xuchang and eventually succeeded in unifying all of northern China under the Kingdom of Wei.
Henan is flat in the east and mountainous in the west and extreme south.
Henan cuisine is the local cuisine, with traditions such as the Luoyang Shuixi (Luoyang "Water Table", consisting entirely of various soups, etc.); Xinyang Duncai (Xinyang brewed vegetables), and the traditional cuisine of Kaifeng.
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