According to news on October 11, today, Google Arts and Culture and the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry launched a new theme page "Eat Slowly - Taste Chinese Food, History and Culture". The page contains 50 stories and more than 800 images, showing China's history and culture from a new perspective.
This page is very rich in content, from the history of tableware and condiments, to the origin of dish names, to the introduction of Chinese specialty foods. In addition, there is also China's unique food culture, which ingredients are originally eaten as medicinal materials, what should be eaten during China's 24 solar terms, and so on.
In this new page, in addition to the cuisines of each party, the etiquette system is also introduced. China is known as the "Land of Etiquette". It has had a complete etiquette system since ancient times. Whether it is the single row of seats or the use of chopsticks, it is very different from the Western table culture, forming a unique table etiquette culture of No. 1 Middle School.
At the same time, China is one of the countries with many cooking methods. In addition to stir-frying, steaming, popping, boiling, roasting, frying, and deep-frying, with the continuous advancement of history and the iterative updating of cooking techniques, cooking raw materials have become more and more abundant, and people's research on eating has become more and more in-depth. This has also led to the birth of diversified cooking techniques. This page introduces 26 cooking methods.
It is reported that the "Eat Slowly" theme page is the first theme related to Chinese food. As Google Arts and Culture continues to collide with Chinese partners, more cultural and art-related themes with China's unique charm may be explored in the future.
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https://artsandculture.google.com/project/chinese-gastronomy?hl=zh-CN