Chinese cuisine is very diverse, reflect the main distinct regions of the country, each of which is known for having their unique tastes and flavors. These regional cuisines include Cantonese (“Yue”) and Szechuan (“Chuan”), that are both well known in the West, as well as Anhui (“Hui”), Fujian (“Min”), Hunan (“Xiang”), Jiangsu (“Su” or “Yang”), Shandong (“Lu”), and Zhejiang (“Zhe”). In addition, plenty of from China have emigrated to other countries around the globe, and created new dishes based on the fusion of traditional Chinese dishes with other countries’ flavors.

The sheer range of Chinese dishes makes it unfeasible to catalogue all in one short article, but we’ll lay down some of them here:

* Congee – A style of porridge. Congee is usually made using rice, but other cereals like barley, cornmeal, millet or sorghum are sometimes used instead.

* Dumplings – Chinese dumplings may be fried (“guotie”), steamed (“jiaozi”) or boiled (“shuijiao”), and generally contain ground meat or vegetables.

* General Tso’s Chicken – This is an American-Chinese dish that is well-liked in North America, but rarely eaten in China itself. The chicken is deep-fried, and served in a sweet and spicy sauced.

* Kung Po Chicken – A piquant chicken dish containing Sichuan peppercorns, Shaoxing wine, and nuts (peanuts or cashew nuts are used). In the West, the dish is often adapted with some of the traditional ingredients – for example, bell peppers may be used for flavoring.

Peking Duck: Its basically roasted duck that’s doused in syrup and then served with plum sauce, pancakes and scallions.

This is a simple boilded egg that is laced with herbs spices and soy sauce

Xiaolongbao – This is an extended variety of sandwich and is basically steamed bun containing seafood, vegetables and meat soup. The meat soup is not prepared before hand, infact meat gelatin is sandwiched inside a gap within the bun and allowed to cook and form into soup.

This is a unique dish. Its packaged bamboo leaves containing glutinous rice and some vegetable or meat filling.

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