中國八大菜系英文介紹

       Guangdong Cuisine

　　廣東菜系

　　Cantonese food originates from Guangdong, the southernmost province in China. The majority of overseas Chinese people are from Guangdong （Canton） so Cantonese is perhaps the most widely available Chinese regional cuisine outside of China.

　　廣東菜源自于中國最南部的省份廣東省。大多數(shù)華僑來自廣東，因此廣東菜也許是國外最廣泛的中國地方菜系。

　　Cantonese are known to have an adventurous palate, able to eat many different kinds of meats and vegetables. In fact, people in Northern China often say that Cantonese people will eat anything that flies except airplanes, anything that moves on the ground except trains, and anything that moves in the water except boats. This statement is far from the truth, but Cantonese food is easily one of the most diverse and richest cuisines in China. Many vegetables originate from other parts of the world. It doesn't use much spice, bringing out the natural flavor of the vegetables and meats.

　　廣東人熱衷于嘗試用各種不同的肉類和蔬菜。事實上，中國北方人常說，廣東人吃天上飛的，除了飛機；地上爬的，除了火車；水里游的，除了船兒。這一陳述很不屬實，但是廣東菜是各類豐富的中國菜系之一。使用很多來自世界其他地方的蔬菜，不大使用辣椒，而是帶出蔬菜和肉類自身的風味。

　　Tasting clear, light, crisp and fresh, Guangdong cuisine, familiar to Westerners, usually chooses raptors and beasts to produce originative dishes. Its basic cooking techniques include roasting, stir-frying, sauteing, deep-frying, braising, stewing and steaming. Among them steaming and stir-frying are more commonly applied to preserve the natural flavor. Guangdong chefs also pay much attention to the artistic presentation of dishes.

　　廣東菜系，味道清，淡，脆，鮮，為西方人所熟知，常用猛禽走獸來烹飪出有創(chuàng)意的菜肴。它的基礎(chǔ)烹飪方法包括烤，炒，煸，深炸，烤，燉和蒸。其中蒸和炒最常用于保存天然風味。廣東廚師也注重于菜肴的藝術(shù)感。

　　Fujian Cuisine

　　福建菜系

　　Consisting of Fuzhou Cuisine, Quanzhou Cuisine and Xiamen Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine is distinguished for its choice seafood, beautiful color and magic taste of sweet, sour, salty and savory. The most distinct features are their "pickled taste".

　　福建菜系由福州菜，泉州菜，廈門菜組成，以其精選的海鮮，漂亮的色澤，甜，酸，咸和香的味道而出名。最特別的是它的“鹵味”。

　　Jiangsu Cuisine

　　江蘇菜系

　　Jiangsu Cuisine, also called Huaiyang Cuisine, is popular in the lower reach of the Yangtze River. Aquatics as the main ingredients, it stresses the freshness of materials. Its carving techniques are delicate, of which the melon carving technique is especially well known. Cooking techniques consist of stewing, braising, roasting, simmering, etc. The flavor of Huaiyang Cuisine is light, fresh and sweet and with delicate elegance. Jiangsu cuisine is well known for its careful selection of ingredients, its meticulous preparation methodology, and its not-too-spicy, not-too-bland taste. Since the seasons vary in climate considerably in Jiangsu, the cuisine also varies throughout the year. If the flavor is strong, it isn't too heavy; if light, not too bland.

　　江蘇菜，又叫淮陽菜，流行于在淮陽湖下流。以水產(chǎn)作為主要原料，注重原料的鮮味。其雕刻技術(shù)十分珍貴，其中瓜雕尤其著名。烹飪技術(shù)包括燉，烤，焙，煨等?；搓柌说奶厣堑?，鮮，甜，雅。江蘇菜系以其精選的原料，精細的準備，不辣不溫的口感而出名。因為江蘇氣候變化很大，江蘇菜系在一年之中也有變化。味道強而不重，淡而不溫。