Chinese Food Chinese cuisine originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world. In China food is served considering not only its nutritional values, but also creating pleasant atmosphere and positive effect on eaters. If you get deeper into Eastern philosophy, you will understand the sources of exquisite Chinese food cooking techniques and delicious Chinese food recipes, that ensembles the Chinese culture. Chinese people daily consume vegetables, fruits, meat and grains. Instead of dairy foods due to its lactose intolerance, they use tofu and soymilk. And also instead of western desserts, like ice cream, cookies and cakes, Chinese people eat much healthier food desserts based on fresh seasonal fruits. Some of the popular sweet dishes in Chinese food menu are steam papaya soup, sweet white lotus's seed soup and red bean soup. Besides food there are worldly recognized Chinese beverages, ie. Chinese tea featuring delicate fragrance and unique taste, & Chinese wine made both from grains and fruit. Chinese food is promoted in many restaurants currently available in most parts of the world. The question about Chinese food healthiness has been much discussed in the Western community. Most Western restaurants of Chinese food offer non-authentic dishes with high amount of fat and carbohydrate. American and Canadian Chinese food restaurants modified most native Chinese dishes by adding much fat and salt. But authentic Chinese food is very good for your health. It contains many vegetables which are cooked preserving all the vitamins and minerals in them. So if you are on a low carb diet and looking for ultimate healthy food you should visit China to taste the original Chinese food,