Food & Dining

Vegetarian food is widely available in China, but the English word “vegetarian” does not always map neatly...

Sichuan cuisine is not simply a contest to find the hottest dish. Its cooking uses chilli, Sichuan pepper,...

Peking duck is usually a shared restaurant meal rather than a quick single plate. The carved roast duck...

Hunan cuisine is known for assertive seasoning, but “very spicy” is too blunt to be a useful description....

If you are at a restaurant in mainland China and do not read much Chinese, react to what the venue actually...

Chinese hot pot is a way of eating rather than one fixed dish: a heated pot sits at the table, diners...

Chinese cooking is intensely regional: what reaches the table shifts from place to place with local climate,...

The easiest way to order dim sum is to choose contrasting dishes, not to chase a universal “must-order”...

Chinese tea culture is not one fixed ceremony. It includes growing and processing traditions, everyday...

Cantonese food is the cooking of Guangdong province in southern China, and it is the style most foreigners...

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