Chinese food has a distinctive culinary style all its own. The emphasis is on fresh, seasonal ingredients, prepared with a minimum of fuss and beautifully balanced for color, texture, and presentation.

Chinese people love to eat and China boasts one of the world's greatest and most varied cuisines. During the long development of Chinese eating culture, many practices have evolved that you may find quite different from what you are used to.

With a long history, unique features, numerous styles, and exquisite cooking, Chinese cuisine is one of the important constituent parts of Chinese culture. Chinese traditional dishes are famous for their color, aroma, taste, meanings, and appearance.

Introducing types of China's '8 Great Cuisines': Guangdong (Cantonese food), Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine.. with flavors and cuisine styles of each cuisine.

Introducing Chinese regional cuisines from every corner of China, their flavors and differences, including northern and southern food, minority foods...

Our China culture guide contains information divided into Traditions, Heritage, Arts, Festivals, Language, and Symbols. Topics include Chinese food, World Heritage sites, China's Spring Festival, Kungfu, and Beijing opera.

Names: Shandong food, Lu cuisine (鲁菜 /loo-tseye/) Location: northern east-coast China — Qingdao, Jinan, Qufu, Mount Tai; Distinctives: salty and crispy, favoring braising and seafood. Flavors of Shandong Cuisine — Fishy, Salty, Tender, Light and Crispy. A wide variety of seafood are used to make Shandong dishes, and the people also like ...

Chinese traditional medicinal cuisine is about balancing qi (yin and yang) and the body fluids. Find medicine food recipes that can help you live longer.

12-Day Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guilin, and Hong Kong Cuisine tour — explore the most popular destinations in China and savor local Chinese food in each city. Or you can contact us and we can also tailor-make a Chinese food tour for you.

Here we introduce the five flavors of Chinese food, including their functions and regions where they are popular. Spicy — Central China, especially Sichuan and Hunan Functions: Spiciness is also called the "pungent flavor" among the five flavors.