Chapter 32 Section 2 The Outstanding Historic Contributions of Chinese Food Culture

The Chinese people have cultivated soybeans and developed an important plant protein resource for the world; the sauce series, tofu series and soybean milk series produced by China's deep processing of soybeans have provided the world with excellent seasonings, various delicacies and health drinks. Welcomed by people all over the world.Countries that currently produce soybeans, such as the United States and Brazil, have imported soybeans from China.The technology of making tofu in the United States and Japan also originated from China. The Chinese people have cultivated tea and provided the world with a refreshing, thirst-quenching, health-care, convenient and cheap drink.Among the hundreds of beverages in the world at present, none of them can replace the status of tea.Now the big tea-producing countries in Asia and Africa, such as India, Sri Lanka and Morocco, all developed from the import of tea species and tea-making technology from China.Japan's "tea ceremony" and Britain's "afternoon tea" are the extension of Chinese tea culture to the east and west.At present, 4/5 of the population in the world drink tea.

Chinese ceramic tableware has been popular in the world for more than 1,000 years, and has become a gorgeous flower among applied art utensils, and is welcomed by people from all over the world and the catering industry. The Chinese have used chopsticks for more than 3,000 years. The countries that currently use chopsticks include Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. There are more than 50 million Chinese in China and more than 100,000 Chinese restaurants scattered all over the world. They eat three meals a day, and there are more than 1.5 billion pairs of chopsticks moving on the dining table in the world.The population of chopsticks accounts for about 1/3 of the world's population.

The national tradition of Chinese dietary balance, dietotherapy, herbal medicine, and health preservation have become an important part of the world's health care culture.China's excellent culinary skills are unique in the world's food culture and have been enduring for a long time. Friends from all over the world who travel to China take it as a great pleasure to taste authentic food from all over China. The contribution of Chinese food culture to the world is no less than the four great inventions.Chinese food culture has a profound heritage. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the development of economy and culture and the improvement of people's lives, China's unique food culture is gradually being recognized by the world. It will be even more brilliant in the 21st century.