中国饮食 Chinese Cuisine

What's this? Beijing roasts duck. Visitors to Beijing will, definitely have a taste of the Beijing roast duck, which is the reprehensive dish of Beijing . Beijing roast duck is just one of the delicious dishes. Chinese cuisine enjoys the reputation for its color, scent, taste, and design, as well as its variety.


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北 京 烤 鸭

Due to the vast territory, abundant resources, varied climate and different living habits in China, people from different flavors of food, for instance, southerners like light food while northerners are on the opposite, Sichuan people like spicy food, but Shanxi people like sour food. As a result, many different cuisines unique to certain areas are formed, among which that of Lu, Chuan, Huaiyang and Yue are called the “Grand Four Categories of Chinese Cuisine".

Shandong cuisine, also known as Lu Cai for short, is characterized by quick-frying, stir-frying, braising and deep-fat frying. It focuses on the confection of vegetable soup and milk soup. Famous dishes include Dezhou stewed chicken, sweet and sour carp, etc.


德州扒鸡

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Yue Cai is short for Guangdong Cuisine, which is famous for its wide selection of materials, variety of designs and colors, and original forms. It features tender and refreshing taste.

Famous dishes are: salute shrimp, roast suckling pig, etc.


油包鲜虾仁

Chuan Cai, short for Sichuan Cuisine, is famous for being spicy, hot, oily and salty. Famous dishes include: fish-flavored pork threads, diced chicken with chili pepper, multi-flavor chicken, pockmarked woman's bean curd, etc.

Huai Yang Cuisine is represented by the dishes from the places along the Huaihe River and in the lower reaches of the Changjiang River like Yangzhou , Zhenjiang and Huai'an. It's characterized by the careful selection of materials, the timing of cooking and the controlling of the heat, and the beautiful appearance of the dishes. Famous dishes include: Hangzhou roast chicken (commonly known as beggar's chicken), salty duck, braised pork balls with stewed crab, etc.


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宫 保 鸡 丁
Gongbao chicken cubes

má pó dòu fu
麻 婆 豆 腐
Ma Po bean curd

中国菜的烹饪方法

煎 fry in shallow oil
炒 stir-fry
烹 cook
炸 fry in deep oil
炖 stew
蒸 steam
煮 boil
煨 simmer
烩 braise  

早点 Breakfast

烧饼  Clay oven rolls
油条  Fried bread stick
水饺 Boiled dumplings
馒头  Steamed buns
豆浆  Soybean milk
饭 类 Rice
稀饭   Rice porridge
卤肉饭  Braised pork rice
蛋炒饭  Fried rice with egg

面 类 noodle

馄饨面 Wonton & noodles
刀削面 Sliced noodles
麻辣面 Spicy hot noodles
麻酱面  Sesame paste noodles