NUTRITION
DOROTHY RICHMOND
Chinese DELIGHT
Dietitian
Are your New Year’s resolutions for
a healthy diet not happening yet?
You now have a second chance
with Chinese New Year.
Chinese
food
follows
the
philosophy of yin and yang.
Balance is important for texture,
and blending of contrasting
flavours, such as salt, sweet, sour,
bitter, and hot.
Textures include tender, crisp,
crunchy, smooth, and soft, and
colourful
vegetables are cut
into bitesize pieces to encourage
sharing.
Smoking of food is popular and can
be done in a wok at home. Smoking
adds flavour to food without using
too much salt.
Chinese food uses aromatics for
flavour, can be low in saturated
fat and can be cooked in a short
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period of time.
Chinese cuisine varies between
the regions due to climate and
geography but fundamental to
Chinese cooking is GGS
– garlic, ginger and
shallots.
Other
flavourings
that are important
are star anise,
Sichuan
pepper
and cinnamon.
Shanghai style cuisine is big on
seafood and meat, served with
rice as a staple. These
meals are abundant
with vegetables and
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are often stewed in
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soy sauce, which
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creates a rich red
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hue.
- CHINESE PROVERB
Here’s some tips to
enjoy a virtual tour
through
the
Chinese
regions, one meal at a time.
The Northern Beijing (Peking)
region have a diet based on wheat
- noodles, steamed breads and
dumplings are common.
Towards the Mongolian border,
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garlic and scallions are a major
part of the cuisine and served often
as part of a Mongolian barbecue.
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The Szechwan region
has an amazing array of
spicy food including those
cooked with Szechwan pepper,
which is perfect for seasoning
vegetarian meals.
In South Canton, meals are lower
in fat. Stir frying is a healthy
options, as the food is steamed
more than fried.
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