Chinese Food as medicine
To adapt to environmental changes, one must be able to adjust properly. To enjoy health and a long life, ancient Chinese scholars believed that the art of healthy living could be best attained by adapting oneself to the changes of the four seasons and following the principles of change - yin and yang. The Medicinal Canon of the Yellow Emperor (Nei Jin...

Chinese Alcohol Culture
In Chinese the word for alcohol "jiu" is used to mean all types of alcoholic beverages, from 'pijiu' (beer) to liquors (just called 'jiu') to grape wine ('putao jiu'). The same character is used in Japanese and Korean, for that matter. The symbolic serving and drinking of wine on various occasions and in different places can convey many meaning...

Hui Muslim's Food Culture
The Hui ethnic minority is descended from the Arabic and Persian merchants who came to China during the 7th century. With a population of 643,238, the majority of the group lives in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Most of the Hui people are Muslim and there is typically a mosque in each community. The Imam led the religious activities and their sutra ...

The History of Oolong and Wu-Yi Teas
Most people think Wu-Yi Tea is the name of a certain type of tea, such as green tea or black tea, but it is really a place in China where many types of tea come from. Wu-Yi is the name of the beautiful mountainous region in the northeast area of China. The Wuyi Mountains are located between Wuyishan City, located within the Fujian province of China and Wu...

Qixian dishes "eight bowl eight plates"
Qixian, A historical and cultural city in Shanxi, has cuisine named "eight bowl eight disc", it is worth a try. "Eight bowl dish 8" series of specialty is the Qixian a traditional banquet delicacies, material stress, taste pure and filled with rich local flavor. Its production process is also very unique and diverse techniques, roastin...

Food Symbolism in China
In China, foods are given different meanings, so that in certain occasion a kind of food, can only be eaten by some specific individuals, or a kind of food must be eaten in specific occasion. Usually, an honored guest will be served a snapper's head or shell to hail him and show warmly welcome in some districts. Long noodle is the symbol of longev...

Eating With The Seasons
In Chinese medicine, the body is seen as a microcosm of the natural world, waxing and waning with the movements of the seasons. The Chinese dietary tradition focuses on eating foods that harmonize with the season one is in. Autumn, for example, is a good time for loading up on warmer, heavier foods in preparation for the winter. Beneficial warming...

The Benefit of Green Tea
Much has been written and said about the amazing health benefits of tea. So much in fact, that it's often difficult to separate fact from fiction. What are the scientifically recognized benefits of tea? Among the most widely held beliefs are the following: Green Tea lowers the risk of cancer Green Tea lowers the risk of stroke and heart diseases ...