There are some Chinese foods and ingredients that western people intensely tend to love or hate.
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Coriander
Cilantro, also know as coriander or Chinese parsley, is used in Chinese cuisines on top as a garnish in a lot of dishes or street snacks, for seasonings or as salad in some Chinese province. A huge amount of people traveling in China cannot agree on what coriander tastes like.
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Zheergen
Zhé'ěrgēn is an edible rhizome of Houttuynia cordata that is used in southwestern Chinese cuisine like Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi.
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Insects and Larvae
Insects are a popular food in Asia. Human insects eating is common to cultures in most parts of the world, there is a proper name from Greek language: Entomophagy (食用昆蟲). Insects should be part of a sustainable diet in future according to a UK government's waste agency report.
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Chicken feet
Chicken feet are common in Chinese cuisines; they are eaten with beer as appetizer, street snack, cold dish, served in soup or as main dish. They can be seasoned, marinated, stewed, pickled, simmered, flavored, boiled, deep fried and steamed.
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Tofu
Tofu is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is an important component in Asian cuisines. There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu ( soft or silken tofu, firm tofu, extra firm tofu, that have very little subtle flavor or smell on their own) and tofu that has been processed in different ways to create tofus with unique textures and flavor (fermented, pickled tofu, stinky tofu, hairy tofu, fried tofu skin).
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Durian
Durian is a fruit native in Southeast Asia, that is distinctive for its large size, strong odor, and spiky thorns covered husk and for all these reasons is considered king of fruits. The edible flesh emits a distinctive odor that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact.
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Bitter Melon
Bitter Melon is an unusual vegetable known by various names. Bitter melon is very popular throughout Asia and it comes in many varieties that differ substantially in shapes, sizes and bitterness of the fruit.
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Sichuanese pepper
Sichuan pepper or Sichuan peppercorn, also known as Chinese coriander is commonly used in China especially in Sichuan cuisine, and the finely ground powder is one of the main ingredients for five-spice powder.
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Fish Sauce
Fish sauce is used as a base for a dipping condiment, prepared in many different ways in Asia for fish and sea food. In Southeast Asian fish sauce is most commonly made with anchovies and is super salty.
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