Chinese cuisine (Chinese: 中國菜) originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world — from East Asia to North America, Australia and Western Europe.Regional cultural differences vary greatly amongst the different regions of China, giving rise to the different styles of food. There are eight main regional cuisines: Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Szechuan, and Zhejiang. There are also featured Buddhist and Muslim sub-cuisines within the greater Chinese cuisine.

Here is a light and healthy version of the deep fried spring rolls, which can be found on virtually every Chinese food menu. Summer rolls are an un-fried version of the appetizer, and they are served cold with a zesty dipping sauce. This recipe is vegetarian, but you can easily add chicken or shrimp to turn it into a healthy entree.

If you want to know about Chinese food ... heck ... if you want a vegetarian Chinese food recipe ... well ... here it is. Yum yum.

This restaurant serves vegetarian Vietnamese and Chinese dishes which feature "mock meat", that is, soy- and/ or gluten-based foods that approximate the texture and flavor of various kinds of meat. These kinds of foods have a long history in Asia as a result of the influence of Buddhism. Here, they are very well prepared and are quite delicious.

Interesting podcast. Never knew the Chinese tried to emulate the taste of meat dishes with their vegetarian food. The concept of vegetarian pork ribs sounds strange. Buddhists reminiscing?