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Chinese Cuisine
World's oldest continuous culinary tradition; 5,000 years of cooking history
China ๐จ๐ณ 3000 BC World Cuisines
Key Facts
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8 major culinary traditions: Cantonese, Szechuan, Hunan, Shandong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui
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Soy sauce: 2,500 years old; fermented tofu documented in 960 AD; wok cooking preserves nutrients
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China invented pasta (evidence of noodles 4,000 years ago); ice cream (Tang Dynasty 618โ907 AD)
๐ Did you know? China consumes 50% of the world's pork; Chinese cuisine has 8 major regional styles (Lu, Chuan, Yue, Su, Min, Zhe, Xiang, Hui)
Quick Reference
Category
World Cuisines
Origin
๐จ๐ณ China
Year / Era
3000 BC
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World's oldest continuous culinary tradition