Varieties of flour food in China
Alternative Title
中国面食
Document Type
Translation
Source Publication
The World of Chinese = 汉语世界
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Issue
1
First Page
11
Last Page
13
Publisher
商务印书馆
Abstract
As flour food enthusiasts, the Chinese are not only fond of flour food but also good at preparing it. China boasts countless varieties of flour food. Appetizing flour snacks are available throughout China, from north to south and from west to east.
There are also some cultural conventions about flour food. Longevity noodles and peach-shaped buns, for example, are for birthdays, dumplings for betrothals, conjugal noodles and offspring buns for a wedding night and a noodle banquet for the birth of a baby. There is also a saying: “dumplings for farewells and noodles for greetings.” Hence, dumplings were the meal for Mr. Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut in space, before he boarded the spacecraft.
Print ISSN
16737660
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Liu, X., Wei, L. (Trans.), Bai, L. (Trans.), & Xie, S. (Trans.) (2008). Varieties of flour food in China = 中国面食. The World of Chinese = 汉语世界, (1), 11-13.