Eyes on China – A China travel Blog

A unique Chinese food is dim sum. Actually dim sum is more than one category of dishes is a dietary habit. Dim sums are small dishes for snacks or tea time (in Chinese: yam cha), but is served in restaurants on a chariot. Most dim sum dishes are steamed, but can also be fried or braised. Common toall sums which are weaker in small portions, bite size, and usually with a strong flavor. The dim sum is of Cantonese origin and very popular not only in China but also in other Asian countries
Noodles occupy an important position in Chinese cuisine. In fact, the Chinese were the inventors of noodles, and were brought to the European country of noodles, Italy, by Marco Polo in the 13th century.

The World Expo Shanghai 2010 is a perfect opportunity to get a panoramic view of the world without having to travel thousands of miles. Just take a walk with us for a quick tour of the various pavilions at the Expo to see what we mean.

We started in the Japan Pavilion. Predominantly with the purple, the pavilion has been designed as a baby silkworms, which reflects the harmony between human beings and high technology.

Called doufu in its native China, tofu was invented over two millenniums ago by a Chinese scholar and has been a very important food in Chinese cooking until today. Obtained from the milky liquid extracted from soy beans, tofu has the appearance and texture of soft cheese, but only a faint flavor of its own and somewhat tasteless. That is why it can be easily combined with other ingredients and readily absorbs the flavors of the foods with which it is cooked with.

“The Chinese are very lucky people because wherever they go, they can always find hometown food”

As a Chinese saying goes, “When going to an eating house, go to one that is filled with customers.” A good rules of thumb for choosing the right Chinese restaurants to dine is if the restaurant isn’t packed with customers during dinner time, chances are it’s not worth a try.