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.
Ice Jelly
Sichuan cuisine
Chilled jelly dessert with brown sugar syrup
Kung Pao Chicken
Sichuan cuisine
Diced chicken with peanuts in sweet and spicy sauce
Spicy Hot Pot Soup
Sichuan cuisine
Customizable spicy soup with various ingredients
Mapo Tofu
Sichuan cuisine
Silky tofu with minced meat in spicy and numbing sauce
Mouth-Watering Chicken
Sichuan cuisine
Poached chicken in spicy chili oil sauce
Pickled Cabbage Fish
Sichuan cuisine
Fish fillet soup with pickled mustard greens
Wontons in Chili Oil
Sichuan cuisine
Wontons in spicy chili oil sauce
Sichuan Hot Pot
Sichuan cuisine
Spicy hot pot with various ingredients
Twice-Cooked Pork
Sichuan cuisine
Twice-cooked pork belly with peppers and garlic sprouts
Steamed Buns
Street Food
Steamed buns with various fillings
Tea Eggs
Street Food
Eggs simmered in tea and soy sauce
Knife-Cut Noodles
Street Food
Shanxi specialty: noodles shaved directly into boiling water
Pan-Fried Dumplings
Street Food
Pan-fried dumplings with crispy golden bottom
Spicy Pepper Soup
Street Food
Henan breakfast soup: peppery and spicy thick broth
Jianbing (Chinese Crepe)
Street Food
Northern breakfast crepe with crispy cracker and sauces
Roasted Sweet Potato
Street Food
Winter street food, warm and sweet roasted sweet potato
Snail Rice Noodles
Street Food
Liuzhou specialty: rice noodles in sour-spicy snail broth
Hot Dry Noodles
Street Food
Wuhan signature: noodles tossed in sesame paste
Hand-Grabbed Pancake
Street Food
Flaky layered pancake, crispy and savory
Candied Hawthorn Skewers
Street Food
Hawthorn berries coated in hardened sugar syrup on a stick
Lamb Skewers
Street Food
Grilled lamb skewers with cumin and chili
Fried Dough Sticks
Street Food
Classic Chinese breakfast: deep-fried dough sticks, paired with soy milk
Intestine & Blood Noodles
Yunnan-Guizhou cuisine
Guiyang noodles with pork intestine and blood curd
Dai-Style Grilled Fish
Yunnan-Guizhou cuisine
Dai ethnic grilled fish wrapped in lemongrass