Chinese Cuisine & Dishes

Chinese dishes by cuisine, with Chinese-English names and ingredients

A dish-by-dish guide to Chinese cuisine: each entry gives the Chinese and English name, pinyin, a short description and key ingredients, covering Sichuan, Cantonese, Hunan, Jiangzhe, Northeastern, Northwestern, Yunnan-Guizhou cuisines, hot pot, street food and desserts.

Quick-Fried Tripe
Quick-Fried Tripe
📍 Beijing cuisine
Quick-boiled beef or lamb tripe dipped in sesame and vinegar sauce
Candied Hawthorn on a Stick
Candied Hawthorn on a Stick
📍 Beijing cuisine
Hawthorn berries on a stick coated in crystallized sugar
Stewed Liver and Intestines
Stewed Liver and Intestines
📍 Beijing cuisine
Thick starchy stew of pork liver and intestines with garlic
Scallion-Fried Lamb
Scallion-Fried Lamb
📍 Beijing cuisine
Lamb slices stir-fried with scallions over high heat
Fermented Mung Bean Juice
Fermented Mung Bean Juice
📍 Beijing cuisine
Fermented mung bean drink, a unique old Beijing breakfast staple
Shredded Pork in Beijing Sauce
Shredded Pork in Beijing Sauce
📍 Beijing cuisine
Shredded pork stir-fried in sweet bean sauce, wrapped in tofu skin
Instant-Boiled Lamb
Instant-Boiled Lamb
📍 Beijing cuisine
Thinly sliced lamb boiled in copper pot, dipped in sesame sauce
Stewed Offal with Baked Bun
Stewed Offal with Baked Bun
📍 Beijing cuisine
Old Beijing stew of pork offal and baked buns in rich broth
Rolling Donkey (Glutinous Rice Roll)
Rolling Donkey (Glutinous Rice Roll)
📍 Beijing cuisine
Glutinous rice roll filled with red bean paste, coated in soybean flour
Peking Duck
Peking Duck
📍 Beijing cuisine
Crispy-skinned roast duck served with thin pancakes, scallions and sweet bean sa
Lamb Spine Hot Pot
Lamb Spine Hot Pot
📍 Beijing cuisine
Lamb spine stewed in spiced broth, gnaw bones and suck marrow
Zhajiang Noodles
Zhajiang Noodles
📍 Beijing cuisine
Thick wheat noodles with savory meat sauce, cucumber and bean sprouts
Blanched Shrimp
Blanched Shrimp
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Blanched shrimp with dipping sauce
Century Egg and Pork Congee
Century Egg and Pork Congee
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Congee with century egg and pork
Char Siu Bao
Char Siu Bao
📍 Cantonese cuisine
BBQ pork buns
Char Siu
Char Siu
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Sweet BBQ pork
Claypot Rice
Claypot Rice
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Claypot rice with toppings
Double Skin Milk
Double Skin Milk
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Double skin milk pudding
Dry-Fried Beef Noodles
Dry-Fried Beef Noodles
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Stir-fried rice noodles with beef
Egg Tart
Egg Tart
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Portuguese egg tart
Har Gow
Har Gow
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Crystal shrimp dumplings
Mango Pomelo Sago
Mango Pomelo Sago
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Mango pomelo sago dessert
Rice Noodle Rolls
Rice Noodle Rolls
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Steamed rice noodle rolls
Roast Goose
Roast Goose
📍 Cantonese cuisine
Crispy roast goose