4 . The paiche, a huge, air-breathing fish, is one of the largest freshwater fish in the word. which has fed Amazonian people for thousands of years. Fully grown, it can reach seven feet long or more and it can reach anywhere from 200 to 400 pounds.

The paiche isn’t only famous for its size. Known as Amazonian people’s favorite food, this fish has been around for a long time. so it’s considered a living fossil, whose oldest fossil dates back to 23 million years ago.

This old fish stands out in many other ways, including the need to surface (浮出水面) for the air. The ability to breathe air is helpful in waters of the Amazon with little oxygen, but makes it easy for the paiche to get caught. When the fish surfaces, it often takes in air with a loud noise that local fishermen can recognize at a distance. Amazonian fishermen have enjoyed its tasty meat for a long time, but catching it in such large number has been in doubt.

Thankfully, protection efforts, combined with a large increase in farmed paiche, have made sure that this ancient fish will not disappear any time soon. And that’s a great thing for Amazonian cuisine (烹饪),as the paiche is a surprisingly tasty fish, whose meat stays tasty in most preparations, whether roasted or steamed (蒸).

The paiche near the source will be the best. You can find it in markets like Mercado de Belen in Peru, and the Mercado Municipal in Brazil. If you can’t make it to South America, you can also find paiche meat in stores like Whole Foods.

9 . Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million watchers on YouTube and 20 million micro bloggers on Sina Weibo, that’s an easy question to answer. She holds an account to show her videos about the detailed cooking process of various kinds of traditional Chinese food.

She and her team are fond of showing the whole process from the field to the table. For example, in her video about spicy tofu, she starts with harvesting the soybeans, grinding them into powder (粉末) and making the powder into tofu, and then cooks it. In another video about soy sauce (酱),she shows how to plant the soybean in the field.

Yet recently a question about her has become hot on micro blog: “Are Li Ziqi’s works a kind of cultural export?” Many argue that her videos are about daily life, and therefore she is not a symbol (象征) of Chinese culture. In fact, Chinese culture has many aspects and very few people dare call themselves to be a “symbol” of it. Li has never said anything about that. Of course, through her videos Li lets the world know that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of even simple materials (食材). She lets the world see one of the most important aspects of the Chinese people — how they live their daily lives, and it is these that have won the hearts of her global audience.

Her videos have fewer words or conversations, and at first they were without any English subtitles (字幕) or English headlines, yet they attracted English readers. That shows the beauty of the Chinese culture in every detail of daily life. It is unnecessary to doubt whether Li’s videos are cultural export or not. She just lets the world know and love Chinese culture.

10 . Moscow, the capital of Russia, is the place to explore Russian culture, history, foods and buildings. Unsure where to find all these things? Read on.

The St. Basil’s Cathedral (教堂) was built from 1555 to 1560. It is possibly the best known sight in Moscow thanks to is candy-colored, unique design. You can even go inside the Cathedral and attend one of the regular services.

The Kremlin is the oldest part of Moscow and the first written mention of the Kremlin dates back to 1147. It has served as the official home of the president of the Russia since 1991. The impressive red walls that surround the Kremlin protect some of the most amazing cathedrals in Moscow. You can see attractive clothing, treasures and weapons (武器) from ancient times.

Built in the late 1500s, the Red Square must be visited during the day and night to see it in all its shining beauty. Walk around the walls of the Kremlin, visit the beautiful Kazan Cathedral and Historical Museum and you can even see Lenin’s well-kept remains.

Opened in 1967, the Ostankino Tower, more commonly known as the TV Tower, is a television and radio tower in Moscow. It was once the tallest freestanding (独立式的) tower in Europe. It is currently the tallest freestanding building in Europe and seventh tallest in the world and offers the best views over the whole of Moscow.