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Agriculture in China. A farmer of the Hani minority, famous for their rice terraced mountains in Yuanyang County, Yunnan. A female tractor driver in China depicted in a 1964 poster. The People's Republic of China (PRC) primarily produces rice, wheat, potatoes, tomatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, corn and soybeans.
v. t. e. Chinese cuisine comprises cuisines originating from China, as well as from Chinese people from other parts of the world. Because of the Chinese diaspora and the historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has profoundly influenced many other cuisines in Asia and beyond, with modifications made to cater to local palates.
China. South Africa. Brazil. 1 Wood fuel includes all wood for fuel as firewood, wood pellets, and charcoal. 2 Sawnwood includes all sawn wood, dimensional lumber. 3 Wood-based panel includes all plywood, particleboard, fiberboard and veneer sheets. 4 Paper and Paperboard includes all paper, sanitary paper, and packaging materials.
During the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), contacts with the West also brought the introduction to China of a major food crop, sorghum, along with other foreign food products and methods of preparation. Hu Sihui , a Mongol doctor of Chinese medicine , compiled the Yinshan Zhengyao , a guide to cooking and health which incorporated Chinese and ...
The following list, derived from the statistics of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), lists the most valuable agricultural products produced by the countries of the world. [1]
Jiangsu cuisine (苏菜; sūcài) is one of the major components of Chinese cuisine, which consists of the styles of Huai'an, Yangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou and Zhenjiang dishes. It is especially popular in the lower reach of the Yangtze River. Huaiyang cuisine, one of the Four Great Traditions, is a style of Jiangsu cuisine.
Deals with paddy rice farming and sericulture in southern China [ 53] Riyong bencao ( Materia Medica for Daily Use) [ 54] 日用本草. 1367 [ 55] Wu Rui, an official medical authority. One of famous works on dietetics written in the Yuan dynasty. [ 56] It lists of 540 common foods with medicinal properties.
a Chinese cooking technique to prepare delicate and often expensive ingredients. The food is covered with water and put in a covered ceramic jar, and is then steamed for several hours. Red cooking: 紅燒: 红烧: hóngshāo: several different slow-cooked stews characterized by the use of soy sauce and/or caramelised sugar and various ...