April 2023

Overview Chinese Name: 肠粉 English Name: Rice Noodle Roll; Sausage Powder; Vermicelli; Sausage Noodles Category: Cantonese Cuisine粤菜 Main Ingredients: Rice flour Rice Noodle Roll Rice Noodle Roll肠粉 is a famous traditional snack of Han nationality汉族 in Guangdong, belonging to Guangdong cuisine. Vermicelli is a must for Guangzhou teahouses, restaurants, morning tea早茶 and night markets晚市. It is also a must […]

Overview Chinese Name: 刨冰 English Name: Shaved Ice; Snow Cones Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Ice Shaved Ice Shaved Ice刨冰 is a common cold drink in summer. Shaved ice is made by breaking ice cubes into snowflakes, then pouring condensed milk, syrup, and a variety of fruits or other ingredients. Shaved ice tastes fine, melting slag in the mouth and

Overview Chinese Name: 生煎包 English Name: Shengjian Mantou; Fried Bun; Sheng Jian Bao Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Flour Shengjian mantou Shengjian Mantou生煎包 is a special traditional snack popular in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Guangdong. It is called Fried Bun for short. Because Shanghai people are used to calling “steamed bun包子” “Mantou馒头“, the fried bun is called shengjian mantou

Overview Chinese Name: 虾饺 English Name: Har Gow; Shrimp Dumpling Category: Cantonese Cuisine粤菜 Main Ingredients: Shrimp Har Gow Har Gow虾饺 is a special snack in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, belonging to the Cantonese cuisine粤菜 department. Shrimp dumplings are transparent, exquisite, smooth, and delicious. They are the traditional beauty of Guangdong teahouses and restaurants. Cantonese drink tea with a cage of shrimp dumplings.

Overview Chinese Name: 油条 English Name: Youtiao; Fried Dough Sticks Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Flour Youtiao Youtiao油条, also known as Guozi馃子, is an ancient Han pasta. It is a long hollow-fried food with a crisp and tenacious taste. It is one of the traditional Chinese breakfasts. churros The history of the Song Dynasty宋朝 records that during the Song Dynasty, Qin

Overview Chinese Name: 盆菜 English Name: Poon Choi; Potted Vegetables Category: Cantonese Cuisine粤菜 Main Ingredients: Abalone; Sea cucumber; Meatballs Poon Choi Poon Choi盆菜 is a dietary custom in Shenzhen, Guangdong, and the new territories of Hong Kong. It is said that they originated in the late Southern Song Dynasty南宋. Potted vegetable has a history of hundreds of years. It

Overview Chinese Name: 烧卖 English Name: Siu Mai; Shaomai Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Flour; Pork Siu Mai Siu Mai烧卖 is a traditional Chinese pasta with meat stuffing wrapped in dough and steamed in a cage. The reason why the ancients didn’t seal it when making Shaomai was to distinguish the Shaomai from different fillings. Siu mai stuffed with

Overview Chinese Name: 艇仔粥 English Name: Tingzai Porridge; Chuanzi Porridge; Boat Porridge Category: Cantonese Cuisine粤菜 Main Ingredients: Stem rice Tingzai Porridge Tingzai Porridge艇仔粥 is a traditional snack in Liwan District荔湾区, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It belongs to Cantonese cuisine粤菜. The dish was created by Danmin疍民 (also known as water people水上人家), a former water wanderer in the Pearl River Delta珠江三角洲, and

Overview Chinese Name: 火锅 English Name: Hot Pot; Hotpot Category: Sichuan Cuisine川菜 Main Ingredients: Meat; Vegetables Hot Pot Hot Pot火锅, known as “antique soup古董羹” in ancient times, is one of the original delicacies in China. It is also a kind of food suitable for all ages. It is named for the “thump咕咚” sound when food is put into boiling

Overview Chinese Name: 炸猪排 English Name: Deep-fried Pork Cutlet; Fried Pork Phop Category: Shanghai Cuisine上海菜 Main Ingredients: Pork Deep-Fried Pork Cutlet Deep-fried Pork Cutlet炸猪排 is a kind of fried pork dish all over the world. Originated in Vienna, Austria, it has developed into characteristic food independently in Shanghai, China, and Japan. The practice of fried pork chops around the