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.
Rice Noodles
Hunan cuisine
Hunan-style rice noodles
Sauce Plate Duck
Hunan cuisine
Spicy dried duck
Small-Fried Yellow Beef
Hunan cuisine
Stir-fried beef with peppers
Stinky Tofu
Hunan cuisine
Deep-fried fermented tofu
Sugar Oil Baba
Hunan cuisine
Fried glutinous rice cake with syrup
Taste Shrimp
Hunan cuisine
Spicy crayfish Changsha-style
Eight Treasure Rice
Jiangzhe cuisine
Glutinous rice with eight kinds of dried fruits and nuts
Scallion Oil Noodles
Jiangzhe cuisine
Shanghai classic: noodles tossed in fragrant scallion oil
Hairy Crab
Jiangzhe cuisine
Seasonal autumn delicacy, prized for rich roe and creamy paste
Dongpo Pork
Jiangzhe cuisine
Braised pork belly, rich but not greasy
Braised Lion's Head Meatballs
Jiangzhe cuisine
Huaiyang classic: large braised pork meatballs
Longjing Shrimp
Jiangzhe cuisine
Stir-fried shrimp with Longjing tea leaves
Pan-Fried Buns
Jiangzhe cuisine
Shanghai pan-fried buns with crispy bottom and juicy filling
Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish
Jiangzhe cuisine
Deep-fried mandarin fish in sweet and sour sauce, shaped like a squirrel
West Lake Vinegar Fish
Jiangzhe cuisine
Hangzhou signature: grass carp in sweet vinegar sauce
Soup Dumplings
Jiangzhe cuisine
Shanghai-style steamed dumplings with rich broth inside
Salted & Fresh Pork Soup
Jiangzhe cuisine
Shanghai soup with salted pork, fresh pork and bamboo shoots
Nanjing Salted Duck
Jiangzhe cuisine
Nanjing specialty: brined duck with tender, savory meat
Three Fresh from the Earth
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Stir-fried eggplant, potato and green pepper
Northeastern Cold Starch Noodles
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Cold wide starch noodles with vegetables and sesame sauce
Northeastern Boiled Dumplings
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Northeastern-style boiled dumplings with generous filling
Crispy Sweet & Sour Pork
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Northeastern classic: crispy pork slices in sweet and sour sauce
Braised Pork Bones
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Large pork bones braised in rich soy sauce
Grilled Cold Noodle Sheet
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Northeastern street food: grilled cold noodle sheet on griddle