Mung bean soup
绿豆汤🧉
A traditional Chinese summer dessert made by boiling mung beans with rock sugar. It is cool, sweet, and has the effect o...
Beef noodle soup
牛肉面汤🍜
A classic Chinese pasta dish with chewy handmade noodles, tender braised beef, and rich beef bone soup. It is one of the...
Taro cake
芋头糕🥧
A traditional southern Chinese dim sum made from taro and rice flour. It is steamed first then pan-fried until crispy, w...
Sour bamboo shoot
酸笋🎍
A fermented Chinese ingredient made by pickling fresh bamboo shoots in salt water. It has a unique sour aroma and is a c...
Rice in soup / Pao fan
泡饭🍚
A simple Chinese home-cooked meal made by pouring hot soup or boiling water into cooked rice. It is convenient, time-sav...
Sliced beef in hot oil
水煮牛肉🌶️
A famous Sichuan dish in China. Tender beef slices are cooked in boiling spicy chili oil, with bean sprouts as a side. I...
Three fresh hot pot
三鲜火锅🥘
A light-flavored Chinese hot pot with a clear soup base, using three classic fresh ingredients (shrimp, mushrooms, bambo...
Green onion cake
葱油饼🫓
A savory Chinese flatbread made by pan-frying dough mixed with chopped green onions. It is crispy on the outside, soft o...
Steamed dumpling / Zheng jiao
蒸饺🍥
Chinese dumplings cooked by steaming, with thin, smooth wrappers and various fillings (pork, shrimp, vegetables). It fea...
Meat bun / Rou bao
肉包🥟
A classic Chinese steamed wheat bun with soft, fluffy dough, filled with seasoned minced pork or beef. It is a staple, a...
Sliced cold noodles
凉面
Sliced cold noodles are Chinese cold pasta served with seasonings, cool and refreshing for summer.
Soy sauce chicken
酱油鸡
Soy sauce chicken is a Cantonese braised chicken dish cooked with soy sauce brine, with shiny skin and fresh meat.
Boiled fish with pickled cabbage
酸菜鱼
Boiled fish with pickled cabbage is a Chongqing dish with sour pickled cabbage and tender fish fillets, sour and spicy.
Eight treasure rice
八宝饭
Eight treasure rice is a Chinese festive glutinous rice dessert with eight ingredients, symbolizing reunion and good luc...
Crystal sugar gourd
冰糖葫芦
Crystal sugar gourd is a Chinese snack made of hawthorns with crystal sugar coating, sweet and sour.
Oil splash noodles
油泼面
Oil splash noodles are Shaanxi wide noodles with hot oil splashed on seasonings, spicy and fragrant.
Hand pulled noodles
手擀面
Hand pulled noodles are Chinese handmade noodles made by pulling dough, with chewy texture and wheat fragrance.
Cat ears
猫耳朵
Cat ears are northern Chinese handmade pasta named for their cat ear shape, with chewy texture.
Crossing bridge noodles
过桥米线
Crossing bridge noodles is a Yunnan rice noodle dish with hot soup and various ingredients, with a romantic legend.
Three cups chicken
三杯鸡
Three cups chicken is a Jiangxi braised chicken dish seasoned with rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil.
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