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	The Cultural Heritage of China :: Food & Drink :: Cuisine :: Introduction
		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.ibiblio.org /chineseculture/contents/food/p-food-c01s01.html (1559 words)

	Chinese Cuisine \| Localwin.com - Julie's Corner
		Vegetables like Chinese cabbage, kale, spinach, snow peas, watercress, onions, and peppers are most common, and essential in combinations with nuts and tofu to the vegetarian cuisine of the Buddhist communities.
		Chinese cuisine is unparalleled in its ability to prepare these items with such artful skill that no diner would ever suspect they supped on scraps.
		Chinese cooks are known to be both flexible and innovative, and as a result many Ã¢â¬Å“regionalÃ¢â¬Â delicacies have been assimilated into a broad and balanced national cuisine.
	www.localwin.com /julie/chinese-cuisine (842 words)

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		Buddhist monasteries all over China have vegetarian kitchens, and in many of the larger establishments there are restaurants providing Buddhist vegetarian food - fo zhai cai - for tourists and pilgrims.
		The association of vegetarian eating with the Buddhist way of life is now so strong in China that often the only way to persuade a mainstream restaurant to cook a few dishes without the slightest trace of lard or meat stock is to tell the waiter that a customer is Buddhist.
		Chinese cuisine is rich in ingredients which provide the intensity of flavour one expects from meat, fish and poultry: soy sauce, dried shiitake mushrooms and all kinds of delicious fermented pastes made from soybeans, wheat and beancurd.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /current/vegetarian-080504.php (1430 words)

	Cuisine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.tocatch.info /en/Cuisine.htm (474 words)

	Chinese Food and Healthy Building - Buddhist Philosophy of Health Building
		To Buddhists, the supreme purpose of life is to become a Buddha; their ideal is to “deliver all beings.” They advocate dispelling all private desires and distracting thoughts, doing good deeds, and being altruistic.
		Chinese emperors in ancient times indulged in sensual pleasures and lost their kidney semen, therefore, they were short-lived; however, Emperor Wudi of the Liang Dynasty, who believed in Buddhism, lived more than 80 years because he had less sex.
		Buddhists sat in meditation, worked, ate vegetarian food, and rejected sex, not to build their health, but to practice Buddhist doctrine.
	www.chinesefooddiy.com /about4_healthbuild5.htm (3820 words)

	Buddhist cuisine information - Search.com
		Buddhist cuisine is a kind of cuisine mainly for the believers of Buddhism.
		One theory behind this Buddhist dietary restriction is that these vegetables have strong flavours which are supposed to excite the senses and, thus, represent a burden to Buddhists seeking to control their desires.
		In other regions, it is also common for Buddhists to believe that vegetarianism is better for their karma than eating meat, but to eat meat anyway and consider it something of a bad habit; and, in some areas, such as Japan, avoidance of wu hun foods is not a large part of Buddhism.
	www.search.com /reference/Chinese_Buddhist_cuisine (858 words)

	Chinese cuisine information - Search.com
		A meal in Chinese culture is typically seen as consisting of two general components: (1) a carbohydrate source or starch, known as 主食 in the Chinese language, (zhǔshí
		Note: In most varieties or dialects of Chinese, the verb for consuming soup is actually translatable literally as "drink".
		China shares much with the culinary heritage of other regions of East Asia, in addition to some contrasts; compare Japanese cuisine, Singaporean cuisine, and Vietnamese cuisine, among others.
	www.search.com /reference/Chinese_cuisine (1626 words)

	Mississippi Chinese
		Chinese were culturally and linguistically quite different from Mississippi African Americans, and their merchant status was above that of most fls.
		The Chinese grocery was, however, a welcoming place for African Americans in the Delta: a place to sit and talk, pass the time, and even find work from landowners who would check there for available day laborers.
		Chinese in the Delta attempted to maintain a certain distance from others in society, hoping to insulate themselves from problems and concentrate on their economic success.
	mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature33/chinese.html (1854 words)

	Buddhist cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buddhist cuisine is a kind of cuisine mainly for the believers of Buddhism.
		In other regions, it is also common for Buddhists to believe that vegetarianism is better for their karma than eating meat, but do eat meat anyway and consider it something of a bad habit; and, in some areas, such as Japan, avoidance of wu hun foods is not a large part of Buddhism.
		Many Buddhist traditions state the Buddha himself taught that meat offered as charity to monks and nuns should not be refused (as this was the only way for them to gain sustenance), unless the killing was done specifically for the monks and nuns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_Buddhist_cuisine (1329 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.
		For example, the "chinese" dish chop suey clearly reflected the adaptation of chinese immigrant cooking styles to the different ingredients available in North America.
		Most of these cuisines are based on the cuisines of the countries from which immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/c/cu/cuisine.html (429 words)

	Chinese Cuisine - by food author Howard Hillman
		Chinese cuisine stresses a harmonious blending of foods - a dynamic balance between sweet and sour, rich and lean, bright-colored and neutral, smooth and crunchy.
		All the Chinese cuisine dishes are set in the middle of the table at the same time.
		Pork and chicken are the two leading Chinese cuisine meats, though in the north, lamb is very popular.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /cuisines/chinese_cuisine.htm (242 words)

	Cuisine Summary
		The cuisine of each locality and ethnic group in the subcontinent was usually inspired by local ingredients, and each region boasts distinct specialties and recipes handed down from generation to generation.
		The use of spices and sauces is the unifying thread of an otherwise diverse cuisine, as is the variety of unleavened flat breads made with wheat flour, rice, and ground legumes.
		The Buddhist notion of ahimsa (nonviolence) forbade the killing of animals as food, and this idea further influenced the Hindus not to eat meat.
	www.bookrags.com /Cuisine (1656 words)

	Buddhist Cuisine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When one picks up the menu in a Chinese Buddhist vegetarian restaurant, one may wonder if the menu is misprinted.
		There are numerous Buddhist believers (these are lay persons who are not Buddhist monks) in China who don't eat meat.
		Buddhist vegatarian restaurants are in good business because the material cost is much cheaper than meat, but the dishes are priced as if they are made of real meat.
	www.regenttour.com /china/food/BuddhistCuisine.html (274 words)

	Buddhism in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		An Shigao a Parthian Buddhist prince arrived at the Han in 148 and was the first to initiate systematic translation of Buddhist texts into Chinesse.
		A Buddhist was a matter — here was someone in direct to a higher plane and you could him in person.
		Buddhist ideology began to merge with Confucianism and Daoism due in part to the use existing Chinese philosophical terms in the translation Buddhist scriptures.
	www.freeglossary.com /Buddhism_in_China (2009 words)

	UI Chinese Program -- Course Descriptions
		The purpose of this course is to lay a groundwork for the study of modern Chinese.
		This course is designed for students who have completed two years of college-level training in Chinese to continue to develop their skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
		This course is designed to help students 1) to continue to improve their modern Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and 2) to develop the skill to read authentic texts related to the students' topics of interests.
	www.uiowa.edu /~chinese/crsdscr.htm (1900 words)

	China Travel Tips
		The Chinese hold great respect for their ancestors and the young are taught to pray to, and for, the family spirits.
		The "willow" is regarded as the symbol of light and enemy of darkness in Chinese culture.
		This festival is also a Chinese Valentine's day that youngsters celebrate the festivals with their lovers in such beautiful and romantic evening.
	www.southtravels.com /asia/china/traveltips/chinesefestivals.html (1949 words)

	Chinese cuisine and everything about Chinese Cooking , telling you what is Chinese cuisine and how to make it by ...
		Chinese cuisine and everything about Chinese Cooking, telling you what is Chinese cuisine and how to make it by yourself.
		They are all easily obtained in the Chinese stores and supermarkets that can now be found in many provincial towns.
		When the colour is not specified in a recipe, this is the one to use Dark soy sauce imparts a rich colour to food and is used for red- cooking for dark stews and meats.
	www.chinavoc.com /cuisine/ingredient.asp (738 words)

	regional cuisines
		One approach to describing the regional cuisine of China is to note the general characteristics of cooking and culture by location: North, South, East, and West.
		Chinese Buddhist belief has for centuries prohibited the eating of animal flesh, and the monks here have spent an age perfecting the cooking of all types of vegetarian food.
		Hunan (south of the river) cuisine: Renowned for its soups, is one of the oldest and richest also noted for its spicy, pungent and flavorful dishes.
	www.kas.ku.edu /chinese_food/regional_cuisine.html (1369 words)

	Hong Kong: Chinese Cuisines
		Of all China's regional cuisines, that of Canton (Guangdong) province is generally recognized to be the finest and has been considered so for centuries.
		Distinctively different from all other Chinese cuisines, it developed in the fertile but mountainous region that stayed out of the Chinese mainstream until relatively recently.
		Several deluxe salons of French cuisine are world-renowned havens for classic or nouvelle cuisine dishes prepared by European master chefs.
	www.globalgourmet.com /destinations/hongkong/hkcuisine.html (2033 words)

	Cuisine - Wokme Asian Cooking Guide
		Your local Chinese restaurant may be a far cry from the cuisine of some parts of China.
		Korean cuisine is very reminiscent of Japanese and Chinese cuisines as the Koreans use similar techniques in preparing food with a few variations.
		Vietnamese cuisine has influences from French colonization, the Buddhist religion from India and from its proximity to China which it shares a border with.
	www.wokme.com /cuisines/index.html (339 words)

	Chinese Food and Healthy Building
		Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, was the legendary forefather of all tribes in the Central Plains.
		There is a Chinese myth that in remote ages Huang Di rode a dragon into heaven.
		The Chinese theory of health building developed from efforts to protect and build health, prevent disease, and prolong life.
	www.chinesefooddiy.com /about4_healthbuild1.htm (401 words)

	Chinese Cookbooks - Best Sellers
		There may well be better Chinese cookbooks on the market, but Every Grain of Rice is special for the implied invitation to sit down and eat with the two authors, their families, and all their ancestors stretching back in time to the place where the recipes were originally developed.
		In The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, along with sharing recipes from her family, Young immerses the reader in Chinese culture and the Chinese American experience of San Francisco's Chinatown, where she grew up.
		Opening with a useful explanation of the fundamentals of Chinese cooking, you learn how all food is viewed for its seasonal, medicinal, and nutritional values; how color, aroma, flavor, shape, and texture must be balanced in each dish; and how today's cooking goes beyond the classic five flavors.
	www.ethnicfoodsco.com /Books/ChineseBooks/ChineseBestSellers.html (1134 words)

	Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vegetarianism is not uncommon or unusual in China, though, as is the case in the West, is only practiced by a relatively small proportion of the population.
		Often, Chinese food found outside China can range from the authentic, or food that has been adapted for local tastes, to something that is newly created.
		Colin Campbell has implicated the increased consumption of animal protein in particular as having a strong correlation with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other diseases that, while common in Western countries, were considered rare in China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_cuisine (1566 words)

	Vietnamese Cuisine - Wokme Asian Cooking Guide
		The French influence that is often evident in Vietnamese soups is due to the French colonization of Vietnam, which began in the 16th century and ended in the middle of the 20th century.
		While The Indian influence is probably due to the Buddhist religion which is popular thought much of Asia.
		Fish are abundant to Vietnam therefore seafood is central to Vietnamese cuisine.
	www.wokme.com /cuisines/vietnamese.htm (271 words)

	Thai Cuisine - A Quick History \| Temple of Thai
		Thai cuisine is distinctly identifiable from Chinese and Indian cuisines, both of which influenced Thai cooking.
		Thailand was a cross roads of East to West sea routes causing its culture and cuisine to be infused with Persian and Arabian elements.
		Indian curry and Muslim cuisine were introduced at a palace feast in honor of King Rama I at the turn of the 18th century.
	www.templeofthai.com /cooking/history_thai_cuisine.php (273 words)

	Cuisine - Gurupedia
		The "chinese" dish chop suey clearly reflected the adaptation of chinese immigrant cooking styles to the different ingredients available in North America.Many people think that Chop Suey was invented in America.
		In fact it probably originated with Chinese farmers who used to eat a dish of stir-fried vegetables after a long day working in the fields.
		New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional
	www.gurupedia.com /c/cu/cuisine.htm (423 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Garlic Free Soups/Stews or anything else?
		I don't have a lot of such recipes myself, but if you like Chinese food, one possible solution is to search out cookbooks or websites devoted to Chinese vegetarian cuisine and recipes - looking in particular for Chinese Buddhist recipes.
		Many Chinese Buddhists avoid the "fl foods" - onion, garlic, chives, shallot, and leek - so their recipes almost always omit these ingredients.
		I sometimes dine at a Chinese Buddhist vegan restaurant, and they tend to emphasize "allowable" spices such as ginger and chili, as well as getting the sweet-sour effect by using sugar and vinegar.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=20414 (568 words)

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