Chinese Culture Studies Quarter 3

Chinese Cuisinesichuan food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V23cDPiey0Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oakJtRdSRgg

1. What do you know about Sichuan

province?
Sichuan,WadeGilesromanizationSsuchuan,conventionalSzechwan,sheng
(province)ofChina.ItislocatedintheupperYangtzeRiver(ChangJiang)
valleyinthesouthwesternpartofthecountry.Sichuanisthesecondlargestof
theChineseprovinces.

ThepeopleofSichuanspeakauniqueformofMandarin,whichtookshape
duringthearea'srepopulationundertheMing.

2. Which Sichuan food do you want to

try? Why?
Kung Pao Chicken (Chinese: ) because it is the classic dish in
Sichuan cuisine originated in the Sichuan Province of south-western China and
includes Sichuan peppercorns. Although the dish is found throughout China,
and less spicy than the Sichuan serving. Kung Pao chicken is also a staple of
westernized Chinese cuisine.

3. Which herbal and seasoning Sichuan

food use a lot?
Someofthemostcommonseasoningsthatcontributetothehotandspicy
flavorincludeSichuanpepper,blackpepper,chili,broadbeanchilipaste,
shallots,ginger,andgarlic.
 Theingredientsusedrangewidely,includingpoultry,pork,beef,fish,
vegetables,andtofu.

4. What are the characteristics of the

Sichuan food?

Sichuan cuisine often contains food preserved through pickling, salting,

and drying. Preserved dishes are generally served as spicy dishes with
heavy application of chili oil.

5. What make Sichuan food unique

among Chinese cuisine?
A variety of seasonings are used in Chuan Cuisine, and each
dish can be cooked differently. Therefore Chuan Cuisine enjoys
a reputation for variety. As the saying goes it's 'one dish with
one flavor and one hundred dishes with one hundred flavors'.

6. After you watch the street food in

Sichuan, please describe your feeling
about Sichuan food, people and culture?
I think it is famous in China and abroad, and served at every
corner of the world. However, the most authentic Sichuan food
is still to be found at its hometowns: Chengdu and Chongqing.