China And its Regions - Cantonese.

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Traditional Ways of Making Foods

In Cantonese, A lot of the cooking styles are cooking in different ways. Varying on the recipe, Different recipes different steps as well as ways of cooking. This is often because the meal needs to be cooked within a different way in order to make the recipe as tasty as possible.

Cutting Techniques.

In Cantonese, A few cutting types are used in the kitchen commonly. A few are, - Straight Cutting Straight cutting is performed by holding your knife/cleaver perpendicularly over a item on a cutting board. This technique would often be used on boneless meats. - Horizontal Cutting Horizontal cutting is performed by, Holding your cleaver flat against the chopping board to push/pull ingredients. - Slashed Cutting Slashed cutting is performed by, Holding your cleaver slightly lower then 90 degrees from the cutting board. - Mixed Cutting Mixed cutting is performed by cutting straight, Then sideways which lead to patterns in foods. This cutting method is often used for things such as doughs, wheat, etc.

Authentic Tools & Utensils

In Cantonese kitchens, a lot of authentic tools could be found, This includes utensils and tools such as, - Wok - Cleaver - Chopping Board - Chopsticks - Chinese Scoop Strainer - Ladle - Wok Shovel - Rice Cooker - Pressure Cooker/Pot - Steamer Basket - Pots, and Clay Pots.

Chopsticks

Wok Shovel

Steamer basket

Cleavers along with Chopping board.

Ladle

Pressure Cooker/Pot

Clay Pots

Wok

Chinese Scoop Strainer

Rice Cooker

Regions

Although Cantonese is not the main language of China, it can still be found all around the country and is spoken very often in China. Cantonese can be found in, Macau, Hong Kong, The Guangdong providence, and Guangdong.

Main topic

Cooking Methods and Techniques.

In Cantonese, A few types of cooking methods and techniques that could be found are, - Stir Frying - Boiling - Steaming - Baking - Braising - Sauteing. - Shallow Frying and Deep frying - Roasting.

Staple Ingredients

- Fish/Shellfish - Fruits - Vegetables - Rice - Sweet Potatoes - Taro - Chestnuts - Meats such as Pork, Chicken and Beef.