Where Common Chinese Food Condiments Actually Come From

1) Sichuan PeppersThe Sichuan Pepper is the little peppercorn-esque thing in your Mala Soup or other Sichuan-style dish. We have all experienced the mouth-numbing sensation of biting down on one of these little devils, but what are they exactly? Actually, Sichuan peppers have no relation at all to either the black pepper or chili pepper. They are, in fact, a part of the citrus family. The Sich...

Kunming Food

There are three must-taste menus in Kunming, and they are Cross Bridge Rice Noodles, wild Mushrooms (usually cooked in hot pot) and Qi Guo Ji (steamed chicken). ● Cross Bridge Rice Noodles (Guo Qiao Rice Noodles) Guo Qiao Rice Noodles has a 100 years history with a typical Yunnan flavor which is fashionable all over China. The Guo Qiao Rice Noodles is composed of several materials an...

Guilin Rice Noodle

If you ask a Guilin local what is his favorite food in Guilin, he may tell you "Guilin Rice Noodle". This food can be taken as the fourth treasure in Guilin. Some one tells me that a foreigner has stayed in Guilin for couple of months. The first sentence of Guilin dialect he learnt to say is "er liang mi fen" which means "I want to have a bowl of Guilin Rice Noodle...

Drink to Your Health

Tea has been a very important element of daily life in China for hundreds of years. Green tea, black tea, flower tea, yellow tea - the varieties are as impressive as the manner in which they are served. But two rising stars in the country's teacups are as different in color and depth of flavor as they are in how they are made. White tea, which is very lightly processed, and ...

Snacking on the Dock of the Bay: Popular Food Streets in Shenzhen

With Guangdong cuisine (Yue Cai) as its main culinary style, other regional flavors, such as Sichuan, Beijing, Shanghai, Hunan, and Guangxi dishes, are flourishing along several snack streets, Each has its trump card. Diners can also enjoy exotic food with Chinese characters, such as Russian, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and American cuisine. But where to find popular food streets in Shenzh...

Food, Shopping & Death Temple: A Walking Tour of Xiao Zhai

The only problem is, unless you’ve grown up here or hear from word of mouth, great spots you never even knew about are passing you by. So let’s start breaking this city down, starting with a walking tour of Xiao Zhai. Start your journey right before lunchtime, and hop on bus 12 at Zhong Lou (the Bell Tower). You will find the bus pick-up north of Zhong Lou, on the side of the street leading tra...

Chinese New Year Food

Chinese New Year Foods are very important to Chinese people. All family members come together to eat at this time. Chinese New Year foods are not only delicious but it is traditional to eat certain foods over this festival. Chinese Dumplings, Fish, Spring Rolls, Nian Gao are usually seen as delicious and eaten at this time. Chinese Dumplings: Chinese Dumplings look like sil...

different noodles in China

Suomian of Zhejiang Suomian, traditional stretched noodles in East China, has a long history of more than 300 years. A lot of households in the villages in Zhejiang province know how to make the noodles, although the process is complicated. The noodle maker has to add different amounts of salt and flour according to the seasons and has to be very observant about the weather when it comes to ...

Jiaozi

Jiaozi(饺子)is regarded by many Chinese people as the best food. Making jiaozi during Spring Festival is customary, especially for the people in northern China. Originally called jiao er, jiaozi was allegedly invented by Zhang Zhongjing, China’s medical sage. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, owing to disasters in many places, many people suffered from various diseases. There was a famous doctor...

Tips for cooking energy-boosting winter soup

SOUPS and stews are standard fare in winter but for Chinese, soup is very important food therapy. Traditional Cantonese energy-reinforcing soup (bao tang) is especially popular because it tastes good and boosts health. Traditional Chinese medicine experts say making healthy soup is more than putting all the ingredients in a pot and boiling. The most effective absorption of therapeutic ingred...