Do they like food from any other culture

[sun888_99]

Dear cecil,
Chinese food is popular all over the world. What about chinese people do they enjoy other
culture food. Which one. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
As most of us are aware, Chinese who migrated overseas to escape the communist rule are considered more affluent than those on mainland China.
These group of Chinese (those who had migrated overseas) have been exposed to food from other culture. A very good example is in my country and even neigbouring countries.
As we have a diverse mix of race e.g. Chinese, Malays, Bugis people, Indians, Eurasians and others.. you will find lots of type of food available.
The Chinese is `known' to eat anything even exotic food if given the opportunity.
Depending on where one is born, some prefer spicy and hot food i.e. lots of chillies, chilli padies etc.. while others eat milder food.
Singapore is also a food paradise and Singapore Chinese eat a variety of food e.g. from Burgers, to prata (Indian), Indian curries, Malay spicy food, Mexican and even Japanese food etc...
But for those on the mainland, deeper inland, their food is more local because they are not often in contact with the West, Asia or Europe and most likely have not tasted a variety of such food.
I also believe that it is also based on an individual's preferences for the type of food he/she eats.
Majority of the Chinese outside mainland China are comfortable with both using the fork and spoon and the chopsticks.
In a recent article, I read, it is good to eat with a chopstick because we are literally `picking' up pieces of food... this is good for our health because, we then `force' ourself to eat slower and one result is it tends to minimize on gulping up our food and making us fat.
Traditionally, Chinese food do not make us fat. In the past, we do not have desserts that we now find available after every Chinese meal e.g. as those in a Chinese restaurant.
In mainland China, the type of food we eat also depends on the province that grows the particular food.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 11/1/99 4:26:19 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
Chinese food is popular all
over the world. What about
chinese people do they enjoy
other
culture food. Which one.
Thanks.