Dishes from Chinese cuisine
This is a list of Chinese dishes in Chinese cuisine .
Dishes by Meanings
Grain-based dishes
Noodles
Rice
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White rice
米飯
米饭
mǐfàn
Fried rice
炒飯
炒饭
chǎofàn
Pork-based dishes
Poultry-based dishes
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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
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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
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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
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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
Pastry
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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
Dishes by region
Anhui
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Bagongshan 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
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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
Youtiao
油條
油条
yóutiáo
a deep fried strip of dough
Cantonese
Chaozhou
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Yusheng
魚生
鱼生
yúshēng
Popiah
薄餅
薄饼
báobǐng
Hao kuih
鱟粿
Fujian
Guangxi
Southern Guangxi cuisine is very similar to Guangdong cuisine . Northern Guangxi cuisine, such as the dishes below, is quite different.
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Luosifen
螺蛳粉
螺蛳粉
luósīfěn
Liuzhou noodles
Guilin mifen [zh ]
桂林米粉
桂林米粉
guìlín mǐfěn
Guilin rice noodles
Ningmeng ya
柠檬鸭
柠檬鸭
níngméng yā
Lemon duck
Hainan
Hakka
Hunan
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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
Hubei
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Hot dry noodles
熱乾麵
热干面
Rè gān miàn
Jiangsu
Northeast
Shaanxi
Shanxi
Shandong
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Youxuan
油旋
yóuxuán
Sichuan
Yunnan
Zhejiang
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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
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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
Unsorted
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