Menu planning: Designing menus that showcase a variety of Chinese dishes, including specialties from different regions such as Sichuan, Cantonese, Hunan, and Shandong, while considering factors like seasonality, ingredient availability, and customer preferences. Food preparation: Preparing ingredients such as vegetables, meats, seafood, and tofu, and ensuring they are sliced, diced, or chopped according to recipe specifications. Cooking techniques: Mastering a wide range of cooking techniques used in Chinese cuisine, including stir-frying, steaming, braising, deep-frying, boiling, roasting, and wok tossing, to achieve the desired textures and flavors in dishes. Flavor balancing: Skillfully combining ingredients such as soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and various spices to create well-balanced and flavorful dishes. Dim sum preparation: If working in a restaurant that serves dim sum, mastering the art of making various types of dumplings, buns, and other bite-sized delicacies, and ensuring they are cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. Noodle and rice dishes: Expertly preparing noodle dishes such as lo mein, chow mein, and noodle soups, as well as rice dishes such as fried rice and rice porridge (congee), with attention to texture and seasoning. Sauce and broth making: Creating flavorful sauces, broths, and stocks that serve as the foundation for many Chinese dishes, and adjusting seasoning to achieve the desired taste profile. Garnishing and plating: Paying attention to the presentation of dishes, including garnishing with fresh herbs, scallions, or toasted sesame seeds, and arranging food on plates or serving platters in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Hygiene and safety: Adhering to strict hygiene and safety standards in the kitchen, including proper food handling, storage, and sanitation practices, to ensure the safety and well-being of customers and staff. Customer satisfaction: Interacting with customers to understand their preferences, dietary restrictions, and feedback, and striving to exceed their expectations with delicious, authentic Chinese cuisine.