Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is probably one of the oldest and most renowned in the world.
Various archaeological discoveries have revealed that the Chinese culinary art had a strong influence on the eating habits of Westerners.
Unlike Japanese - these barbarians! - Consuming raw meat and slices of whale to the small baguette (photos cons), the Chinese are accustomed to always cook their food ...
... mostly fried in a wok.
Chinese cuisine also features numerous variations.
Frequent periods of famine that inspired the Chinese recipes to accommodate all kinds of roots, vegetables and animals such as insects or pets. No part of the animal is spared entrails, heads, etc. greenhouses poultry.
But during his long culinary history of China also suffers food taboos. Thus, the ban on beef remains strong, inspired by social traditions, ethical and religious back before the arrival of Westerners and dissemination of their lifestyle. At the time there was virtually no cattle for meat. The animal was used only for farm work and logging was regularly punished by law, except for religious ceremonies, where a certain kindness to animals (cruelty seen in the killing centers are a recent development) .
Today, beef consumption remains low, practiced only in urban environments who want modern, but progressing at a steady pace (McDonald, you see a poster Chinese advertising above, has more than 1,000 restaurants in China)
Fast football
China still remains the country's "eat everything" and to be nearly all living things are passed into the bowl of Chinese rice, except perhaps human flesh. And again! In some extreme situations have talked about cannibalism in China especially during the great famines and the Cultural Revolution. But I assure you, from the few embryos of fetuses still sought, noodles sauce cannibal are rarely on the menu in Chinese restaurants!
Kitchen balanced
Chinese cuisine, like his philosophy and his medicine, seeks harmony. Foods yin, feminine, soft and wet so refreshing are vegetables and fruits. Yang foods, male, fried, spicy or meat products have a warming effect. A meal should not only harmonize the flavors, but also strike a balance between cold and warm colors and textures.
A small insect to Madame ...
The dishes are sometimes chosen for therapeutic purposes, such as bird's nests and shark fins, which are ingredients naturally bland. Following the concept of Chinese medicine complementary hot and cold bodies is taken into account, particularly in southern China.
And Mr. ...
Put a tiger in your tank
When insurance good performance under the duvet through the kitchen, the contents of certain revenue Asian has something to intrigue. Tiger testicles, penis, yak and rhinoceros horns are part of its food prized for their aphrodisiac virtues, there is something for every taste and every budget! These
aphrodisiac dishes originate in the traditional medicine of the Middle Kingdom, who did not wait for the Viagra to take control of their sexuality.
The shark fin soup, for example, is consumed in China for centuries. It would be effective against aging in addition to being a powerful aphrodisiac. This dish is now very expensive but not as much as those made of rhinoceros horn, to almost 50,000 euros per kilo. The ban in China to breed or trade in large wild animals may have contributed to increased poaching and the market value of these endangered animals.
Other Chinese aphrodisiacs, there are also tiger bone (very expensive) with which one builds a refreshing liqueur. Photo-cons. Here via text-Asie.com
Penis yak ... Yeukkk!
But before turning to full-foot Chinese culinary curiosities and root out the choice cuts closer to caricature than a real local cuisine everyday, here for example that a family can actually eat Peking in a week ... No big deal (or eat)! Photo Paper Hungry Planet
Dog Chinese
"Best Friend of Man" is eaten for over 7000 years in China and its meat would the reputation of "warm blood".
However, recently (although one can still find the dog canned or frozen in supermarkets the country), the Chinese seem to be changing attitudes and more and more Chinese adopt dogs ... to keep them company.
Dogs dishes
Dog meat is also considered favorable to the yang, that is to look hot and extrovert of human nature. Yet, it has also several thousands of years that dogs serve as pets in China: a number of emperors had spoiled and had made real "courtiers".
Today, eat dog everywhere in China except Hong Kong, where dog meat is banned since 1950. Dog meat is eaten especially in the provinces of North and South East. As above in a village of ethnic Miao of Guizhou Province. Via Onevoice-ear.
Via an eye on China 
Face pork
Chinese Snack
Barbecue Chinese
soup crunchy cockroaches
Star Wed
Gambia hypoccampes
Cockroach Bites
It's not just gargottes street offering unusual dishes, there are also recipes in the kitchen. Refined dishes based on such insects are served in the finest restaurants in Asia, in China but also in Korea or Japan.
Bugs on a bed of tofu
Soups to cockroaches Japan
Japanese appetizer
Crocodile chewable
real biscuit honey bee
Beer Chinese bag 20 liters
asparagus juice
Carving
vegetable carving vegetable belongs to the tradition of Chinese art cullinaires. It reflects the search for beauty of form as in calligraphy and Chinese painting.
In the words of a chef sculptor "carving vegetable can decorate and embellish a meal and improve the ambience of a banquet. It reflects a refined taste and gives a feeling of joy. "
Watermelons artistic
Chinese Dumplings
AP Photos. Greg Baker
All this good food that makes your mouth water. I must go and break the crust ....
