Chinese people are proud of their food. However, when foreigners like Britons think of Chinese food, their impressions (印象) of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} are different from what you might think.

    I grew up in the UK. The Chinese food I was used to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was food from Guangdong. For example, a(n){#blank#}3{#/blank#} dish I would order would be sweet and sour pork (糖醋排骨). This is the type of food we generally eat {#blank#}4{#/blank#} lots of Chinese immigrants (移民) to the UK have come from Guangdong.

    Something is changing, though Chinese-American cook Ken Hom has been{#blank#}5{#/blank#}British TV for 30 years, and he said, “At the beginning of the 1980s, Chinese food was sweet and sour pork, mainly … Now you are seeing more Chinese food from Sichuan, Hunan and other {#blank#}6{#/blank#}of China. It is no longer just Cantonese food.”

    What do foreigners think when they come to China and taste real Chinese food? You'll be glad{#blank#}7{#/blank#} that in my experience, the impressions have been very good.

    My personal favorite is Yunnan food. And every foreigner I've eaten it with was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} by the different flavors (风味) when they try it.

    One of my friends{#blank#}9{#/blank#}in Yunnan for a year. She says she still hasn't had “proper Yunnan food” since then. That's the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}when you finally eat real Chinese food—you become picky (挑剔的)!