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Cooking Methods in China
Many cooking methods -- from stir-frying to poaching to braising -- are used for Chinese recipes, almost all of which can be accomplished in a wok. Steaming is a favorite, especially when cooking the many delicious types of breads and buns. Smoking and roasting are less common but used -- grilling, too, in spite of its profligate expenditure of cooking fuel. And, of course, there's that favorite of health police, deep-frying. Once the meal is cooked, it is served all at once to the family, who eat with chopsticks and drink soup with a wide spoon. The average dinner includes a starch -- rice, noodles, bread, or pancakes -- a meat dish, vegetable, and soup, which serves as a beverage. For formal meals and banquets, there are many successive courses which are served in a strict traditional order. |
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