Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Food culture about China
Hot pot
Hot pot (also known as steamboat in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei), refers to several East Asian varieties of stew, consisting of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center of the dining table. While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are placed into the pot and are cooked at the table. Typical hot pot dishes include thinly sliced meat, leaf vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, and seafood. Vegetables, fish and meat should be fresh. The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce. In many areas, hot pot meals are often eaten in the winter during supper time.
Frozen meat is sliced thinly to prepare it for hot pot cooking. Slicing frozen meat this way causes it to roll up during cooking, and it is often presented as such. The common meats used include lamb, beef, chicken, duck, mutton, and others. The cooking pot is often sunk into the table and fueled by propane. Or alternatively above the table and fueled by a portable butane gas stove or hot coals. Meat or vegetables are loaded individually into the hot cooking broth by chopsticks, and cooking time can take from 1 to 15 minutes, depending on the type of food. Meat should be cooked at the very least 20 seconds depending on the thickness of meat. Other hot pot dishes include leafy vegetables, mushrooms, seafood, and noodles. It can be eaten bland to very spicy, depending on how much spice has been put in the stew.
There are often disagreements between different styles of hot pot enthusiasts. Some like to place items into the hot pot at a relaxed, leisurely pace, enjoying the cooking process, while others prefer to put everything in at once and wait for the hotpot to return to a boil. Occasionally due to evaporation the boiled water needs to be refilled. Usually the stew is strong and zesty enough to not require adding more condiments.(Wikipedia)
Hot pot is the most famous food in China.If you come to China do not forget to try hot pot.It is so amazing.
In addition, There are also some different among sichun hot pot, Chongqing hot pot and north hot pot in China.
Sichuan hot pot
chong qing hotpot
North hot pot
Further more lets see some Japanese hot pot and Korean hot pot
Japanese hot pot
In Japan, hot pot dishes are called Nabemono. There are dozens of varieties of hot pots, and each hot pot has a distinguished flavor and style.
Sukiyaki is one of the most popular hot pot dishes among the Japanese, and undoubtedly the most well-known hot pot overseas, particularly in English-speaking parts of the world. Sukiyaki hot pot is served with sliced beef, vegetables and tofu in a sweet sauce based on soy sauce, which is only used in small amounts, enough for the ingredients to merge in a shallow iron pot. Before being eaten, the ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs.
Shabu-shabu is another popular hot pot in Japan. Shabu-shabu hot pot is prepared by submerging a very thin slice of meat or a piece of vegetable in a pot of broth made with kelp (kombu) and swishing it back and forth several times. The familiar swishing sound is where the dish gets its name. Shabu-shabu directly translates to "swish swish." Cooked meat and vegetables are usually dipped in ponzu or "goma" (sesame seed) sauce before eating. Once the meat and vegetables have been eaten, leftover broth from the pot is customarily combined with the remaining rice, and the resulting soup is usually eaten last.
Because shabu-shabu hot pot cooks beef blue rare to rare, use of high-grade Japanese beef is preferred. Typically, shabu-shabu is considered a fine dining dish, due to the quality of the meat used, and the price charged for it at restaurants in Japan.
Both Sukiyaki and shabu-shabu, rice or noodle is cooked with remained broth along with additional ingredients at the very end of the meal. This menu is called "shime", ending the meal. Traditionally, hot pots are considered fall and winter dishes(Wikipedia)
Korean hot pot
Frozen meat is sliced thinly to prepare it for hot pot cooking. Slicing frozen meat this way causes it to roll up during cooking, and it is often presented as such. The common meats used include lamb, beef, chicken, duck, mutton, and others. The cooking pot is often sunk into the table and fueled by propane. Or alternatively above the table and fueled by a portable butane gas stove or hot coals. Meat or vegetables are loaded individually into the hot cooking broth by chopsticks, and cooking time can take from 1 to 15 minutes, depending on the type of food. Meat should be cooked at the very least 20 seconds depending on the thickness of meat. Other hot pot dishes include leafy vegetables, mushrooms, seafood, and noodles. It can be eaten bland to very spicy, depending on how much spice has been put in the stew.
There are often disagreements between different styles of hot pot enthusiasts. Some like to place items into the hot pot at a relaxed, leisurely pace, enjoying the cooking process, while others prefer to put everything in at once and wait for the hotpot to return to a boil. Occasionally due to evaporation the boiled water needs to be refilled. Usually the stew is strong and zesty enough to not require adding more condiments.(Wikipedia)
Hot pot is the most famous food in China.If you come to China do not forget to try hot pot.It is so amazing.
In addition, There are also some different among sichun hot pot, Chongqing hot pot and north hot pot in China.
Sichuan hot pot
Japanese hot pot
Sukiyaki is one of the most popular hot pot dishes among the Japanese, and undoubtedly the most well-known hot pot overseas, particularly in English-speaking parts of the world. Sukiyaki hot pot is served with sliced beef, vegetables and tofu in a sweet sauce based on soy sauce, which is only used in small amounts, enough for the ingredients to merge in a shallow iron pot. Before being eaten, the ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs.
Shabu-shabu is another popular hot pot in Japan. Shabu-shabu hot pot is prepared by submerging a very thin slice of meat or a piece of vegetable in a pot of broth made with kelp (kombu) and swishing it back and forth several times. The familiar swishing sound is where the dish gets its name. Shabu-shabu directly translates to "swish swish." Cooked meat and vegetables are usually dipped in ponzu or "goma" (sesame seed) sauce before eating. Once the meat and vegetables have been eaten, leftover broth from the pot is customarily combined with the remaining rice, and the resulting soup is usually eaten last.
Because shabu-shabu hot pot cooks beef blue rare to rare, use of high-grade Japanese beef is preferred. Typically, shabu-shabu is considered a fine dining dish, due to the quality of the meat used, and the price charged for it at restaurants in Japan.
Both Sukiyaki and shabu-shabu, rice or noodle is cooked with remained broth along with additional ingredients at the very end of the meal. This menu is called "shime", ending the meal. Traditionally, hot pots are considered fall and winter dishes(Wikipedia)
Korean hot pot
"cold' and ''warm''food
Feeling, mood and emotions can
determine which food people want to eat. If people are angry , the best choice
for eating is cold color’s food.Because it can make people calm
down.If people are joyful, they can eat warm color food to make them more
happy.It is absolutely that food can solve people emotions’
problem.
"cold'' food:
"warm'' food:
How to cook delicious food for housewives
As we all know, housewives always pay attentions
about their children’s healthy.A good way keep healthy is eating healthy. They
take care of what their children eat
everyday and whether they eat enough or not. Although a lot of housewives want
to do delicious food and create something new for their children and husband to
make them happy, unfortunately their cooking are so bad .So housewives will
spend much time in focusing on how to make tasty and healthy food.I will introduce some delicious food below here.
For teenagers, they are curious in any food in the world and like to try
different food that they never see. For instance, I, a teenager who is addicted
to food deeply,the happiest thing for my daily life is to eat delicious food
when I am hungry.
I like Chicken best, so today I will teach how to cook fried chicken.
Bite Sized Chicken Fried Steak
serves 2
prep time: 10 minutes
active time: 20 minutes
total time: 30 minutes
I like Chicken best, so today I will teach how to cook fried chicken.
Bite Sized Chicken Fried Steak
serves 2
prep time: 10 minutes
active time: 20 minutes
total time: 30 minutes
- salt and freshly ground pepper
1 lb top round cube steak, cut into bite sized pieces
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons potato starch or cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon each of: paprika, garlic powder, cayenne
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 egg, lightly beaten
oil for frying (I like grapeseed or rice bran)
Food on Chinese New year
I am a international student from China. Chinese New Year is the most significant holidays in China. unfortunately, I missed two Chinese New Year because of University's final exam. Actually I really want to go back China to eat traditional food with my family. But international students also have ideas to celebrate New Year in America. These are some photos about Chinese traditional food and what we cook on that day.
Food on Valentine's Day
What food do you want to eat in Valentine’s Day? Do you want to make a romantic dinner with your lover? lets see the graph and article below. Ladies may
make red-bean filled heart hand pies and red-bean filled
miniature heart pancakes for
her lovers.These whimsical pancakes ,red and heart shaped are the perfect way
to commemorate Valentine’s Day.These will let their
relationships be more positive. Let us do it, its easy to give your lovers' surprise.
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