中國篇 – 中國傳統食品 Chinese Traditional Food

中國篇 – 中國傳統食品 Chinese Traditional Food

說起中國傳統食品，最普遍又為人認識的，一定是點心。點心種類很多，

When Talking about the Chinese traditional food, the commonest and the most famous one should be Dim Sum. There are many kinds of Dim Sum.

 
如燒賣‵叉燒包等。外地遊客到中國，總要說上茶樓一趟，可見點心多受歡迎。
For example, dumplings, Bun with pork are the well-known two. The foreign visitors travel China, they would like to go Chinese traditional restaurants to have their meals.

其實，大部分中國傳統食品是根據節日而推出的，如中秋吃月餅，新年食瓜子等。至於好吃與否，則見人見智了。

Actually, most of Chinese traditional food is made due to the festivals in China. For instance, we eat mooncakes at mid-autumn festival, and we would eat seeds when it is Chinese New Year. But different people hold their different opinions about the taste of food.

另外，有些食物則具有地方特色。上海菜以蒸為主，川菜麻辣，卻各有各的支持者。
Also, there are local characteristics in some of food. Steaming is the brewing of Shang-Hai dishes. And the taste of Sichuan is mainly spicy etc.

They two have many supports.

 
中國發展急速，為了令食品更多元化，令食客更多選擇，中國餐館引入更多西方食品。

With the faster developing in China, it is easier for us to make choice to opt our dishes. Some of Chinese restaurants purchase much more western food.

雖然食客多了選擇，卻削弱了中國原有食品的競爭力：中秋時我們可能選擇雪糕月餅而放棄購買傳統月餅，正正為一例。

Although diners get more choices, the traditional food in China exists weakly and they are less-competitiveness. Take our habits at Mid-Autumn festival as an example, we sometimes buy mooncakes made by ice-cream and choose not to buy the tradition one.

日後，傳統食品會否繼續存在，還是一個值得關注的議題。
I am convinced that it is a key issue about the existence of the traditional food. And we should pay attention on it.