译品双语｜传统文化 —八大菜系 Eight Cuisines
发布日期：2023-06-09
中国各地饮食习惯有很大的差异。
Eating habits vary greatly from place to place in China.

从吃的内容上看，由于各地的物产不尽相同，长期形成的饮食习惯便有所区别。南方人主食以米制品为主，北方人主食以面食为主，副食主要是肉、鸡蛋和各种蔬菜，但受气候影响，到了冬天，北方蔬菜的品种相对比较少。

In terms of what people eat, as a result of the differences in the kinds of food grown in different parts of China, dietary habits are also varied from region to region. Rice tends to be the staple crop in the south of the country, whereas wheat (and hence products made from flour, such as noodles and dumplings) is consumed more in the north. Non-staple food is mainly meat, eggs and a variety of vegetables, but affected by the climate, there are relatively fewer varieties of vegetables in the north in winter.


从风味上看，中国各地形成了不同的菜系，比较著名的有八大菜系:广东菜、四川菜、山东菜、江苏菜、浙江菜、福建菜、湖南菜、安徽菜。北京菜在宫廷菜的基础上，吸收各地菜系的精华，也形成菜系。每个菜系都有自己的拿手名菜，如四川宫保鸡丁、山东糖醋黄河鲤鱼、湖南剁椒鱼头、浙江龙井虾仁、北京烤鸭等。
In terms of flavor, China boasts many cuisines in different regions, the most famous of which are the following eight: Guangdong/Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Anhui cuisine. Through absorbing the quintessence of other cuisines all over the country, Beijing cuisine has developed characteristics of its own on the basis of royal court cuisine. Each cuisine has its representative dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken (Sichuan cuisine), Sweet and Sour Yellow River Carp (Shandong cuisine), Sauteed Fish Head with Diced Spicy Pepper (Hunan cuisine), Longjing Shelled Shrimps (Zhejiang cuisine), Beijing Roast Duck (Beijing cuisine), etc.

由于中国各地气候、物产和生活习惯的不同，人们的口味也会有差别。一般来说，江苏、浙江一带的人爱吃甜的，做菜总爱放点儿糖:北方人爱吃咸的，做菜时放盐较多:湖南人、四川人爱吃辣的，辣椒是常用的调味品;山西人爱吃醋，做菜离不开醋。所以，中国菜历来有“南甜、北咸、东辣、西酸的说法
Due to the differences in climate, products and living habits in different parts of China, people's tastes are also different. Generally speaking, people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang have a sweet tooth and tend to put some sugar in dishes; northerners favor salty flavors and put more salt in their dishes; people from Hunan and Sichuan prefer spicy food and they often use chilli peppers in their cooking; Shanxi is famed for its vinegar and people from this region can't do without vinegar in their dishes. Therefore. there is an old saying in China, “Sweet south, salty north, peppery east and sour west.