Clay pot rice
煲仔饭
A Cantonese classic rice dish 🍚, rice cooked in a clay pot with ingredients like sausage, chicken, vegetables, with cris...
Chinese yam
山药
A traditional Chinese medicinal and edible ingredient, referring to the tuber of Dioscorea opposita, which can be steame...
Barbecue skewer / Chuan
烤串
A popular Chinese street barbecue 🍢, ingredients like meat, vegetables, seafood skewered and grilled, seasoned with cumi...
Dumpling / Jiaozi
饺子
A traditional Chinese staple food 🥟, flour wrapper filled with meat/vegetables, boiled/steamed/fried, a must-eat food fo...
Beef offal soup
牛杂汤
A classic Chinese beef soup 🥣, beef offal boiled with spices, fresh and fragrant soup, warm and nourishing, a popular st...
Mapo tofu
麻婆豆腐
A classic Sichuan spicy dish 🥢, made with tender tofu, minced beef, chili oil, Sichuan peppercorns, featuring numbing, s...
Fried dough stick
油条
A traditional Chinese fried pasta 🍘, long golden crispy strips made by frying fermented dough, a classic matching food w...
Soy bean milk
豆浆
A traditional Chinese healthy drink 🥛, made by grinding and boiling soybeans, rich in plant protein, with a mellow and f...
Spring roll
春卷
A traditional Chinese fried snack 🥠, crispy wrapper filled with vegetables, meat, vermicelli, fried until golden, a clas...
Blind man touch elephant
盲人摸象
A metaphor for people who judge things based on partial understanding, drawing one-sided conclusions without knowing the...
Dragon snake mixed together
龙蛇混杂
A metaphor for a group of people with good and bad qualities, talents and backgrounds mixed together, difficult to disti...
Paper talk tiger
纸上谈兵
A metaphor for talking about theories or plans on paper that cannot be put into practice, empty talk without practical a...
Drink northwest wind
喝西北风
A metaphor for having no income, no food to eat, living in poverty and suffering from hunger.
Stir fried clams
炒蛤蜊
A Chinese seafood stir-fry dish with clams stir-fried with garlic, chili, green onions and soy sauce, fresh and tasty, j...
Rice congee
米粥
A staple Chinese food made by boiling rice with plenty of water until soft and mushy, light and easy to digest, often ea...
Sweet and sour fish
糖醋鱼
A classic Chinese dish featuring crispy fried fish coated with a sweet and sour sauce made from sugar, vinegar, ketchup,...
Dry fried green beans
干煸四季豆
A Sichuan stir-fry dish where green beans are deep-fried or stir-fried until wrinkled, then cooked with minced meat, dri...
Spicy crawfish
麻辣小龙虾
A popular Chinese late-night snack with crawfish stir-fried with chili, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic and spices, numbing-...
Red bean bun
豆沙包
A Chinese steamed bun with sweet red bean paste filling, soft and fluffy dough, sweet and delicate filling, a classic br...