| Meal cult is an important part of country’s | | | | have hundreds of receipts of dishes with rice and |
| culture. Food and drink are the main necessities | | | | fish. Traditionally, Chinese dinner is laid at the |
| for sustaining life, and Taiwan cuisine takes a | | | | round table in the center of which there is a flat |
| special place among the great cuisines of the | | | | circle on a revolving stand. It is necessary to point |
| world. Taiwan has a broad variety of dishes | | | | out that meals are served on big plates and are |
| because of great ethnic diversity. The diversity of | | | | put in required amount on small plates by a |
| cuisines contains 8 principle types: Hoklo (or | | | | person. At first cold snack is served, then time |
| Taiwanese), Hakka, vegetarian cuisine, northern | | | | comes for hot dishes and only after these dishes |
| style cuisine, Hunan, Jiangzhe, Hong Kong, and | | | | the so called principle dishes are served. In Taiwan |
| Sichuan. Seafood is used in all these cuisines as a | | | | people 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 coffee | | | | There is no dessert – fruits and sweets are |
| with some sandwiches for breakfast. They like | | | | on the table during all the dinner and they are |
| fruits and sweets which are laid in a big plate on | | | | very often used in the principle dish (Bates 2005). |
| the table. For example, when the time for lunch | | | | Consequently, Taiwan cuisine represents one face |
| comes, people eat salty dishes such as steamed | | | | by which a country is famous for. Traditional |
| and chopped chicken, steamed streaky pork with | | | | breakfast, 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 fried | | | | however, there are some details you should know |
| potatoes with meat or fish. In Taiwan people | | | | about Taiwan cuisine. |