Hong Kong foodie challenges himself to discover all eight of China's top regional cooking styles - and all four of Guangdong Provinces top four cuisines in one week.
Zhejiang Cuisine: Drawing on the Cooking Styles of Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing
If Suzhou is known for classical gardens, canals, fine silks, and beautiful women, Hangzhou has a different set of attributes. With West Lake at its heart, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, embodying the very essence of a traditional Chinese landscape painting. Pagodas and temples dot the landscape. Marco Polo was so enchanted …
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Jiangsu Cuisine: Drawing on the Cooking Styles of the Yangtze River Delta
Jiangnan refers to the region just south of the lower reaches of China’s legendary Yangtze River. It includes the northern parts of Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces and the southern parts of Anhui and Jiangsu provinces. Important cities include Changzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shaoxing, and Wuxi – as well as the legendary twin cities of Suzhou …
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Pairing Shanghainese Food with Fine Wines
Pairing Shanghainese food with wine - learn how to pair wine with Shanghainese food – with specific food pairings for steamed hairy crab, Mandarin fish, roasted fish with pine nuts, and other popular Shanghainese dishes. Shanghainese Cuisine 101 Shanghai is China's largest city. Because it is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Shanghai …
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