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Beautiful Chinese Cuisine Visual Journey
Statewide Program
Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture. When we are homesick, we always say that we are missing the homeland taste of food where we grew up. If we cook we can make anywhere our home. Also, if we cook, we can have a travel experience through cuisines from different cultures. There is nothing that cannot be solved with a good meal. This class will show students hundreds of beautiful pictures and various films about the 8 major Chinese cuisines. We will see the most delicious dishes from the different Chinese provinces. Additionally, we will practice making Chinese dumplings in multiple ways and to cook and eat them if you desired. This is a visual cultural feast and an absolutely mouth-watering visual journey. All supplies are included. For high school and above.
Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture. When we are homesick, we always say that we are actually missing the homeland taste of food where we grew up. If we cook, we can make anywhere our home. Also, if we cook, we can have a travel experience through cuisines from different cultures. There is nothing that cannot be solved with a good meal. This class will show students hundreds of beautiful pictures and various films about the 8 major Chinese cuisines. We will see the most delicious dishes from the different Chinese provinces. We will learn Chinese breakfasts, snacks, etc … We will have time to practice making Chinese dumplings in multiple ways. We will cook them and eat them if you want. This is a visual cultural feast, and an absolutely mouth-watering visual journey. The workshop provides practice supplies. For high school and above.

Faculty Member
Jing Shui
Jing Shui was born in Sichuan province, China. She received her BFA and MFA in design from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She has her Ph.D in Chinese Fine Arts from the Chinese National Academy of Arts, Beijing, China. She currently teaches calligraphy for East Asia Center, UVa., VMFA and works for the Fralin Museum of Art as community docent. She is a member and renting artist at the McGuffey Art Center in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia.

Traditional Eight Main Chinese Cuisine (and more ...)
- Chuan cuisine (Sichuan)
- Yue cuisine (Guangdong)
- Lu cuisine (Shandong)
- Huaiyang cuisine (Jiangsu)
- Hui cuisine (Anhui)
- Min cuisine (Fujian)
- Xiang cuisine (Hunan)


