Chinese Local Delicacies

Yunnan

📍 Lijiang

🍽️ Cured Pork Ribs

Naxi cured-rib hotpot, savory and rich.

📍 Kunming

🍽️ Crossing-the-bridge Rice Noodle

Broth cooks ingredients on the spot, silky noodles, a Yunnan icon.

🍽️ Steam-Pot Chicken

Chicken steamed in a steam-pot, pure broth.

🍽️ Grilled Erkuai

Grilled rice cake brushed with sauce, a Yunnan breakfast.

🍽️ Rose Flower Cake

Rose petals in flaky pastry, Yunnan souvenir.

🍽️ Small-Pot Rice Noodle

Rice noodles boiled in a small pot, tangy and savory.

🍽️ Kunming Dumpling

Kunming steamed dumpling, local classic.

📍 Xishuangbanna

🍽️ Lemongrass Grilled Fish

Dai-style fish wrapped in lemongrass, tangy aromatic.

Inner Mongolia

📍 Baotou

🍽️ Baotou Shaomai

Lamb and scallion shaomai, Baotou breakfast.

📍 Xilinhot

🍽️ Stone-Grilled Mutton

Meat roasted with red-hot stones, grassland method.

Sichuan

📍 Mianyang

🍽️ Mianyang Rice Noodle

Beef rice noodles in red broth, north Sichuan.

Tianjin

📍 Tianjin

🍽️ Goubuli Steamed Bun

Thin skin with generous filling and rich broth, one of Tianjin's three delicacies.

🍽️ Tianjin Jianbing

A thin mung-bean pancake wrapped around a fried stick, with sauce and scallions.

🍽️ Fried Dough Twist

Crispy and sweet, a traditional Tianjin fried dough snack.

🍽️ Zengbeng Carp

Whole carp fried crisp and dressed with sweet-sour sauce.

🍽️ Ear-Hole Fried Cake

Glutinous shell with red-bean paste, crispy outside chewy inside.

🍽️ Braised Gluten

Braised gluten with pork, Tianjin home dish.

Ningxia

📍 Zhongwei

🍽️ Artemisia Noodle

Noodles with wild artemisia, Zhongwei fragrance.

Anhui

📍 Fuyang

🍽️ Fuyang Gelatiao

Thick noodles with sesame paste.

Shandong

📍 Weihai

🍽️ Weihai Sea Worm Rice

Sea worm with chives over rice.

📍 Qingdao

🍽️ Spanish Mackerel Dumpling

Fresh mackerel filling, coastal sweet.

🍽️ Qingdao Beer

A famous Chinese beer, perfect with seafood.

🍽️ Qingdao Pan-Fried Dumpling

Seafood-filled pan-fried dumplings.

Guangdong

📍 Zhongshan

🍽️ Shiqi Squab

Crispy-skinned young pigeon, a Shiqi specialty.

🍽️ Xiaolan Fish Ball

Deep-fried dace fish balls with clam mustard.

🍽️ Crunchy Grass Carp

Special-fed carp with crunchy flesh, great for hotpot.

🍽️ Sanxiang Laifen

Thick rice noodles in clear broth.

🍽️ Almond Cookie

Mung-bean almond shortbread, souvenir.

🍽️ Shiqi Squab

Zhongshan squab, crisp skin tender bone.

📍 Shanwei

🍽️ Haifeng Beef Patty

Hand-made beef patty, bouncy and savory.

🍽️ Cai Cha

Veggies, meat and vermicelli porridge, Haifeng New Year dish.

🍽️ Vegetable Tea Porridge

Porridge with greens, meat and vermicelli, a Shanwei dish.

🍽️ Layered Rice Kueh

Layered steamed rice cake, savory or sweet.

🍽️ Shanwei Thin Pancake

Hailufeng thin pancake with sprouts and shrimp.

Guangxi

📍 Guilin

🍽️ Guilin Rice Noodle

Fragrant marinade with smooth rice noodles, a Guilin icon.

🍽️ Guilin Oil Tea

Pounded ginger, garlic and tea with puffed rice.

Jiangsu

📍 Wuxi

🍽️ Wuxi Spare Ribs

Sweet-savory red braised ribs, a Wuxi classic.

🍽️ Wuxi Spareribs

Sweet braised ribs, Wuxi home-style.

🍽️ Wuxi Xiaolongbao

Thin-skinned juicy buns with slightly sweet broth.

Henan

📍 Sanmenxia

🍽️ Lingbao Roujiamo

Softer Henan version of roujiamo.

📍 Luoyang

🍽️ Luoyang Water Banquet

A banquet of soup dishes, sour and spicy, a Luoyang tradition.

🍽️ Luoyang Non-Flip Soup

Mung-bean pancake in bone broth.

Hubei

📍 Enshi

🍽️ Tujia Bacon

Pine-smoked bacon, Tujia New Year flavor.

🍽️ Enshi Hezha

Tujia ground-soy stew, homely.

📍 Xiangyang

🍽️ Xiangyang Beef Noodle

Beef bone broth with wide noodles, north Hubei.

🍽️ Xiangyang Yellow Wine & Noodle

Yellow wine with beef-noodle breakfast.

Fujian

📍 Fuzhou

🍽️ Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

Simmered abalone, sea cucumber and shark fin, the top Min dish.

🍽️ Fuzhou Fish Ball

Fish-paste skin with meat filling, fresh and bouncy.

🍽️ Lychee Pork

Sweet-sour pork shaped like lychee.

📍 Longyan

🍽️ Taro Dumpling

Taro-skin dumplings with meat, west Fujian Hakka.

🍽️ Tingzhou Dried Tofu

West-Fujian Hakka dried tofu.

Guizhou

📍 Guiyang

🍽️ Sour Soup Fish

Miao-style sour soup with fresh fish, tangy and appetizing.

🍽️ Fried Tofu Balls

Hollow fried tofu balls with herb chili dip.

🍽️ Changwang Noodle

Pig intestines and blood with noodles, a Guiyang breakfast.

🍽️ Guizhou Veggie Wrap

Thin wrap filled with shredded veggies, dipped in sour-spicy sauce.

🍽️ Guiyang Love Tofu

Grilled tofu with fishy herb dip.

📍 Qiandongnan

🍽️ Beef Bile Hotpot

Herb-bile beef hotpot, Dong/Miao bold dish.

📍 Qiannan

🍽️ Sour Pork

Pork fermented with glutinous rice, south Guizhou sour.

Liaoning

📍 Dalian

🍽️ Dalian Starch Jelly

Fried starch jelly with garlic and sesame sauce.

🍽️ Seafood

Coastal city famous for sea cucumber, abalone, shrimp and crab.

🍽️ Dalian Salted Fish & Cake

Salted fish with corn cake, seaside classic.

📍 Jinzhou

🍽️ Jinzhou Barbecue

Northeast-style grill, cumin-chili on everything.

🍽️ Jinzhou Chicken Carcass

Grilled or fried chicken carcass, Northeast midnight food.

Chongqing

📍 Chongqing

🍽️ Chongqing Hotpot

Famous for spice, rich butter broth with varied ingredients.

🍽️ Lazi Chicken

Chicken cubes buried in dry chilies.

🍽️ Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodle

Sweet potato noodles in hot and sour soup, smooth and appetizing.

🍽️ Maoxuewang

Blood, tripe and sausage in fiery broth.

🍽️ Chongqing Noodle

Spicy and aromatic, a daily breakfast for Chongqingers.

🍽️ Chongqing Spring Chicken

Fresh chicken boiled in spicy spring water.

Shaanxi

📍 Hanzhong

🍽️ Hot Rice Skin

Southern Shaanxi rice sheet served hot with chili.

🍽️ Hanzhong Hot Rice Skin

South-Shaanxi hot rice skin.

Hong Kong

📍 Hong Kong

🍽️ Hong Kong Milk Tea

Stocking milk tea, strong tea flavor, a cha chaan teng classic.

🍽️ Typhoon Shelter Crab

Crabs fried with garlic-chili, cha chaan teng legend.

🍽️ Pineapple Bun with Butter

Flaky bun with a slab of cold butter, a Hong Kong classic.

🍽️ Wonton Noodle

Shrimp wontons with alkaline noodles.

🍽️ Roast Meat

Roast goose, char siu, etc., representative Cantonese roast meats.

🍽️ Hong Kong Egg Tart

Flaky custard tart, cha chaan teng must.

🍽️ Fake Shark Fin Soup

Vermicelli “shark fin” soup, street class.

🍽️ Pineapple Bun

Crumbly sweet bun, cha chaan teng icon.

🍽️ Cha Chaan Noodles

Custom-topping noodle soup, street style.

Heilongjiang

📍 Mohe

🍽️ Sauerkraut Pork & Blood Sausage

Northern China pork feast with sauerkraut and blood sausage.