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4 basic features that define Hui Cuisine

It uses only local product, and, as a result, the freshness of the dishes is unparalleled
Anhui Province abounds in mountain delicacies such as: wild animals from the lush and dense forests; fishes, crustaceans, etc., from the lakes and rivers Yangtze River tour; and both wild and domesticated fowl. A strict adherence to the use of local foodstuffs not only guarantees freshness, but also guarantees unique regional flavors that cannot be experienced elsewhere, as produce and wildlife harvested in a particular locality will always have a different taste than the same produce and wildlife harvested elsewhere, not to speak of the fact that many plants and animals abound only within certain regional boundaries.

It rests on precisely controlled cooking times and temperatures
The dishes of Hui Cuisine are prepared in accordance with tradition-bound principles as regards the use of high, medium or low heat, depending on the characteristics of the foodstuffs in question and on the flavor objectives, as it were. That is, the food traditions that make up Hui Cuisine affordable China tours may call for a given foodstuff to be prepared at a much higher or much lower temperature than is typical for the preparation of the same foodstuff elsewhere.

It excels in the arts of sautéing, braising, smoking, steaming, stewing and flambéing, as well as deep-frying and stir-frying
The chef traditions behind Hui Cuisine rest on a mastery of all of the traditional Chinese cooking techniques. The result is that a Hui Cuisine chef can prepare the same ingredients in a variety of ways, each yielding a unique taste nuance, albeit, a taste nuance that is readily recognizable as belonging to the world-famous "Hui Cuisine" tradition. Hui Cuisine dishes stewed in brown sauce are typically heavier on the use of oil than one encounters in comparable dishes in certain other regional Chinese cuisines. Ham is also often added to enhance the taste top China tours.

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It often combines "medicinal herbs" and other natural ingredients that are traditionally believed to promote health
Hui Cuisine follows time-honored regional traditions regarding the use of herbs and other foodstuffs, taste-enhancers, etc., that are considered beneficial to one's health. This is one of the unique traditions of Hui Cuisine.

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