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Chinese Mandarin a concise guide
Why Mandarin cuisine is special Mandarin cuisine has the reputation for being China's most refined cuisine.
Insights on Mandarin cuisine
The term Mandarin cuisine can refer to the elaborate and delicate Mandarin specialties that were originally cooked for the elite members of the now-defunct Imperial Court.
Nowadays the more common meaning of, Mandarin cuisine encompasses the above definition as well as the cooking styles of nearby areas. My map shows that region.
Mandarin cuisine is an Occidental term. Though not commonly used in China, "Mandarin cuisine" is widely used abroad to define a regional culinary area that includes Beijing (see my map).
Mandarin cuisine (in its Imperial Court sense) is the cuisine of the traditional Chinese banquet.
Famous specialties
The succulently crisp skin of the duck that is the most precious part of the dish. The diner smears a sweet bean paste with a scallion onto a thin flour pancake, then rolls and eats the preparation using his hand.
The nest of swallow is simmered to extract its gelatinous substance, which flavors and thickens the soup.
A very delicate forcemeat of chicken breast and egg white. Often poached.
Hard boiled eggs, with cracked shells, are marinated in hot spiced tea until a distinctive cracked pattern and flavor is apparent.
Slivers of pork, egg, tiger lily buds, cloud ear fungus, and other vegetables are stir fried together, combined with a light sauce, and eaten rolled up in thin flour pancakes. Moo Shi Pork was created by peasants as a dish for using up leftovers.
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