Self Introduction

  Through my primary research on the Chinese food discourse community, I have identified several key themes and characteristics. These include a strong sense of cultural pride and authenticity, a focus on traditional cooking methods and ingredients, and a willingness to adapt to local tastes and preferences. To deepen my understanding of these themes and their broader context, I have synthesized my findings with two outside sources: an academic article by Akshitha Adhiyaman titled "Authenticity :  the Evolution of Chinese Food in America,"  which the link of it is   https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/noodles/2018/07/04/authenticity-the-evolution-of-chinese-food-in-america-by-akshitha-adhiyaman/  and a blog post by Ethan Wong on the history of Chinese cuisine.  Here is a link of it: https://www.3thanwong.com/chinese-cuisine-history/  Moreover, I also summarize a document post in the discourse community about a traditional Sichuan dish.   The article by Adhiyaman sheds important li

Members in my discourse community of Chinese Food Culture like to discuss the methods of how to cook some traditional dishes. These days, they are discussing about how to cook a dish called Gan Bian Si Ji Dou which also named sauteed green beans with minced pork. One of the members provided them with the recipe in website. To be more specific, the document is a recipe for making dry-fried string beans with a Sichuan twist. The author is also a blogger who like to share Chinese food and cooking methods. Her name is Judy and she was born in Shanghai, China, but she has gone to America at age 16 till now. She is fluent in both Chinese and English, so she is willing to translate some traditional Chinese recipe and cooking methods to English and share them with people who are interested in them. Absolutely, she want to share a passion for food and cooking, and the aim is to provide their readers with easy-to-follow and delicious recipes.   There are many beautiful images in this document, t

The tool almost every member in Chinese Food Community will use must be chopsticks. Just like in the western diet, people need to use a knife and fork to eat, chopsticks are the one people use in Chinese food diet. Therefore, a s a crucial component of Chinese cuisine, chopsticks have played a significant role in the culture. In this blog post, I would like to critique chopsticks and discuss their importance in Chinese food culture.   Chopsticks have a long history, with evidence of their use dating back to ancient China over 5000 years ago.  Here is a link that talks more about the history of chopsticks.  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-chopsticks-64935342/  The traditional chopsticks were initially made from bamboo  and wood. Nowadays , they are  still  commonly made from bamboo and wood , but some of them are also made of metal,  stainless steel  and plastic. Chopsticks are always very popular in Chinese food culture  and are widely recognized as a symbol