Hot pot（火锅）is very popular with Chinese people. Including me, of course. After having three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes in the UK, you can imagine how excited I was when I saw a notice that there would be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students. On the way 【小题1】 the restaurant, I could smell hot pot in the air. To my surprise, when I stepped into the room, in front of me were still potatoes and bread. Where was the hot pot? After asking a British girl, I got to know that hot pot is completely different from hotpot. Chinese hot pot 【小题2】 written in two words and hotpot, one word, is 【小题3】 traditional English dish. Hotpot is made 【小题4】 mutton and onion. On the top there 【小题5】 sliced（已切成片的）potatoes. People put it in the oven（烤箱）all day in a heavy pot and at a low heat. It is very easy to prepare it. Hotpot doesn’t taste bad. However, I still miss hot pot, two words!

Why do so many people around the world love Chinese cooking? In China, cooking is a kind of art, just l【小题1】 music, dance and painting. However, there is more than just one kind of Chinese food. D【小题2】 areas in China have special ways of cooking because of the differences in weather and geography.

Traditional Chinese doctors b【小题3】 we need a balance(平衡) between yin and yang to keep healthy. Maybe you should eat yang food, like beef when you feel w【小题4】 or tired. And you should eat yin food like tofu(豆腐) while you are too stressed out. Chinese believe people who eat a balanced diet can be h【小题5】 than those who only eat the food that tastes good.

There is much more about Chinese food than just t【小题6】. Behind many dishes are traditions with deep meanings. One Chinese food tradition is to eat long noodles on your birthday as a symbol of l【小题7】 life. Another traditional food, yuanxiao, suggests that a family will always s【小题8】 together. At the Spring Festival, people often eat fish, because it s【小题9】 like the word “yu” meaning “more than enough”.

From north to s【小题10】, east to west, people are sure to find some kinds of Chinese food to suit their tastes and interests.

Why do so many people around the world love Chinese cooking? In China, cooking is an art, just like music, dancing and painting. H【小题1】, there is more than just one kind of Chinese food. Different areas in China have their s【小题2】ways of cooking because of the differences in weather and geography.

There is much more to Chinese food than just taste. Behind many dishes are traditions with different m【小题3】. One Chinese food tradition is to eat long noodles on your birthday as a symbol（象征）of long life. A【小题4】 traditional food, yuan xiao, suggests that a family will always stay together. On Spring Festival, people often eat fish, because it s【小题5】 like the word meaning “more than enough”.

From north to south, east to west, people always can find some kinds of Chinese food to suit their taste and interest.