文档介绍：Chinese cuisine originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world — from East Asia to North America, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa.
Region cultural differences vary greatly amongst the different regions of China, giving rise to the different styles of food. There are eight main regional cuisines, or Eight Great Traditions : Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.
Among them, Cantonese, Sichuan, Shandong, and Huaiyang cuisine are often considered as the standouts of Chinese cuisine and due to their influence are proclaimed as the Four Great
Traditions.
Consisting of Jinan cuisine and Jiaodong cuisine,Shandong cuisine, clear, pure and not greasy, is characterized by its emphasis on aroma, freshness, crispness and tenderness. Shallot and garlic are usually used as seasonings so Shandong dishes tastes pungent usually. Soups are given much emphasis in Shandong dishes. Thin soup features clear and fresh while creamy soup looks thick and tastes strong. Jinan cuisine is adept at deep-frying, grilling, frying and stir-frying while Jiaodong division is famous for cooking seafood with fresh and light taste. Shandong's most famous dish is the Sweat and Sour dishes are mainly quick-fried, roasted, stir-fried or deep-fried. The dishes are mainly clear, fre