http://wscont2.apps.microsoft.com/winstore/1x/81a4882d-20f4-4ee8-b7c3-928bf205d485/Screenshot.34442.1000000.jpg, Sept. 2005
Zhe Cai is one of the eight
biggest cuisines. It’s from Zhejiang
province in China. Zhejiang province is
a very beautiful province with lots and lots of lakes and river going through. The most famous river that pass through the
Zhejiang province is the Yangtze River which we also call it Changjiang in
China. With lots of fresh water in the
province, zhe cai’s dishes is famous from it’s delicate taste and sweetness in
all dishes. Since the ancient time,
ancestors in China always say: 上有天堂，下有苏杭 (There’s the heaven at top, and there’s Su Hang on the earth that is
just like the heaven.). Just from such compliment,
you already know it must be one of the most delicious cuisines in China.
http://www.86wan.com/uploads/allimg/091229/1_091229103721_1.jpg, May 2009
Since Zhejiang province
locates at east coast of China, it is able to get seafood very easily. With lots of lakes and rivers going through
the province, they are able to get fresh water seafood without any
problems. Even the weather condition in
Zhejiang is giving it one of the best environments to grow wheat, rice, corn,
beans, and all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
This makes zhe cai is able to have a very different variety of food
choice.
http://foodforgood.blogspot.ca/2010/08/blog-post_7219.html, Aug. 6th, 2010
One of the most famous
dishes from Zhe cai is this 西湖醋鱼(xi hu cu yu). Which is sweet and
sour black vinegar fish from Xi Hu – a very famous lake locates in Zhe jiang
province. Its famous because of its
sweet and sour taste which will make this a very suitable dish during summer
time because sweet and sour will usually beats away the heat and make people
eat more food.
Another very famous dish is
call 东坡肉 (dong po rou). This dish is related to one of the most
famous poet in China call 苏东坡(su dong po). This is named after him not because he
created it. It is because this is his
favorite dish. Using stew technique,
dong po rou was able to capture all the sauce favor inside the meat and forced
out all the fats in the pork.
浙菜以是中国八大菜系之一。
(Zhe cai is one of the
eight biggest cuisine in China.)
古人都说，上有天堂，下有苏杭，说的就是中国的浙江省。
(Ancestor said: there’s heaven at the top and
there’s su hang on the earth. This is
decriping Zhejiang province in China.)
东坡肉是浙菜最出名的菜式之一。
(Dong po rou is one of the most famous dish in
Zhe cai)
Vocab:
淡水鱼
Pinyin: dan shui yu Explanation: Fresh water fish
Sentence:
淡水鱼说的就是生活在湖里和河里的鱼。
(dan shui yu shuo de shi sheng huo zai hu li he
he li de yu.)
(Fishes lives in the lakes and the rivers are
call fresh water fish.)
西湖
Pinyin: xi hu Explanation: West Lake (very famous lake
in Zhejiang province)
Sentence:
西湖风景如画。
(xi hu feng jing ru hua.)
(The West Lake is as
beautiful as a painting.)
资源
Pinyin: zi yuan Explanation: Resources
Sentence:
江苏是一个有很多资源的地方。
(jiang su shi yi ge you hen duo zi yuan de di
fang.)
(Jiangsu province is a place with lots of
resources.)
特色
Pinyin: te se Explanation: characteristic
Sentence:
浙菜的特色是甜和鲜。
(zhe cai de te se shi tian he xian.)
(Zhe cai’s characteristic is sweet and fresh
favor.)
时鲜
Pinyin: shi xian Explanation: Seasonal fresh
Sentence:
这个蒸时鲜鱼很好吃。
(zhe ge zheng shi xian yu
hen hao chi.)
(This steamed seasonal
fresh fish is very delicious.)
