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  American Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian Chinese cuisine is quite similar to American Chinese cuisine.
Chinese chicken salad — salad, in the form of uncooked leafy greens, does not exist in traditional Chinese cuisine for sanitary reasons, since manure and human feces were China's primary fertilizer through most of its history.
Owing to the diversity of ethnicities in Hawaii, Chinese cuisine forms a component of the cuisine of Hawaii, which is a fusion of different culinary traditions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Chinese_cuisine   (1675 words)

  
 Canadian Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian Chinese cuisine or Can/Chinese is a popular style of cooking exclusive to take-out and dine-in eateries found across Canada.
Today Canadian Chinese citizens are the largest visible minority group in Canada, and Chinatowns are in every major Canadian city, with those in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montréal being the largest.
Her papers have examined the dynamics of localization and "authenticization" of Chinese food in Canada, and its implications for ethnic relations and the culture of consumption.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Chinese_cuisine   (1119 words)

  
 Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese cuisine is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary heritages in the world.
In a Chinese meal, each individual diner is given their own bowl of rice while the accompanying dishes are served in communal plates (or bowls) which are shared by everyone sitting at the table, a communal service known as "family style" in Western nations.
A chinese meal in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, with bowls of white rice, shrimp, eggplant, fermented tofu, vegetable stir-fries, vegetarian duck, and a central dish with meat and bamboo.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_cuisine   (1648 words)

  
 Cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning "cooking; culinary art; kitchen"; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.
Cuisines of the Americas are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cuisine   (485 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Shanghai cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The cuisine of a country is generally a microcosm of the nation and Malaysian cuisine reflects the multi racial aspects of Malaysia.
The cuisine of Singapore is often viewed by her population as a prime example of the ethnic diversity of the culture of Singapore.
Category: Shanghai cuisine A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shanghai-cuisine   (1677 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: American Chinese cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, also called MSG (monosodium glutamate) symptom complex, is a collection of symptoms which may include headache, flushing, sweating, and a sensation of pressure in the mouth or face.
Chinese chicken salad — salad does not exist in traditional Chinese cuisine for sanitary reasons (manure and human feces were China's primary fertilizer through most of its history); this is a 100% Western dish.
The Cuisine of California is a cuisine marked by an interest in fusion— integrating disparate cooking styles and ingredients— and which, influenced by the states health-conscious tradition, tends to be freshly prepared.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-Chinese-cuisine   (4027 words)

  
 Cuisine
A cuisine (from the French word for "kitchen") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
The "chinese" dish chop suey clearly reflected the adaptation of chinese immigrant cooking styles to the different ingredients available in North America.
These cuisines are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cu/Cuisine.html   (280 words)

  
 Chinese Canadian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Chinese Canadian (Chinese:華裔加拿大人,加拿大華人) is a person of Chinese descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada.
Most Chinese Canadians have the Romanization of their Chinese given names as their middle name, or the other way around, but generally prefer to be called in their English name.
Many first-generation children who spend their entire childhood and adolescence in Chinese regions may find, without proper guidance, that it is extremely difficult to fit into the mainstream Canadian culture, and have thus isolated themselves individually or in a small group of Chinese-speaking Canadians.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_Canadian   (2332 words)

  
 Taiwanese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traditional Chinese food to be found in Taiwan, alongside Taiwanese and Hakka-style dishes, includes dishes from Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Hunan, Sichuan and Beijing.
Taiwanese cuisine relies on an abundant array of seasonings for flavour: Soy sauce, rice wine and sesame oil, Black beans, pickled radishes, peanuts, chili peppers, parsley, and a local variety of basil ("nine story tower").
Pork knuckles (Traditional Chinese: 豬腳肉, POJ: ti-kha-bah), Tainan noodles (Traditional Chinese: 台南擔仔麵, POJ: Tâi-lâm tàⁿ-á-mī), shrimp and meat dumplings (Traditional Chinese: 蝦仁肉丸; Pinyin: xiārénròuwán, POJ: hê-jîn-bah-oân), and shrimp crackers/biscuits are among the most notable local dishes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taiwanese_cuisine   (910 words)

  
 Chinese cuisine - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chinese cuisine is widely regarded as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary heritages in the world.
Despite the importance of rice in Chinese cuisine, at extremely formal occasions, it is sometimes the case that no rice at all will be served; in such a case, rice would only be provided when no other dishes remained.
In a Chinese meal, each individual diner is given their own bowl of rice while the accompanying dishes are served in communal plates (or bowls) which are shared by everyone sitting at the table.
chinesecuisine.quickseek.com   (1656 words)

  
 Austrian cuisine: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Austrian cuisine is known primarily in the rest of the world for its pastries and sweets.
Polenta is a cornmeal mash popular in italian and romanian cuisine (in romania it is known as mamaliga)....
The batterie de cuisine is the technical term for the range of tools and pans used in a (professional) kitchen....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/au/austrian_cuisine.htm   (3204 words)

  
 Cantonese cuisine - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The prominence of Cantonese cuisine outside China is likely due to the disproportionate emigration from this region, as well as the relative accessibility of some Cantonese dishes to foreign palates.
Cantonese cuisine is sometimes considered bland by those used to thicker, richer and darker sauces of other Chinese cuisines.
It is not unusual for a waiter at a Cantonese restaurant to bring the live flipping fish or the crawling lobster to the table to show the patron as proof of freshness before cooking.
cantonesecuisine.quickseek.com   (1340 words)

  
 Chinese Islamic cuisine - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chinese Islamic cuisine is cuisine of the Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims) and other Muslims living in China.
A Chinese Islamic restaurant (清真菜館 mandarin: qing1 zhen1 cai4 guan3) can sometimes be similar to a Mandarin restaurant with the exception that there is no pork in the menu.
The Chinese word for halal is "pure truth" (清真, pinyin: qīngzhēn) food (菜, cài), so a Chinese Islamic restaurant is a "qingzhen restaurant" that serves "qingzhen" food.
chineseislamiccuisine.quickseek.com   (291 words)

  
 American Chinese cuisine - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the 19th century, Chinese restaurateurs invented American Chinese cuisine when they modified their food for American tastes.
But American Chinese cuisine remains, especially in places with few Chinese Americans.
Chinese Chicken Salad — Salad is not a Chinese dish.
americanchinesecuisine.quickseek.com   (1352 words)

  
 Mandarin cuisine -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mandarin cuisine or Beijing cuisine (Chinese: 京菜; Pinyin: jīngcài) ("the capital cuisine") is a cooking style in Beijing, China.
Since Beijing has been the Chinese capital city for centuries, its cuisine was influenced by people from all over China.
Chinese "fajitas" (春饼卷菜 — not to be confused with spring rolls [春卷])
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Mandarin_cuisine   (199 words)

  
 Chinese Takeouts in Ottawa
Canadian Chinese cuisine is a popular style of cooking in take-out eateries found across Canada.
It was developed by early Cantonese immigrants who adapted their traditional recipes to Canadian tastes, focusing on fast cooking times, local ingredients, and preparation methods that made the dishes more agreeable to Canadians.
This was probably adopted originally to enable unilingual Chinese to take orders; even today half those of Chinese origin in Canada can speak neither English nor French, and the proportion was much higher a century ago.
www.sankey.ws /chinese.html   (729 words)

  
 NEWS from the University of Calgary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Dr. Josephine Smart’s three-year research project on Chinese immigrant cuisine and identity politics has enabled her to trace the path of Chinese food in Canada since it was first brought here by Chinese settlers in 1850.
Furthermore, Chinese-Canadian cuisine in general is seen to be as much a part of our identity as the hockey rink or the grain elevator.
For instance, when Chinese restaurant operators observed Caucasians consuming roasted meat smothered in gravy, it became logical for them to increase the sauce content of their own dishes to simulate it.
www.fp.ucalgary.ca /unicomm/news/July_02/gingerbeef.htm   (379 words)

  
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As reported in the 2001 census, the Chinese represented nearly four percent of Alberta's population and East Indians represented...
To this end, Sun Yat-sen selected 2698 BCE as the first year of the first epoch, and this was adopted by most overseas Chinese communities outside southeast Asia like...
The Chinese Night Market area (Chinatown), Petaling Street, has recently undergone a makeover; the most notable feature is the new covered walkway.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Chinatown.htm   (1062 words)

  
 Chinese food around the world | MetaFilter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New Yorkers are familiar with Cuban-Chinese restaurants, owned by ethnic Chinese from Cuba who served steam tables of ropa vieja and chuletas right next to the pork fried rice and wonton soup.
In Jamaica and Trinidad, Chinese immigrants pioneered jerk chicken lo mein and bok choy and callaloo stirfries.
I've also been for Chinese in the asian hotbed of Mexacali, Mexico, which is surreal, but when you think about it, the two cuisines aren't that different, using many similar raw ingredients, yet end up with completely different flavour profiles.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/45316   (2967 words)

  
 eatingchinese.org home page
Eating Chinese is a labor of love, and being the creation of a man with a slow hand, it will not come to the table with the alacrity of a dry-fry, which is to say it is permanently under construction.
It was inspired by interacting with other lovers of Chinese food on message boards and by resources like the publication Flavor and Fortune.
There are message boards dedicated to cooking of Chinese food, and probably to discussion and review of Chinese restaurants, but as far as I know none yet have tried to cover all aspects of how Chinese food is woven into in the fabric of society throughout the world.
www.eatingchinese.org   (189 words)

  
 Cuisine @ VariedTastes.com (Varied Tastes)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.
Cuisine des enfants - Recettes simples et pas trop longues à réaliser.
Cuisine pour enfants - Des conseils pour cuisiner et quelques recettes.
www.variedtastes.com   (1535 words)

  
 Cuisine / Chinese | Recipezaar
This is an adaptation of a traditional Chinese recipe suitable for cooking on a barbecue.
This is a classic Chinese recipe, and lots of variation exist.
Chinese Chicken and Noodles by Al in SW Florida
www.recipezaar.com /r/15/116   (849 words)

  
 Gary's Bookmarks About China and Chinese Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chinese characters are part of the poetry and beauty of the language.
Chinese Myths @ The Myths and Legends Project A collection of stories from the home countires of ESL students.
A Chinese house being transported and rebuilt at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.
members.aol.com /chopstcks/gca7sky/chinese.htm   (5953 words)

  
 Hunan cuisine -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hunan Cuisine, sometimes called Xiang Cuisine (Chinese: 湘菜; Pinyin: xiāng cài), consists of the cuisines of the Xiangjiang region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province, in China.
While similar to Szechuan cuisine, Hunan Cuisine is often spicier and contains a larger variety of ingredients.
Hunan cuisine is difficult to precisely characterize, as it has absorbed stylistic elements from all over China.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Hunan_cuisine   (218 words)

  
 Winter Wonderland - Panorama Ski Village   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We are driving, not walking, the last 18, rising and twisting, kilometers from the funky-galleried-and-coffee-shopped little western Canadian town of Invermere.
It takes the ubiquitous "Canadian and Chinese cuisine" that is advertised all across this country, to dizzying new heights.
Panorama Mountain Village is located in the province of British Columbia in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, three hours west of Calgary.
www.travel-wise.com /northamerica/wonderland   (837 words)

  
 Chinese Cuisine Press Releases
An exquisite Chinese dinner designed and prepared by award-winning chef paired with some of the best sweet wines of the world.
Canadian Cancer Society launches the 2005 Golden Daffodil Charity Ball and the Chinese Telethon
The Canadian Cancer Society today announced its 2005 Golden Daffodil Charity Ball and Chinese Telethon both driven by the Society's Chinese Committee.
www.topix.net /food/chinese/pr?scoring=d   (752 words)

  
 Articles - Food and drink   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Many countries have a recognizable cuisine, a specific set of cooking traditions and practices.
Food eaten in smaller quantities between the culturally normative meals is regarded as snack food.
Food is traditionally obtained through farming, ranching, and fishing, with hunting, foraging and other methods of subsistence locally important for some populations, but minor for others.
www.foreverd.com /articles/Food_and_drink   (2461 words)

  
 Toronto.com - Canadian cuisine
Enjoy award-winning cuisine and a spectacular revolving view of T.O. 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower one of Toronto's finest, features unforgettable food combined with an outstanding revolving view of Toronto more than 350m below.
Oro's contemporary, daring cuisine is complimented by an award winning wine list and service in elegant yet welcoming environment.
With award-winning all-you-can-eat Chinese Canadian buffets in Toronto and across Southern Ontario, Mandarin is the perfect place to enjoy the most satisfying cuisine with family and friends.
localsearch.toronto.com /sp?keywords=Canadian+cuisine&aff=-1   (1125 words)

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