Often, a place is remembered primarily for the taste of that city, so the food is also an important calling card for a city. For example, "Peking Duck" is the capital of China, and our first impression of a city is usually its taste. Today, we recommend the top 12 cuisines in China, so check out how many you've had!
1. Spicy Tofu
Spicy tofu, known in Chinese as "mapo doufu", is one of the most famous dishes in Sichuan cuisine. The dish features the spicy "hot" brand, along with nature's tongue lulling characteristic of a tasty Sichuan meal.
Spicy tofu can be found in restaurants throughout China, as well as in Korea and Japan, where the flavors are adapted to local tastes.
Main ingredients: tofu, chili sauce and beef
2. Egg Fried Rice
Originating from ancient western regions of China, rice with egg has become part of the daily cuisine of the Chinese people, and is one of the most common Chinese dishes on menus. Famous for its aromatic scents, soft textures and handsome presentation, one can easily find this popular dish anywhere in China, from high-class hotels to family restaurants on the street.
Main ingredients: rice, eggs and oil.
3. Spring Rolls
Spring rolls are an appetizer, eaten fresh and are usually eaten during the Spring Festival in China, hence the name of this typical Chinese food. The dish bears very auspicious meanings, as it resembles the gold bars and people tend to relate them to ideas of wealth. Of course, they also taste good.
Main ingredients: flour, pork, vegetables and oil
4. Hot Pot
Hot Pot is surely a typical Chinese dish that you have to try on your trip. Hot Pot is a stew of meat and vegetables cooked in a pot in which a broth is boiling. It can be divided into approximately two types: spicy and non-spicy, but there are also hundreds of different flavors, depending on the spices added to the broth. Almost every ingredient you can think of can be cooked in a Hot Pot, making it one of the most complete dishes in the world. The interesting thing about this dish is that you are the cook yourself: the tables will have in their center the Hot Pot in which to cook the food that will be served to you raw cut into pieces.
Main ingredients: Vegetables, meat and any kinds of food ingredients you like
5. Fried Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
Compared to the strong flavors of spicy tofu, this is one of the relatively lighter typical Chinese dishes. Known for being nutritious and tasty, this fried shrimp and cashew nut are said to protect the cardiovascular system, the brain and to prevent cardiovascular disease. The shrimp is generally mild and easily digested and accentuated by the cashews.
The dish is easy to cook at home. If the shrimp is a little too hard, you can put the flour inside them to soften them. On the other hand, cashews are known to have been around for quite some time once they start to sink in hot water.
Main ingredients: shrimp, cashew nuts and celery.
6. Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet and sour pork is one of the classics of Chinese cuisine. Its flavor mixes sour and sweet flavors and its appearance is brilliant. Some people do not eat pork, so some restaurants change their meat to chicken.
Main ingredients: flour, pork, sugar, vinegar
7. Dumplings
Chinese dumplings consist of minced meat and chopped vegetables wrapped in a thin layer of dough. With a long history of over 1,800 years, dumplings are a very popular traditional food in northern China.
Popular fillings are minced pork, minced beef, chicken, veal or vegetables. They can be cooked by boiling, steaming or frying. Dumplings are a traditional dish eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Main ingredients: vegetable, meet.
8. Chow Mein (Fry Noodles)
Chow Mein is a dish with a rich source of nutrition and has many health benefits, including improved digestion, anemia and immunity. Extremely popular in China and around the world, this fried noodle dish comes in many varieties. Cantonese Chow Mein is the most famous in Western countries.
Chow Mein usually consists of noodles, meat, onion and celery. It is served as a specific dish in westernized Chinese restaurants. The east and west coasts of the United States have some differences in the preparation of this dish. On the east coast, Chow Mein is almost always prepared in the style and crunchy "Hong Kong". On the west coast, Chow Mein is almost always steamed and soft.
Main ingredients: noodles, vegetable, beef and oil.
9. Peking Roast Duck
Considered one of China's national foods, Peking roast duck is highly prized for its eloquent taste and spectacular presentation. This famous dish can be found in restaurants throughout Beijing. Luxury restaurants take this dish so seriously that some even have their own duck farms and use only one special type of duck for their specific Peking Duck dish.
Main ingredients: duck, crepe and onion.
10. Cantonese Chicken Soup
A soup that is prepared with bok choy, a Chinese variety of cabbage, mushrooms, spring onions and chicken. This soup recipe is perfect for a cold winter night.
Main ingredients: chicken, mushroom and Chinese herbal medicine.
11. Dim Sum
One of the most beloved street foods of the Southeast: small bite-sized balls filled with vegetables or meat. Dimsums are a perfect steaming snack to indulge those nighttime cravings.
Main ingredients: chicken, mushroom and Chinese herbal medicine.
12. Won Ton Soup
Won Ton soup, called "Hun Dun" in Mandarin, is a very famous dish in China. Since China is a nation of diverse ethnicities and different cultures, each region has its own forms of ton satiety. Tons of cattle are usually boiled and served in soup, but they can also be fried.
The most versatile form of ton satiety is a simple right triangle. Made by folding the won ton in half and pulling it together for two opposite corners, this flat profile version allows it to be pan-fried like a pot sticker, in addition to being boiled or deep-fried.
Main ingredients: pork, shrimp, vegetables and green onions.
Of course, there are many cities in China that are full of delicious food. What are the specialties of your city? Welcome to leave comments and share!
