A Chinese meal features many dishes and rice is the basis of the meal. Traditionally, fried rice is not normally served with meals, but is a snack in itself. Dishes are usually cooked in a pan called a ‘wok’, over a very fierce heat. A minimum oil is used. this is caled stir-frying. This style of cooking:
- Conserves vitamins and minerals
- Enhances flavour, colour and texture of foods
Typically, a Chinese diet is mainly vegetarian, incorperating large quantities of rice, noodles, and vegetables. this is very much in line with today’s nutritional guidelines. It is good to consider this when choosing what to eat in the Chinese restaurant:
Do select:
Soups
Chicken and sweercorn
Sweetcorn and crabmeat
Seafood, hot and sour
Bean curd
Chop suey – mixed vegetable/chicken/prawn
Plain boiled rice
Plain noodles
Seasonal vegetables
Steamed dishes
Stir fired mushrooms
Take care:
Spring rolls
Prawn crackers
Sesame prawn toasts
Deep fried crab claws
Special fried rice
Sweet and sour dishes
Special fried noodles
Duck
Hints:
- Fill your bowl with boiled rice and select a piece of meat, fish or a vegetable and eat together – eat more rice. Avoid eating lots of the sauces
- Desserts are not part of the Chinese meals – they may finished with fresh fruit
- Drink Jasmine tea
- Drink plain water
(Chinese meals are often high in salt with will make you thirsty)
