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China’s long history, vast territory and extensive contact with other nation and cultures have given birth to the distinctive Chinese culinary art. With several thousand years of creation and accumulation, the Chinese cuisine has become increasingly popular among gourmets worldwide. The three essential factors or key elements by which Chinese cooking is judged are known as “color, aroma and taste”. The color of Chinese food, the first of these elements which is so evident in a Chinese banquet, includes the layout and design of the dishes, best exemplified in particular by the large elaborately-prepared cold dish serves at the beginning of the dinner. “Aroma” implies more than what one’s nose can detect directly; it also includes the freshness of the raw materials used and the blending of seasoning. “Taste” is the art proper seasoning, though it also involves the texture of food and the fine slicing techniques. These three essential elements color, aroma and