Information about China:
How would you like to only use chopsticks and soup spoons at every meal? That is what the Chinese do.
Did you know that chopsticks means "quick little ones."
For breakfast they may eat rice porridge, chicken noodle soup, or deep-fried pastries that taste like
Doughnuts. Favorite lunchtime foods include egg rolls and dumplings stuffed with meat or shrimp.
Cantonese is the best known Chinese food in America. Canton is a city located in Guangdong Province. Many Chinese came from Guangdong and they brought their way of making food with them. Wonton soup, suckling pig, and stir-fried foods are all Cantonese dishes.
When famine was a constant threat to the Chinese, rice became the mainstay of every meal because it was plentiful, filling and it was also cheap. When they could get a hold of meat or vegetables they would eat them sparingly with the rice. In a way rice became a symbol of security from hunger and so rice became revered and cherished. Rice is still the mainstay in Chinese food.
Did you know that China produces more cotton, pears, potatoes, rice, and Tobacco than any other country. It grows three-quarters of the worlds sweet potatoes. It is also the leading producer of apples, cabbages, carrots, corn, melons, rubber, sugar, beets, sugar cane, tea, tomatoes, and wheat?
Chinas main exports are clothing, textiles, tea, and other things like fruits, pork, and vegetables.