Name of dish: (Chinese): 包子(PinYin): bāo zi(English): Steamed Stuffed Bun Image(s) of Dish: Image 1: Image 2: Always remember that, MOST images shared on this website can be expanded/enlarged when the image is clicked on. The image clicked on will open in a new tab. Description of Dish: As the name suggests, these are stuffed …
Name of dish: (Chinese): 葱油饼 (PinYin): Cōnɡ yóu bǐnɡ (English): Scallion Pancake Image(s) of Dish: Always remember that, MOST images shared on this website can be expanded/enlarged when the image is clicked on. The image clicked on will open in a new tab. Description of Dish: This is a type of bread that when kneaded …
Name of dish: (Chinese): 肉夹馍 (PinYin): Ròu jiā mó: (English): Chinese Hamburger Image(s) of Dish: Description of Dish: It is basically a piece of oven roasted pita bread that is filled with minced/diced pork (that has been left to marinate in a soya type sauce liquid) along with diced green capsicum (or green pepper). Sometimes …
Name of dish:(Chinese): 东坡肉 (PinYin): Dōng pō ròu): English: Dongpo Braised Porka.k.a(Chinese): 红烧肉 (PinYin): hóng shāo ròu): English: Braised pork belly in Brown Sauce Image(s) of Dish: Description of Dish: As the name states, it is pork belly that has been braised in a brown sauce like gravy made with various Chinese sauces and spices. …
Name of dish: (Chinese): 松鼠桂鱼 (PinYin): Sōng Shǔ Guì Yú : (English): Sweet & Sour Mandarin Fish Image(s) of Dish: Description of Dish: Considered the No.1 dish of Jiangsu cuisine, the fish is deep fried, as a result it becomes both crisp and tender, and it has a tomato flavour that is both sweet and …
Directly translated as Braised/Stewed Beef Brisket With Tomato according to the Chinese name. Foreign expats who have purchased this dish before term it more commonly as a beef and tomato stew or as a chunky beef and tomato soup. It is very popular particularly in Shandong province but it is easy to see why because …
Directly translated as large plate chicken, as its name states, this is exactly what you get but what the name does not reveal is that this is a spicy dish that originates from Xinjiang which is famous for its large Muslim population in China and the ethnic minority group known as the Uyghurs. This literally …
麻婆豆腐（mápó dòufu) also more commonly known as ‘bean curd’ or ‘tofu’ by foreign expats but this is incorrect (in so far as the Chinese language is concerned) as tofu is the white cheese like appearance of bean curd as sold in the Chinese supermarkets. (See B and C images below): This tofu as shown in …
Also commonly known as Kung Pao Chicken, it is VERY popular amongst the foreign expat community not just here in Shenyang but all over China because it tastes so delicious! It is made with diced cucumber, diced carrots, diced chillies, diced chicken pieces and it is fried together with a special kind of chilli sauce/paste …
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