Cantonese cuisine

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Cantonese cuisine
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Covers large area

Cantonese cuisine today defines an area much greater than the city and immediate environs of Canton. My map depicts that area.

Natural flavors

Because the region produces China's finest raw ingredients, Cantonese chefs strive to bring out natural flavors rather than obscuring them with extra seasoning.

Color harmony

This is extremely important in Cantonese cooking.

Menu translations

The terms on Chinese restaurant menus in Western countries are usually transliterations of Chinese words pronounced with a Cantonese accent. This is so because most Chinese restaurant owners in the West are of Cantonese extraction.

Culinary corruptions

Of all the regional cuisines of China that have been exported abroad, Cantonese cuisine has been the most corrupted. For example, Cantonese chefs in China do not overuse soy sauce.