{"id":14733,"date":"2019-05-08T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=14733"},"modified":"2019-05-06T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:25:16","slug":"eastern-chinese-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/eastern-chinese-cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Chinese Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve been all over China in the last few months, sampling some of the many delicious flavors that are unique to Chinese cuisine. From the imperial bird that is Beijing roast duck<\/a><\/strong>, (\u5317\u4eac\u70e4\u9e2d – b\u011bi j\u012bng k\u01ceo y\u0101), to the numbing sensation induced by the Sichuan<\/a> peppercorns<\/strong> (\u56db\u5ddd\u80e1\u6912 – s\u00ec chu\u0101n h\u00fa ji\u0101o), to the world famous Cantonese<\/a> snacks known as dim sum<\/strong> (\u70b9\u5fc3 – di\u01cen x\u012bn), we\u2019ve already covered north, west, and south Chinese cuisine. Of course, that means we still must head east! In this post, we’ll take a closer look at Eastern Chinese cuisine.<\/p>\n

In the east of China, we\u2019ll find some of the country’s best cuisine in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian<\/a>, Jiangsu<\/a>, and Zhejiang<\/a>, as well as the bustling metropolis that is Shanghai<\/a>. Although the food from this region may not be as famous as the cuisine from other parts of the country, four of them make the cut in the Eight Great Culinary Traditions of China<\/strong> (<\/span>\u4e2d\u56fd\u7684\u516b\u5927\u83dc\u7cfb<\/span> \u2013 zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 de b\u0101 d\u00e0 c\u00e0i x\u00ec)<\/span>, so they must be doing something right! In case you were wondering which styles make up the list of eight, here they are:<\/p>\n