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It recorded 1010 food items, 1340 recipes and 160 methods of processing and preserving foods. [96] Yunlin yishi: 云林遗事: Gu Yuanqing A collection of stories about Ni Zan, includes a chapter about his diet. Shiwu bencao (Food Materia Medica) 食物本草: Wang Ying Greatly contributed to the development of medical foods. [93] Shipin ji ...
The history of Chinese cuisine is marked by both variety and change. The archaeologist and scholar Kwang-chih Chang says "Chinese people are especially preoccupied with food" and "food is at the center of, or at least it accompanies or symbolizes, many social interactions". Over the course of history, he says, "continuity vastly outweighs change."
China's limited space for farming has been a problem throughout its history, leading to chronic food shortage and famine. While the production efficiency of farmland has grown over time, efforts to expand to the west and the north have met with limited success, as such land is generally colder and drier than traditional farmlands to the east.
The processing of food into finished and packaged products also grew extensively. Although a growing number of food products were packaged for export, China's food processing capacity was relatively low in the mid-1980s.
Both the State Council and the departments under the State Council can issue regulations and directives concerning food. [8] Changes in China's food production system are generating an awareness of food safety problems. China's agricultural system is composed mostly of small land-holding farmers [9] and subsistence agriculture.
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.
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing takes many forms, from grinding grain into raw flour , home cooking , and complex industrial methods used in the making of convenience foods .
COFCO (Chinese: 中粮; full name: China Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned food processing holding company. COFCO Group is China's largest food processor, manufacturer and trader. [5] It is also one of Asia's leading agribusiness groups alongside Wilmar International.