Is Taiwanese food different from Chinese?

Answer 1

To answer your question concisely I will say that although Taiwanese food has a lot of similarities with Chinese food it is different as:

-Taiwanese cooking tends to use more oil.

-There are more sea food dishes.

- Japanese, American and Aboriginal influences.

Answer 2

You can't simply say that the food in Taiwan is different from the food in China,things are a bit more mixed up than that.China has many regional cooking styles which are quite distinct from one another(e.g.Sichuan,and that's the way I spell it,in response to the arrogant twit who thinks there's a correct way of Romanizing a Chinese place name,and who is probably naive enough to think that Taiwan is part of China),and in Taiwan you'll find food that is just like you'll find in China along with other things that you may not find in China but is not too dissimilar.Many restaurants in Taiwan serve dishes that were introduced by people from China when they carried out what should effectively be labelled as colonization around 1949,particularly dishes that are accompanied by rice.However,many noodle dishes,some of which are considered to be traditionally Taiwanese,can also be found in China.Then of course there's the Taiwanese adoption of some Japanese dishes which have found their way onto the menus of what would seem to be a restaurant serving 'Chinese' food,particularly in the seafood restaurants.And the fairly recent acknowlegement in Taiwan of its aboriginal cultures,politically driven for sure but that's only because,unlike China,Taiwan is a healthy,thriving democracy,has seen an upsurge in the appreciation of aboriginal cooking styles,and much of the barbequed food that you'll find,even in what you may term a Chinese restaurant,is actually of one or another of the aboriginal tribe's origins.This may sound a bit confusing,but if you travel in China you'll find a similar situation in some places,where the indigeneous food has sort of become mixed up with the many regional varieties that may be lumped under the one term of 'Chinese food.'Exemptions to this may be found in places like Xinjiang where there's never any doubt about whether you're eating in a local restaurant or in a restaurant serving food that has been introduced by the,dare I say it,migrants from China.However,to the layman,Taiwanese food is unlikely to seem vastly different to what is perceived as Chinese food.Is everything clearer now?

Answer 3

Taiwanese food is Also Chinese food. The difference is in the taste.
Chinese food from Singapore, Malaysia, PRC etc all taste different too even though they are called "Chinese" food mainly because cooking style and spices used vary from country to country.

Answer 4

I wish people wouldn't answer questions when they don't have any idea how to even SPELL Szechuan.
Anyway...

There is a huge range of Chinese food, be it Szechuan, Pekinese, Cantonese, Taiwanese - it's all called Chinese food even if it's not strictly from China.
My lasagne is still Italian even though it comes from North London.

Taiwanese food does have it's variations especially in its variety of seafood dishes. But it's still Chinese food.

Answer 5

Actually no. Taiwanese food is a part of chinese food, but it also contains japanese, western and South east asian style.

Answer 6

all the same, taiwanese are chinese ,what's the matter with you ,even they are two different nationalities , taiwanese are still chinese , the same culture ,the same food

besides, taiwan is still a province in china

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

yes! it is very different! they are two different countries with two very different backgrounds and ethnicities! that's like asking is japanese food the same as chinese food, it's all asian but there are huge differences (ie, Tiwan shouldn't have seshwan (sp?) chicken because that comes from one specific part of China which is far inland)

Answer 9

yes, very!