Dishes from Chinese cuisine
Various Chinese dishes This is a list of Chinese dishes in Chinese cuisine .
Dishes by Meanings [ edit ] Grain-based dishes [ edit ] Noodles [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin White rice 米飯 米饭 mǐfàn Fried rice 炒飯 炒饭 chǎofàn
Pork-based dishes [ edit ] Poultry-based dishes [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Century egg 皮蛋 皮蛋 pi dan A famous snack in parts of China Kung Pao chicken 宮保雞丁 宫保鸡丁 gōngbǎo jīdīng Peking Duck 北京烤鴨 北京烤鸭 Běijīng kǎoyā the trademark dish of Beijing Soy egg 滷蛋 卤蛋 lǔdàn hard boiled egg marinated in sweet soy sauce over the course of a few days or hours Tea egg 茶葉蛋 茶叶蛋 cháyèdàn Fujian red wine chicken 福建紅酒雞 福建红酒鸡 hóngzāojī a traditional dish of northern Fujian cuisine which is made from braising chicken in red yeast rice. Stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs 番茄炒蛋 番茄炒蛋 fānqié chǎo dàn a common dish in China.
Vegetable-based dishes [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Buddha's delight 羅漢齋 罗汉斋 luóhàn zhāi a vegetarian dish popular among Buddhists Pickled vegetables 榨菜 榨菜 jiàngcài various vegetables or fruits that have been fermented by pickling with salt and brine, or marinated in mixtures based on soy sauce or savory bean pastes
Dishes by cooking method [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Double steaming / double boiling 燉 炖 dùn a Chinese cooking technique to prepare delicate and often expensive ingredients. The food is covered with water and put in a covered ceramic jar, and is then steamed for several hours. Red cooking 紅燒 红烧 hóngshāo several different slow-cooked stews characterized by the use of soy sauce and/or caramelised sugar and various ingredients. Stir frying 炒 / 爆 炒 / 爆 chǎo / bào two fast Chinese cooking techniques.
Dumplings [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Baozi 包子 包子 bāozi steamed buns with fillings Dim sum 點心 点心 diǎnxīn a staple of Cantonese cuisine Potsticker 鍋貼 锅贴 guōtiē fried dumplings Jiaozi 餃子 饺子 jiǎozi dumplings Mantou 饅頭 馒头 mántou steamed buns Wonton 餛飩 / 雲吞 馄饨 / 云吞 húntún / yúntūn sphere-shaped dumplings usually served boiled in broth or deep-fried Xiaolongbao 小籠包 小笼包 xiǎolóngbāo soup dumplings, a specialty of Shanghai cuisine Zongzi 糭子/粽子 粽子 zòngzi glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, usually with a savory or sweet filling Tangyuan 湯圓 汤圆 tāngyuán glutenous rice balls
English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Cha siu bao [1] 叉燒包 叉烧包 chāshāobāo Steamed buns,[1] usually filled with BBQ pork Scallion pancake 蔥油餅 葱油饼 cōngyóubǐng Scallion pancakes Mooncake 月餅 月饼 yuèbǐng Usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival . Sweet pastry with various fillings e.g. lotus paste, red bean paste, mung bean paste. Most have a savoury egg yolk inside. Sachima 沙琪瑪 沙琪玛 shāqímǎ A sweet pastry made of sugar and flour Shaobing 燒餅 烧饼 shāobǐng A flaky baked or pan-seared dough pastry Youtiao 油條 油条 yóutiáo Long strips of deep-fried dough
Soups, stews and porridge [ edit ] Dishes by region [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Bang Tofu 八公山豆腐 八公山豆腐 bāgōngshān dòufǔ Bright Pearl Abalone 明珠酥鮑 明珠酥鲍 míngzhū sūbào Caterpillar Fungus Duck 蟲草燉老鴨 虫草炖老鸭 chóngcǎo dùn lǎoyā Crab and Fish Stomachs 蟹連魚肚 蟹连鱼肚 xièlián yúdù Crab-apple Flower Cake 海棠酥 海棠酥 hǎitángsū Dried Pot Tofu 乾鍋素肉 干锅素肉 gānguō sùròu Five Colours Fish Cake 五彩魚片 五彩鱼片 wǔcǎi yúpiàn Flower Mushroom Frog 花菇田雞 花菇田鸡 huāgū tiánjī Steamed Pumpkin Dumplings 南瓜蒸餃 南瓜蒸饺 nánguā zhēngjiǎo Fried Tofu Curd Balls 豆腐渣丸子 豆腐渣丸子 dòufǔzhā wánzi Fuli Roast Chicken 符離集燒雞 符离集烧鸡 fúlíjí shāojī Ginger Duck 姜母鴨 姜母鸭 jiāng mǔyā Hay Wrapped Fragrant Ribs 稻香排骨 稻香排骨 dàoxiāng páigǔ Jade Rabbit Sea Cucumber 玉兔海參 玉兔海参 yùtù hǎishēn Lotus Seed Pod Fish 蓮蓬魚 莲蓬鱼 liánpéng yú Phoenix Tail Shrimp 鳳尾蝦排 凤尾虾排 fèngwěi xiāpái Potato Croquet 土豆炸餃 土豆炸饺 tǔdòu zhájiǎo Silver Fish Fried Egg 銀魚煎蛋 银鱼煎蛋 yínyú jiāndàn Soy Braised Mandarin Fish 紅燒臭鱖魚 红烧臭鱖鱼 hóngshāo chòu guìyú
Beijing [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Peking Duck 北京烤鴨 北京烤鸭 Běijīng kǎoyā Zhajiangmian 炸醬麵 炸酱面 zhájiàngmiàn Xianbing 餡餅 馅饼 xiànbǐng Crullers 油條 油条 yóutiáo a deep fried strip of dough
Cantonese [ edit ] Chaozhou [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Yusheng 魚生 鱼生 yúshēng Popiah 薄餅 薄饼 báobǐng
Guangxi [ edit ] Southern Guangxi cuisine is very similar to Guangdong cuisine . Northern Guangxi cuisine, such as the dishes below, is quite different.
English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Luosifen 螺蛳粉 螺蛳粉 luósīfěn Liuzhou noodles Ningmeng ya 柠檬鸭 柠檬鸭 níngméng yā Lemon duck
English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Changsha stinky tofu 長沙臭豆腐 长沙臭豆腐 Chángshā chòu dòufǔ Xiangxi bacon 湘西臘肉 湘西腊肉 Xiāngxī làròu Xiangxi rice tofu 湘西米豆腐 湘西米豆腐 Xiāngxī mǐ dòufu
English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Hot dry noodles 熱乾麵 热干面 Rè gān miàn
Jiangsu [ edit ] Northeast [ edit ] Shaanxi [ edit ] Shandong [ edit ] Sichuan [ edit ] Zhejiang [ edit ] English Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Notes Beggar's Chicken 叫化雞 叫化鸡 jiàohuā jī Braised Sliced Pork with Preserved Vegetables 干菜燜肉 干菜焖肉 gāncài mènròu Cold Chicken Cooked in Wine 糟雞 糟鸡 zāojī Dongpo Braised Pork 東坡肉 东坡肉 dōngpō ròu Fish Ball in Light Soup 清湯魚圓 清汤鱼圆 qīngtāng yúyuán Fried Eel Slices 生爆鱔片 生爆鳝片 shēngbào shànpiàn Fried Pigeon with Spiced Salt 椒鹽乳鴿 椒盐乳鸽 jiāoyán rǔgē Fried Shrimps with Longjing Tea 龍井蝦仁 龙井虾仁 Lóngjǐng xiārén Fried Stuffed Bean Curd Paste 干炸響鈴 干炸响铃 gānzhá xiǎnglíng Fried Sweet and Sour Pork 糖醋里脊 糖醋里脊 tángcù lǐji Hangzhou-Style Duck Pickled in Soy Sauce 杭州醬鴨 杭州酱鸭 Hángzhōu jiàngyā Old Duck Stewed with Bamboo Root and Ham 笋干老鴨煲 笋干老鸭煲 sǔngān lǎoyā bāo Red-Stewed Duck 滷鴨 卤鸭 lǔ yā Sauteed Broad Beans with Ham 火腿蠶豆 火腿蚕豆 huǒtuǐ cándòu Sauteed Shrimps 油爆蝦 油爆虾 yóubào xiā Sizzling Rice in Tomato Sauce 番茄鍋巴 番茄锅巴 fānqié guōbā Steamed Pork with Rice Flour in Lotus Leaf 荷葉粉蒸肉 荷叶粉蒸肉 héyèfěn zhēngròu Stewed Spring Bamboo Shoots 油燜春笋 油焖春笋 yóumèn chūnsǔn [2] Stir-Fried Spring Chicken with Chestnuts 栗子炒子雞 栗子炒子鸡 lìzi chǎo zǐjī West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce 西湖醋魚 西湖醋鱼 xīhú cùyú
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