What is food generally like in China?
Chinese cooking uses most meats, poultry, fish and vegetables known to the western palate but also includes some exotic ingredients. Due to varying weather conditions, environment, tastes and products, there are about 56 regional styles of food in China, among which the most famous ones are namely Cantonese food, Si Chuan food, Xiang (Hu Nan) food, etc. There are also numerous methods of cooking such as baking, boiling, braising, deep-frying, poaching, sauting, scalding, simmering, smoking, steaming, stir-frying, barbecuing and blanching that produce many varieties of mouth-watering dishes.
