● FOOD.CHINESE.BID · 中国菜
Eight great cuisines. One very long menu.
Dish names with pinyin and plain-English descriptions, a spice guide, and a decoder for the characters you’ll see on menus.
01 / REGIONS
Eight great traditions.
- 01川菜 Sichuan — Bold, spicy and numbing (麻辣) from chilli and Sichuan pepper.→
- 02粤菜 Cantonese — Fresh, light and clean flavours; home of dim sum and roast meats.→
- 03鲁菜 Shandong — Salty, crisp and savoury; famous for seafood and soups.→
- 04苏菜 Jiangsu — Delicate and slightly sweet, with careful knife work.→
- 05浙菜 Zhejiang — Fresh, mellow and fragrant; bamboo shoots and freshwater fish.→
- 06闽菜 Fujian — Light, umami-rich soups and seafood, often a little sweet and sour.→
- 07湘菜 Hunan — Hot and sour — dry chilli heat without the numbing pepper.→
- 08徽菜 Anhui — Hearty mountain food: wild herbs, game and slow braising.→
02 / EVERYWHERE
Classics you’ll find all over China.
- 北京烤鸭Peking duckběi jīng kǎo yā—
Roast duck with pancakes, scallions and sweet bean sauce.
- 饺子Dumplingsjiǎo zi—
Boiled or pan-fried; eaten at New Year in the north.
- 小笼包Soup dumplingsxiǎo lóng bāo—
Steamed buns with hot soup inside — bite carefully.
- 兰州拉面Lanzhou hand-pulled noodleslán zhōu lā miàn🌶
Beef noodle soup with hand-pulled noodles.
- 炒饭Fried ricechǎo fàn—
Rice stir-fried with egg and whatever is at hand.
- 包子Steamed bunsbāo zi—
Fluffy buns filled with meat or vegetables.
- 煎饼果子Jianbingjiān bing guǒ zi🌶
Breakfast crepe with egg, sauce and a crispy cracker.
- 麻辣烫Malatangmá là tàng🌶🌶🌶
Pick your skewers; they’re boiled in spicy broth.
- 豆浆Soy milkdòu jiāng—
Warm soy milk, often with fried dough sticks (油条).
- 月饼Mooncakeyuè bing—
Dense pastry for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 汤圆Sweet rice ballstāng yuán—
Glutinous rice balls in syrup, often with sesame filling.