Chinese Food Culture: Embarking on a Gastronomic Adventure
Healthy Chinese food is one of the top reasons international tourists flock to China. Both locals and visitors love the food in China, not just for what is on the plate but also for the Chinese culinary culture.
To taste authentic Chinese food and eat like a local in Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Chengdu…, you ought to know the essence of Chinese cuisine, the must-eat signature dishes, and the morning/night markets to discover the traditional breakfasts, mouthwatering street snacks and fascinating gastronomic scenes. Furthermore, the Chinese diningĀ etiquette is to be knownĀ before you visit.
Most Popular Chinese Food to Eat
Chinaās foodĀ contributes much to a life-time China tour.Ā Find out about what to eat in your next holiday.
Top 12 Chinese Breakfast
Savor traditional Chinese food for breakfast: steamed buns, wontons, rice noodles, pancake with eggs, Siu Mai...
18 Most Popular Chinese Dishes
Dumplings, Kung Pao Chicken, Fried Rice, Mapo Tofu, Hot Pot, Peking Roasted Duck..., are choosen by most first-timer visitor.
Eight Major Chinese Cuisines
Explore the most authentic flavors in Shandong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Canton, Hunan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Anshui.
27 Most Popular Chinese Desserts
China boasts a wide range of traditional desserts due to vast territory and the long history.
Exploring Healthy Chinese Food
Most Chinese dishes are healthy as long as you pay attention to a balanced nutrition. For example, the proportion of vegetables, the ratio of red meat to white meat.
Top 10 Famous Vegetarian Dishes in China
China has a wide variety vegetarian dish options, including Candied Sweet Potatoes, Su Shao Yu Chi, Fried Egg and Tomato, Dry-fried Green Beans, etc.
Xinjiang Cuisine
Xinjiang food is hearty, mostly use lamb and beef as its base. Lamb Kebabs, Pilaf, hand-pulled noodles, Big Plate Chicken are all must-tries.
Cantonese Food
As one of the eight major cuisines of China, Cantonese food, or Yue cuisine, features mild dishes, such as Dim Sum, White Cut Chicken, and Roast Goose.
Top Chinese Food in Famous Tourist Cities
To put it bluntly, it is impossible to eat all of the famousĀ dishesĀ and snacks during yourĀ 10-day trip. It’s better toĀ pick the the must-eat in the cities you visit.
Top 16 Hong Kong Food
Traditional Roast Goose, Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork, Wind Sand Chicken, Dim Sum...
Top 10 Chongqing Food
Chongqing Noodles, Hot Pot, Hot and Sour Glass Noodles, Spicy Wontons in Chili Oil...
Xian Local Food
Xian Famous foods include: Rougamo,Ā Cold Noodles (Liangpi), Biangbiang noodles, Soup Dumplings...
Top 10 Beijing Food
Peking Duck, Fried Sauce Noodles, Pork Stew with Bread, Fermented Mung Bean Milk...
Top 10 Shanghai Dishes
Xiaolongbao, Pan-Fried Soup Dumplings, Crab Roe Noodles, Beggarās Chicken...
Top 10 Silk Road Foods
Feast on Xinjiang Lamb Skewers, Xian Biangbiang Noodles, Big Plate Chicken, Lanzhou Beef Noodles as you visit famous Silk Road cities.
Top Tibetan Restaurants
Discover what and where to Eat in Lhasa and Shigatse
10 Secret Chengdu Snacks
Baked Egg Cake, Cold Rice Cake, Fried Rice Ball with Brown Sugar, Ice Jelly, Rabbit Head...
Popular Festival Food in China
Food is an important part of Chinese festival celebrations. Most traditional festivals have special food connected with them, such as the mooncakes on Mid-autumn Festival, dumplings on Chinese New Year, and sweet dumplingsĀ on Lantern Festival.Ā These kinds of food are usually considered auspicious and hold special meanings.
Lucky Foods for Chinese New Year
Besides dumplings, other lucky foods for Chinese New Year include fish, chicken, eight treasure rice, sticky rice cake, etc.
Dragon Boat Festival Food
Besides Zongzi, the Dragon Boat Festival's culinary traditions also include regional specialties like salted duck eggs, realgar wine, mung bean cakes, etc.
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Foods
Apart from moon cakes, the locals also eat crabs, taro, river snails, lotus roots, ostmanthus wine, and duck on this day.
Famous Food Streets & Markets
Authentic ChineseĀ can only be eatenĀ in the food markets and street where local people go.
Chinese Dining Culture & Etiquette
when you visit China, it pays to know some basic Chinese food culture and dining etiquette. Bon appetite!
Most Popular Chinese Food Tours
China is the perfect place if you want a trip with amazing food. The following food tours will take you to the top food citied in China, each of which is a universe of flavor, with many unique dishes and stories waiting to be discovered. Come with China Xian Tour to explore the incredible food culture in China.
Venture to the Great Wall of China and Terracotta Army while dining Beijing Roast Duck and cook Chinese food yourself.
Join an amazing China food tour for a fantastic chance to taste the finest of Chinese food while enjoying the highlights of the Golden Triangle cities.
Explore the flavors and cultural treasures of eastern China. Taste local specialties, visit Zhouzhuang Water Town and classical Suzhou gardens. Boat on the West Lake…
Meet pandas, visit Leshan Giant Buddha, and cook authentic Sichuan dishes at Sichuan Cuisine Museum.
