Grain is the main food source in china. Most adults eat more than 1 pond(.5kg) per day. Rice is the most popular grain among people in the south. In the north, people prefer wheat, which they make into bread and noodles. Everyday meals includs fan, which is grain, and cai, meaning any food cut into bite-sized pieces. Cai is usually vegetables, perhaps with bits of chicken, pork, or seafood. Meat makes up only a small part of the Chinese diet. Food is usually steamed or stir-fried. Meals are eaten with chopsticks and spoons- knives stay in the kitchen.
Fu yong is a pancake-type vegetable dish popular in southern China.
Chinese eat mien,or noodles, in all shapes and lengths boiles in plain soup or fried. Long noodles symbolize long life and are served at birthday celebrations
Chinese are poetic about names of dishes.
By Sharad Chandra Shukla
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