Traditional Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner in Taiwan

Meal cult is an important part of country’shave hundreds of receipts of dishes with rice and
culture. Food and drink are the main necessitiesfish. Traditionally, Chinese dinner is laid at the
for sustaining life, and Taiwan cuisine takes around table in the center of which there is a flat
special place among the great cuisines of thecircle on a revolving stand. It is necessary to point
world. Taiwan has a broad variety of dishesout that meals are served on big plates and are
because of great ethnic diversity. The diversity ofput in required amount on small plates by a
cuisines contains 8 principle types: Hoklo (orperson. At first cold snack is served, then time
Taiwanese), Hakka, vegetarian cuisine, northerncomes for hot dishes and only after these dishes
style cuisine, Hunan, Jiangzhe, Hong Kong, andthe so called principle dishes are served. In Taiwan
Sichuan. Seafood is used in all these cuisines as apeople like to eat dishes with rice, meat and fish.
culinary culture of Taiwan that is simple and light.In the end of dinner a soup or a broth is served.
In Taiwan people prefer to drink tea or coffeeThere is no dessert – fruits and sweets are
with some sandwiches for breakfast. They likeon the table during all the dinner and they are
fruits and sweets which are laid in a big plate onvery often used in the principle dish (Bates 2005).
the table. For example, when the time for lunchConsequently, Taiwan cuisine represents one face
comes, people eat salty dishes such as steamedby which a country is famous for. Traditional
and chopped chicken, steamed streaky pork withbreakfast, lunch, and dinner in Taiwan are similar
dry mustard cabbage, or dried mustard greens.to breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Europe;
Besides, they like rice with boiled eggs or friedhowever, there are some details you should know
potatoes with meat or fish. In Taiwan peopleabout Taiwan cuisine.