Many people might not know that there's actually different types of Chinese food. For many westerners, the Chinese food they know is usually the Cantonese style cuisine. It is because 80% of all Chinese restaurants in the United States serves Cantonese food.
Cantonese cooking is mostly pan fried, cooked in corn oil and with a lot of soy sauce. It is less greasy and spicy than other styles of Chinese food. This type of cuisine is where chow mein, chow fun, and fried rice comes from.
Another type of Chinese food is Shanghainese style. This style is mostly steamed and less salty. There known for different type of dumplings-- Shanghai dumplings, soup dumplings, read oil dumplings, and etc. They prefer steamy hot food because in the winter, it snows and gets really cold.
Some other types of Chinese food includes Szechun which is more like indigenous food. It is more authentic and different. It is usually very spicy and tasty because the region is mostly mountains so it gets really cold. And many of the people are really poor there so they eat spicy food to stay warm.
Some other types of Chinese food includes Szechun which is more like indigenous food. It is more authentic and different. It is usually very spicy and tasty because the region is mostly mountains so it gets really cold. And many of the people are really poor there so they eat spicy food to stay warm.
Tawainese food is very unique. There famous for having different varieties of dishes for every meal.
There are many more types of Chinese food but these are one of the more well known ones.
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