Classic Cuisine -- Traditional Jiangsu and Zhejiang Cuisine

Author: Walnut
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The culinary arts of our country have a long history. Since ancient times, when our ancestors learned to roast food with fire and season it with salt, they gradually moved away from the primitive state of ignorance into the early stages of culinary development, a period that spanned approximately four thousand years. Afterward, it went through stages of formation, development, and prosperity, accumulating rich experience in cooking and forming unique, advanced techniques. Internationally, it is renowned as the "Kingdom of Cuisine," one of the valuable cultural heritages of our motherland. Due to China's vast territory and large population, local cuisines have long been shaped by climate, produce, ethnic customs, lifestyles, and dietary preferences, resulting in distinctive regional flavors. From the Yellow River Basin, Yangtze River Basin, Pearl River Basin to Taiwan, there are different flavor characteristics such as "sweet in the east," "spicy in the west," "salty in the north," and "fresh in the south," forming a splendid treasure in the treasure trove of Chinese culinary culture. The traditional is often the classic, and the classic is often eternal. Only the classic can be passed down through generations and continuously flourish. For this reason, the principle of selecting dishes in this series is classic and traditional. Of course, with the development of the times and society, people's needs are also changing. Therefore, while emphasizing classic and traditional elements, we have also considered the modernization, family-friendly approach, and fashion of traditional flavors, aiming to better serve modern people with traditional cuisine. This book explains the preparation and cooking methods of traditional Jiangsu-Zhejiang cuisine in simple and easy-to-understand language, accompanied by exquisite photos of dishes, providing concise and practical knowledge with strong applicability and operability. It can not only serve as a reference book for professional cooks in small and medium-sized restaurants but also as a cooking guide for families in urban and rural areas for daily use.