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In 2018, there was a rapid growth in the number of authentic Taiwanese restaurants in New York City [125] [126] [127] and across the country, which coincided with an increased interest in regional Chinese food and in Taiwan itself. [128]
The Chinese language enjoys the status as official language in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Taiwan. It is recognized as a minority language in Malaysia. However, the language shows a high degree of regional variation among these territories.
Taiwanese fried chicken (Chinese: 鹹酥雞; pinyin: xiánsūjī; Wade–Giles: hsien²su¹chi¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-so͘-ke; also 鹽酥雞; yánsūjī; 'salty crispy chicken'), westernized as popcorn chicken, is a dish in Taiwanese cuisine commonly found as a street snack. It is popular at the night markets in Taiwan.
Like many other Taiwanese dishes, the original version of the danbing came from mainland China with the Kuomintang after the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949. However, gradually over time, the dish has been modified to suit the taste of local Taiwanese people and has since become a unique Taiwanese breakfast dish and an icon of Taiwanese cuisine.
Mandarin Chinese is the most popular dialect, and is used as a lingua franca across China. Linguists classify these varieties as the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family . Within this broad classification, there are between seven and fourteen dialect groups, depending on the classification.
The Metro Eats food truck park, 2463 W. Sunshine St., is getting a new resident: Whatever You Want, which will serve Chinese, Mexican and Japanese hibachi food. The truck's grand opening is Nov. 6 ...
The most widely spoken and de facto language in Taiwan is Mandarin Chinese which was introduced to Taiwan by people who emigrated from mainland China after 1949. Taiwanese Hokkien, or "Taiwanese" for short, is spoken by about 70% of the population. The Hakka, who make about 13% of the population, speak the distinct Hakka language.
Traditional Chinese characters are widely used in Taiwan to write Sinitic languages including Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka and Cantonese. The Ministry of Education maintains standards of writing for these languages, publications including the Standard Form of National Characters and the recommended characters for Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka.