Chinese culture has always been taught to hunt and fish for their own foods, grow their own crops, and cook for centuries. It was later that they made chinise buffet cooking an art. Unlike most cultural dishes, Chinese food is very low in calories and fat. Many people are inspired to cooking Chinese foods because of this as they make it their business to add these special dishes to...

Chinese people consider their cooking as an art instead of a craft like most people. They believe that their food symbolizes a sense of social interactions. The normal tradition of cooking Chinese food is made with lots of grains, vegetables, meats and other starches. The Chinese people feel that eating Chinese food means that the stomach must be content in order for everything else to be...

Those who follow the Taoism beliefs focus on the health benefits of particular foods vs. the presentation of the same. Taoists search for foods that will increase their health and longevity. They search for foods that have healing powers. Many times these benefits were often referred to as 'life giving powers'. For instance, the Chinese found that ginger, which can be considered to be a garnish...

Confucius was the man behind the Confucianism beliefs. Among many other standards Confucius established standards for proper chinese buffet table etiquette and for the appearance and taste of Chinese food. One of the standards set by Confucius (you might have noticed this at an authentic Chinese restaurant) is that food must be cut into small bite size pieces before serving the dish....