Is 'chinese’cuisine a unified concept? Like, isn’t it a giant country with a bunch of regional cuisines? My impression is that what the west gets as chinese cuisine is an marketing thing, a simplification. Like, what chinese cuisine?
You are absolutely right that there are big differences between regions within China in terms of cuisine, but if you look at what you can eat in Western Chinese restaurants, you still get a more specific cuisine even if it is undoubtedly adjusted to Western palates.
Is 'chinese’cuisine a unified concept? Like, isn’t it a giant country with a bunch of regional cuisines? My impression is that what the west gets as chinese cuisine is an marketing thing, a simplification. Like, what chinese cuisine?
You are absolutely right that there are big differences between regions within China in terms of cuisine, but if you look at what you can eat in Western Chinese restaurants, you still get a more specific cuisine even if it is undoubtedly adjusted to Western palates.