What is difference between chinese foods.?

Example szechuan or mandarin. They seem to have a lot of the same items on menu but are they prepared diffently??








THANKS|||They originate in different provinces in China, so yes, they are prepared a bit differently, use different spices etc.|||i think which is made chiniese food diffirent than any other food is the soces the put it on the food|||the taste and ingredients are very different.


Szechuan has many spicy dishes while mandarin dish is generally mild.


there are many differences between various styles of Chinese cuisines, but in the U.S., all the Chinese restaurants serves pretty much the same food (except for the highly concentrated Chinese area) because some dishes made famous here and familiar by majority Americans.|||Food in the Northern part of China are mostly flavored with bean paste, soy sauce, vinegar, scallions and garlic. Since they have harsh winters they eat a lot of pickled and preserved food. Peking duck is one of the most famous dishes of the region.





Food in the Eastern part of China has more braised items. They also cook a lot of seafood since they are closer to the ocean. Most of China's soy sauce is produced in the east and they have a lot of red cooked dishes. They are also experts in sweet %26amp; sour dishes.





Food in the Western Part of China is dominated by the spice of Sichuan. Sichuan pepper, ginger, chili oil are very common ingredients. Hot and sour soup is one famous dish from the region.





Food in the Southern part of China is more popularly known as Canton style. They are most famous for sauces like oyster, hoisin, black bean and XO. The South is also known for it's more adventuresome eating like shark fin and snakes. Pork is also the favored meat product preparing it roasted whole and char siu style.