History of Chinese Cuisine

China is the country with not only the largest population, but also largest and one
of the most impressive cuisines in the entire world. Here you can get informed
about history of their cuisine and the way their tradition, medicine, expansion and
fashion changes influenced creation of new food recipes.
Chinese Cuisine History
Chinese cuisine is one of the oldest in entire world, reaching all the way back to
the first millennia BC, managing to survive, evolve and grow into the behemoth it
is today using countless techniques provided not only by cooks, but also fashion
trend setters and traditional herbal medicine.
Chinese Food Facts
China has incredible history that reaches all the way back to the time of first
modern civilizations. One of the most important parts of their heritage is also their
food which managed to evolve into the most impressive food cuisine in the world.
Chinese Food Types
Chinese chefs have incredible variety of tools, recipes and procedures on their
kitchen tables, ready to make any type of food they can imagine. Here you can find
out more about Chinese food types.

History and Developments of Chinese Cuisine

 Zhou Dynasty
China already had grill, grilled fish and other foods. During Zhou dynasty in
China, food was mainly grains such as beans, millet, barley and brown rice,
though they were not the same as what we have today cultivated in modern
agriculture industry.
In Zhou Dynasty, there was a famous cuisine called “Ba Zheng” (Eight
Treasures), which was very influential for future generations.
 Qin Dynasty
 Sour flavor was welcomed by the people at that time. 
 Han Dynasty
Various grain food. Southern China was famous for their rice, and food from
the North China Plain was predominately focused on flour products.
 Tang Dynasty 
During Tang Dynasty, tea became highly popular in elite societies,
signifying wealth and balance of health.
 Song Dynasty
Chinese cuisine really blossomed, enabling mixing of cooking, medicine and
 even religion, establishing strict rules for maintaining “balanced” meals and
expanding the ways the food can be prepared, processed and served.
 Yuan Dynasty
China received first contacts with the west, bringing for the first-time access
to many foreign food ingredients and methods of food preparation. 
  Ming dynasty 
China gained access to main new plants, animal, food crops, and goods,
including the food that was originally found only in the newly discovered
“New World” (sweet potatoes, peanuts, maize and many others).
 In recent history, founding of People's Republic of China brought several
changes of the cuisine that were both fueled by government efforts and
created by minorities and western influence. In general, modern Chinese
cuisine can be separated using two different schools of food. “Four
Schools” refer to the cooking traditions of Shandong, Su, Cnatonese and
Sitchuan, while the four additional cuisines developed in the territories of
Hunan, Fujian, Anhui and Zhejiang. They all produce incredible variety of
food based on rice, noodles, wheat, soybeans, herbs, seasonings and
vegetables.

Famous Dishes in China

(https://www.hotelmousai.com/blog/dining/the-10-most-popular-dishes-in-china)

 Kung Pao Chicken

 Sweet and Sour Pork
 Peking Roast Duck
 Mapo tofu
 Chow Mein
 Chinese Hot Pot
 Spring Rolls
 Wonton Soup
 Chicken Fried Rice
 Char Siu