"I wish I knew more about it, and how they maintained that diverse food culture." My ex-wife is Chinese and I might be able to assist a bit. China is a massiv

"I wish I knew more about it, and how they maintained that diverse food culture." My ex-wife is Chinese and I might be able to assist a bit. China is a massive country and each province has their own "special dishes". For the Chinese out there reading this - you can guess where she's from when i tell you their speciality is "Guìlín mǐfěn" Anyhow, when you go to a large Chinese grocery store in North America you are looking at the fruits, vegetables, etc from a large number of provinces. So if someone from Guangxi goes there for Hot Peppers they can find it. If someone else is looking to make Peking duck can find what they need as well. Back in China, someone from Guangxi wouldn't be making a lot of Peking duck... Hope this helps?