FOOD

Everyone has to eat in order to stay alive. But what they eat depends on where they live. In china, food is not just to eat when hungry but also has special purposes. In Beijing food impacts the lives of many living there and helps them to be organized. Imagine living in a place where food helps organize your life and keeps things functioning.

 There are two foods that organize the structure in Beijing, these foods are called the Imperial and Official foods. Imagine living in an Imperial Palace and being a royal king or queen. Now think, what kind of food would you eat? The Imperial foods were the foods served to the wealthy or royal people in Beijing. It is based on the foods that were served to Emperors and the court. Imperial foods are the best of Beijing’s dishes and for the lower classes of families can only be enjoyed on occasions.



 The official foods are those that we eat in our lives everyday. This food includes rice and regular meat such as pork or beef, which is the common meat in Beijing. Official foods would just satisfy a person's hunger and would be less important than Imperial foods. Some foods that people in Beijing eat could also be though of exotic or to us disgusting. Dog is a common food that you can find in Beijing, some bugs can also be made into a nice dinner. Scorpion makes your blood hotter in cold weather and can cure certain diseases. Bad things attacking bad things.





There are some foods that have medicine in them and can be used to heal many sicknesses. With these medicated foods the person must eat the food to be healed.  Another way of healing using the food is that they use of herbs to make this cream which is suppose to heal diseases. The cream is made out of food and is used throughout Beijing hospitals. 

 Food is important and can be fun. What people eat in china is also a big part of life. Traditional Chinese food means respect to family members. It is eaten a lot but also some traditional food is saved for special days such as the Chinese New Year. Chinese food is a big part of life in China and some things that show this are Rice, Jai, and the New Year.

 Rice is a popular food that is eaten a lot in China. It is also traditional food because it was first made in China life a long time ago and has been around since then. There are many types of rice. Rice is important to china’s history. Rice helped create the country when it was first started. Rice is a food there has always been to eat. Everyone China sells rice to most of the world. But rice is not the only important food from China.



Jai is a very popular dish made in China. It is only made on special days like the New Year or other holidays. It is a dish which means a lot to the Chinese people and means a lot when it is cooked. Jai is a food of symbolization as many other things in the New Year. Jai is a special food to the people and means a lot to present it to others in your family. It is just like giving someone a gift. It is usually made on the first day of the New Year. Jai is a very important to everyone in China.



The Chinese New Year is one of the biggest holidays of the country. It is a very big party and is very important to everyone in China. Food is just as important on this day as any other. It is expected of someone to cook food for their family and friends on this day. This celebration is a lot about family and it is done so by cooking traditional foods for family and friends. Chinese New year brings families together. Food is a very big part of this day and all of the celebration.

Food is a part of everyone’s life but in China food means a lot more to their people on special days. When China did not have much food there was always Rice and its country has been based off of Rice. Food is a major provider to Chinese History and what it has become today. Traditional Chinese food is a big part of the New Year which is one of the main holidays in the country. Traditional Chinese food is a key part of Chinese history and what it has become today. Work Cited

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