{"id":9852,"date":"2014-03-20T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2014-03-05T01:03:48","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T05:03:48","slug":"all-about-chinese-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/all-about-chinese-food\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Chinese Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

China is famous for many things – the Great Wall, giant pandas, kung fu<\/em>, and of course, the food. Chinese cuisine is popular all around the world, and for good reason. The Chinese take great pride in their food, and they love it when foreigners rave about how delicious it is. Throughout the years here on the Chinese language and culture blog, food has been a hot topic. After all, for those learning Chinese and hoping to travel in the country, one of the main concerns is being able to read menus and order food. Here are some of our finer posts and videos about all things Chinese food in one easy to navigate post:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hKzJwFDYJMM<\/a><\/p>\n

Start off with this video, a part of the “Rediscovering China” series focused on Chinese cuisine.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a Chinese Restaurant<\/a><\/h2>\n
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A scene from a typical restaurant in China.<\/p><\/div>\n

This post is a great place to start for learning useful restaurant related language. After studying this one thoroughly, you should be able to get a table and order with confidence.<\/p>\n

20 Common Chinese Dishes<\/a><\/h2>\n

There are a lot of dishes in China that show up on menus all over the country. This post teaches you the names of 20 such dishes, with Chinese characters, pinyin, English, and pictures.<\/p>\n