Chinese food is seen as one of the most diverse culinary heritage sin the world! It originated in different parts of China and has spread world-wide. Their staple foods are typically rice, noodles, or mantou (steamed buns). They also eat fish veggies, meat, etc. Rice is a critical part of their diet, and in many parts of China like North China they eat wheat based products, compared to Southern China where rice is dominant. Chopsticks are the main utensil used for eating, traditionally they thought using knives and forks at the table were "barbaric." Vegetarianism isn't uncommon or unusual in China, though it is in the West. They don't eat much meat/tofu, most Chinese vegetarians are Buddhists. Desserts are less typical in their culture, than in Western cuisine, because during the courses of the meals they eat sweet foods which is basically their dessert. And if they do want dessert they serve it after their main meal and it's usually fruit. In their culture they believe that cold beverages can be harmful to the process of their digestion, so items like soft drinks and cold water aren't served during their meals. They mostly drink hot tea and hot water, because hot drinks help with digestion unlike the alternative of cold drinks.
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