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.

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Pies and Sausage Rolls in Tokyo: Good article on where to buy hard to find food in Tokyo. Pies Sausage Rolls , Tomato Sauce, National Azabu Supermarket, The Meat Guy all provide great foreign food options.

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