According to the French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, we eat can show our personality, character, and culture. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to (come) to China, I only experienced Chinese food that (change) to suit American tastes. America's most popular Chinese dish is General Tso's chicken, which tells us a lot about Americans.
When I came to Beijing, a friend recommended a Sichuan restaurant where we had the (please) of experiencing an entirely new taste: Sichuan peppercorns. What was even (important) was the friendship offered us. In Shandong, I liked boiled dumplings (serve) with vinegar best. I observed that family is important to the people there. In northern Xinjiang, I enjoyed boiled roasted meat. Everywhere we went, we experienced wonderful local dishes. Although the food is as varied the people, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness through food. From (I) experience, I know that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never (real) know the other.
When it comes to Anhui Province, the first thing that (come) to mind might be Huangshan Mountain. In fact, this mountainous province is the birthplace of Anhui cuisine(徽菜), or Hui cuisine.
Hui cuisine is known its unique flavour and cooking techniques. The most common ingredients in Hui cuisine include shrimp, mushrooms, herbs(药草), bamboo shoots, and chestnuts, all of which (pick) or caught in mountainous areas.
To Chinese people, food is like medicine. Hui cuisine is not an exception to this (believe). To achieve this, local people use herbs (frequent), whether wild grown by people, and add them to their dishes, (make) them healthy and delicious.
Anhui people value celebrations very much. These celebrations require different dishes, have greatly promoted the development of Hui cuisine, it is said that Huizhou traders liked to show their respect to their business (partner) or friends with a big table of Hui dishes. And wherever they went, they (prefer) to build Hui cuisine restaurants.
