Food
Traditional dishes
The hundred years eggs: it is a popular dish and in great demand. Eggs are left ageing for two months or more in a mixture of mud, which is rich in lime, tea, ash and bicarbonate of sodium. Their flesh then becomes translucent, of a green - bluish color. They are often served as a starter. The Shangha?s hundred years eggs are famous in the world. You will find them in Asian food stores.
Spring rolls: small pancakes stuffed with rice. The stuffing depends on the available ingredients, the chef's tastes, etc. As a matter of fact, there is no definite recipe and it can go from the most simple to the most elaborate dish.
Peking duck : the original recipe is very complicated. First of all some air is inserted between the skin and the flesh. The duck is then coated with a sugar syrup and then dried in open air and cooked in the oven. The drying in open air is then repeated and the duck is then roasted.
Spareribs in black beans sauce: pork-based recipe, it is very tasty, this dish is light in fat. The red hot peppers are optional, according to the preference for spicy food or not. It is generally served with a white rice.
Food-related taboos
Culinary taboos are different from one religion to another.
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