Chinese Food

Overview Chinese Name: 罗宋汤 English Name: Borscht; Red Vegetable Soup; Luosong Soup Category: Soup汤 Main Ingredients: Beef; Tomato; Onion; Carrot Borscht Borscht罗宋汤, also known as Red Vegetable Soup红菜汤, is a dish from Eastern Europe and later spread to China. In history, the raw materials of Luosong soup have changed a lot, including Niufangfeng牛防风, Gevas格瓦斯, Oxalis, cabbage, etc. Later, it […]

Overview Chinese Name: 干炒牛河 English Name: Beef Chow Fun; Dry Dried Niuhe; Beef Fried Powder; Fried Beef River Category: Cantonese Cuisine粤菜 Main Ingredients: Hefen河粉 Beef chow fun Beef Chow Fun干炒牛河 is a special snack in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, belonging to the Guangdong cuisine department. Hefen河粉, also known as Shahe Fen沙河粉, originates from Shahe Town沙河镇, Guangzhou. Dry fried Niuhe is

Overview Chinese Name: 烤包子 English Name: Roasted Samsas; Baked Bun; Baked Bun Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Flour Roasted Samsas Roasted Samsas烤包子 (called “Samusa萨木萨” in Uyghur) and thin-skinned steamed stuffed bun (called “GOx Garda” in Uyghur) are one of the favorite foods of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang新疆. Fresh mutton should be used when baking steamed stuffed buns. It’s best

Overview Chinese Name: 馕 English Name: Naan; Nang Category: Staple主食 Main Ingredients: Flour Naan Naan馕 is a Persian phonetic translation, which means bread. It is a traditional staple food of Uygur维吾尔族, Kazak哈萨克族, Uzbek乌孜别克族, Tatar塔塔尔族, and other ethnic groups. It is popular in Xinjiang新疆 and other places. The outer skin of Nang is golden yellow, with flour as the main raw material. It is

Overview Chinese Name: 煎饼果子 English Name: Tianjin-style Jianbing; Fried Pancakes with Eggs; Pancake Fruit Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Flour Tianjin-style jianbing Tianjin-style Jianbing煎饼果子 is a famous snack in Tianjin天津, China. People in Tianjin take it as breakfast. “Fruit果子” is fried food. Fried pancakes with eggs are wrapped with fried dough sticks (called fruit in Tianjin), so it is called

Overview Chinese Name: 蚵仔煎 English Name: Oyster Omelet Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Oyster; Egg Oyster omelet Oyster Omelet蚵仔煎 is a classic traditional snack that originated in coastal areas of Fujian, Taiwan, and Chaoshan. Fried oyster with sauce There is an interesting story about its origin. Folklore says that in 1661, Dutch荷兰 troops occupied Tainan台湾. Quanzhou Nan ‘an Zheng Chenggong郑成功 led

Overview Chinese Name: 肉夹馍 English Name: Roujiamo; Marinated meat in baked bun; Chinese hamburger Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Flour; Pork Roujiamo Roujiamo肉夹馍 is one of the traditional characteristics of Shaanxi Province陕西省 in China. The name means “sandwiched mo with meat”. Shaanxi region has the use of Baiji mo白吉馍 “meat sauce steamed bun腊汁肉夹馍”, Baoji west Fu宝鸡西府 “meat saozi steamed

Overview Chinese Name: 德州扒鸡 English Name: Dezhou braised chicken; Dezhou Grilled Chicken Category: Shandong cuisine鲁菜 Main Ingredients: Chicken Dezhou braised chicken Dezhou braised chicken德州扒鸡, also known as Dezhou Spiced Boneless Grilled Chicken德州五香脱骨扒鸡, is one of the famous Dezhou Three Treasures (Grilled Chicken, Watermelon, and Golden Jujube). Dezhou braised chicken is a traditional famous food in Shandong, China, and a

Overview Chinese Name: 酥油茶 English Name: Butter tea Category: Drink饮品 Main Ingredients: Tea Butter tea Butter tea酥油茶 is a kind of medicinal diet made of butter, brick tea, and salt. Butter tea is a daily essential drink for Tibetan藏族 people and a necessity for life on the Tibetan西藏 plateau. Drinking buttered tea can cure altitude sickness, prevent chapped lips due to

Overview Chinese Name: 重庆小面 English Name: Chongqing noodles; Chongqing Xiaomian Category: Staples主食 Main Ingredients: Flour Chongqing noodles Chongqing noodles重庆小面, a Sichuan noodle, is one of the four characteristics of Chongqing重庆. Chongqing noodles originated in Chongqing, Sichuan, and is one of the staple food in Chongqing, especially for breakfast. Chongqing Xiaomian is the simplest kind of pasta in Chongqing. Chongqing