Best and most popular Chinese dishes to eat | Chinese cuisine

Everyone knows that China is very popular for "The great Wall of China" and most populated country in the world. But China is also very famous for its cuisine, lots of people eat Chinese food in all over the world, which can easily available in your country. The popularity of Chinese dishes is very high and the history of Chinese cuisine dates back to 1000 years with different cooking styles, techniques and lots of ingredients. In a normal Chinese meal you can get noodles, rice or buns, and fries or veggies, fish and meat. Chinese people use lot of fresh vegetables in their cuisine like mushroom, water chestnuts, tofu and bamboo. In North China, wheat-based dishes are very famous like noodles and steamed buns, in South China rice is very favourite meal of there people.

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Like Japanese cuisine, Chinese dishes are rich in a pleasant savory taste (Umami) which is common in many ingredients in their cuisine like cabbage, spinach, celery, green tea or different types of sauces and pastes. The most famous Chinese dishes which eaten in all over the world are Chinese haka noodles, triple rice, fried rice, Manchow (manchurian) soup and chicken lollipop. Chinese foods are very healthier, because they use lots of vegetables in their dishes.

Why Chinese and Japanese people use chopsticks while eating food?
There are many similarities between Japanese and Chinese food, but today we only talk about Chinese food. The chinese people eat their food using a chopsticks and you'll find this in every common Chinese households. Many many years ago the use of knife and fork was believed to violence and chopsticks represents gentleness and compassion, that's why eating with chopsticks is a tradition of China from the many centuries.

Best and most popular Chinese dishes to eat

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1. Dim Sums
Dim sum is a most popular and traditional Chinese cuisine, it is prepared with a small bite-sized rounds which stuffed with veggies or meat and served in a small plate. These type of dishes are normally served with tea.

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2. Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and sour soup is a very spicy dish which you can easily find in many Asian countries. This is a best and most popular traditional spicy dish in China. The soup contains both spicy and sour ingredients, which anyone can easily feel while eating it. This soup is made very spicy using red peppers or white pepper and some amount of sour with vinegar.

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3. Quick Noodles
This dish you can easily find in every household of China, noodle is a very common dish in China. Chinese peoples make different types of dishes using only noodles, because you don't need lots of time to make this dish. It can be easily made in just a few minutes. You can easily create your own tasty noodles dish.

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4. Szechwan Chilli Chicken
Szechwan chilli chicken is a indo chinese non-veg dish and it came from the Sichuan region of China. This dish is fully loaded with different types of spices like green chillies, red chillies,brown paper, ginger and white pepper. It is very spicy and super yummy to eat!

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5. Spring Rolls
Spring roll is a very crispy dish which filled with different types of veggies in a thin sheets. It is a best and most popular vegetable dish to eat in any Asian country. This dish is originally come from China and it's name spring rolls is derived from the Chinese word chun juan.

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6. Tofu Fried Rice
Tofu fried rice is a simple vegetarian dish, which created with tofu and Oriental sauces and Serve with fried rice as a full meal. This dish is mostly popular in China and Japan, if you don't like Tofu then you can also use meat in it. Tofu is used as a alternative of meat to make vegan dishes in many Asian countries.

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7. Shitake Fried Rice with Water Chestnuts
Shitake Fried Rice is a traditional meal of China, which you can get everywhere in China. Mushrooms and water chestnuts are mostly used ingredients in Chinese cuisine. This dish is served as a full meal with lots of added flavors.

Don't forget to taste this dishes when you are traveling in China, these are the traditional Chinese dishes, which are very popular in China.

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