713. Most people relate "You are what you eat" to healthy eating.It (1)
(actual) refers to personality,character,and culture.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.When (2)
(introduce) to America,it (3)
(change) to suit American tastes,which tells us Americans like trying new foods.Later,I visited China and (4)
(experience) authentic Chinese food.In Beijing,we ate in a restaurant where the chef treated us to dinner consisting of Sichuan peppercorns.It was wonderful but what was even more important was the friendship.In Shandong Province,we had boiled dumplings with vinegar.I found making dumplings is always an affair with (5)
whole family in North Chjye.aia.In South China and central China,I experienced local dishes from Guangdong's elegant dim sum to the (6)
(exception) stewed noodles in Henan.Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and (7)
(kind).At least,the kinds of food (8)
(consume) by local people tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and (9)
they like and do not like.All in all,culture and cuisine go hand (10)
hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.