Chinese Food
In our previous Shanghai Food – Snacks write up, we introduced some popular Shanghai Snacks and Shanghai Snack Streets. This article, we are back with more delicious Shanghainese Snacks as we take a deeper look in the wonderland of Shanghai cuisine! Shanghai snacks are not only exquisite in look but delicious in taste too! Here…
The attractions of Suzhou exist not just in its scenic and artistic landscaping and architecture. Suzhou is also a paradise for gourmets, with its long history and thousands of years of culinary experience and culture. The characteristics of Suzhou cuisine lie in its delicate preparations, emphasis on ingredients quality and its uniqueness in their dishes…
On a cold winter night, there is nothing like a good Chinese hot pot to warm you up. The Chinese hot pot boasts a history of more than 1000 years; it is a great creation by Chinese and has spread over to many other countries. It is extremely favoured by the Chinese people. There are…
Food in Shanghai Food in Shanghai is like any global metropolis. You are able to find all sorts of International cuisines in this city, from Western steaks to Japanese sushi. Popular food and beverage chains like Mac Donald’s, KFC and Starbucks can be commonly spotted too. However if you are in Shanghai, you must try…
Longjing Shrimp is a typical famous dish in Hangzhou. It selects fresh shrimps from local rivers and cooked with Longjing Tea. Longjing Shrimp is famous for being cooked with the best Longjing Tea that are produced in the hills nearby Xihu (West Lake) city. In Qing Dynasty, people used to cook the dishes with other…
Guoqiao is a rice noodle dish that means “across the bridge“. The Legend of Guoqiao rice noodle Legend has it that guo qiao mi xian came about when a young scholar in Yunnan province retreated to another place to prepare for the imperial examination in Qing Dynasty. His loving wife would travel and cross a…
Shaomai is a traditional Chinese dumpling served in dianxin / dim sum. There are two regional varieties of shaomai: a Cantonese version and a version from the Jiangnan region. Cantonese shaomai (also known as siew mai) As prepared in Cantonese cuisine, shaomai is also referred to as “pork and mushroom dumpling.” Its standard filling is…
Laba Festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. La in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and ba means eight. The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba rice porridge on that day since Song dynasty about 900 years ago. Legends about the origin of this…
In China, red bean soup is a popular dish. It is categorized as a tang shui, (literally translated as sugar water), or sweet soup. It is often served cold during the summer, and hot in the winter. Leftover red bean soup can also be frozen to make ice pops. It is one of the main…
