YUMMY CHINA---Fo Tiao Qiang if you want to know Chinese cuisine,Fo Tiao Qiang(佛跳墙) is a must-know dish，which literally means Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and is also called Consummation and Happiness and Longevity(福 寿 全=fu shou quan). The dish has been counted as a Chinese delicacy since it's created during the Qing Dynasty.it's famous for its rich taste,various ingredients and special way of cooking, which you might already know from it's name,which hints that it can lure the vegetarian monks from their temples to eat the meat-based dish. Many ingredients of this soup are meat and it needs one to two days to prepare.Mostly, the ingredients includes quail eggs,bamboo shoots,scallops,sea cucumber,shark fin,chicken,pork tendon,ginseng,mushrooms and taro. some recipes up to thirty or more ingredients and twelve condiments.

YUMMY CHINA----TWICE COOKED PORK TWICE COOKED PORK=Hui2 guo1 rou4 Today,what I'm gonna sharing with you here is one of the best-known Sichuan-style Chinese dishes,that's Twice Cooked Pork, and the story of its origin. It's said that this dish have originated from the Qing Dynasty, while the Emperor,Qianlong, toured Sichuan. When he approached one particular village, the villagers got so fretted as the Emperor demanded a feast,which the villagers were in no position to provide with as a result of the poor harvest. But the villagers were so feared of prosecution, so they hastily dumped their leftovers into the pot, cooked them again(thus twice cooking them) and served the emperor with this. To their surprise, the emperor enjoyed it very much.Twice cooked pork originated from civilians, thus is deeply loved by the folks.The process of the dish involves boiling pork rib steak chunks in hot water with slices of ginger and salt first, after being cut into thin slices, the pork is returned to a wok and shallow fried in hot oil.emmmmm,though I'm a veggie,my mouth still can't help wartering every time I recalled how my grandma made this dish when I was a little girl.^-^

how to say "中枪" in English， “中枪” is one of the most popluar buzz words in cyber world of China recently, which means you've been made a innocent victim or been accidentally unfortunately referenced. For example, if you are reading a book,in which the author potrays a rare race of people to which you belongs. So how do you say"中枪"in English？could it be "collateral damage" ? please feel free to let me know if you have better or more appropriate answer.

YUMMY CHINA----MAPO TOFU Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. The dish is made by combinating tofu with a spicy chili-and-bean-based sauce which is typically a thin,spicy,oily and bright red sauce.The cooked dish is often topped with minced meat, usually pork or beef. Authentic Mapo tofu possesses a typical flavor of Sichuan cuisine with both conventional HEAT spiciness and MALA(numbing) spiciness. Cooks in China always describe the feel of this dish as: numbing, spicy hot, hot temperature,fresh,,tender and soft,aromatic and flaky. These seven characteristics are considered to be the most defining of authentic Mapo doufu. Nowadays it's increasingly easy to find the autentic dish outside China and experience the challenge to taste bud.

Tomb Sweeping Day Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the most significant folk customs in China, that has a long history. People of Han and most of the minority groups will visit their ancestral graves mourning the deceased, which is also a way of showing their respect for their family and extending their gratitude for their ancester.....