China

A Chinese noodle soup in which bone-in beef is red-braised in a soy-and-doubanjiang liquor with whole spices until the cooking liquid becomes the broth and the meat becomes fall-tender, served over thick chewy wheat noodles.

A ceremonial Chinese Buddhist braise of at least eight symbolically chosen plant-based ingredients — anchored by tofu skin, wood ear mushrooms, dried lily buds, and mung bean glass noodles — slow-cooked into a unified, umami-rich assembly.

A cold Chinese appetizer of silken tofu topped with diced alkaline-cured century egg, dressed with soy, sesame oil, chilli oil and scallion.

Cantonese fork-roasted pork marinated in a honey-maltose-hoisin-soy-five-spice glaze and hung on hooks in a high-heat oven until lacquered, caramelized, and deeply reddish-mahogany.

A long-simmered rice porridge in which the grains are cooked in a large ratio of water or stock until they fully hydrate, burst, and dissolve into a silky, thick slurry.

Dan Dan Noodles are a Sichuan noodle dish of wheat noodles dressed in a spicy, numbing sauce of chilli oil, sesame paste, and soy sauce, topped with minced pork and preserved Sichuan greens.

A fermented broad‑bean and chili paste that serves as a foundational seasoning in Sichuan cuisine, delivering umami, heat, and salty depth.

A northern Chinese filled dumpling of unleavened wheat-flour wrapper pleated around a seasoned pork-and-napa-cabbage filling, cooked by boiling, steaming, or pan-frying and served with a black-vinegar dipping sauce.

A Chinese stir-fried dish of cold day-old rice tossed with beaten egg and scallion over an intensely hot wok, yielding individually separated grains with a characteristic smoky breath known as wok hei.

Hand-pulled noodles (lāmiàn) are fresh wheat noodles formed entirely by repeatedly stretching and folding a high-gluten dough by hand until it yields long, elastic strands of the cook's chosen width, then cooked immediately and served in broth or tossed with sauce.

A Chinese broth balanced between sourness from vinegar and heat from white pepper, thickened with starch and filled with tofu, wood-ear mushroom, and egg ribbons.

A Sichuan stir-fried dish of velveted diced chicken tossed with whole dried red chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, and roasted peanuts in a glossy sauce that balances sweet, sour, salty, and numbing heat in equal tension.

A Sichuan braised tofu dish in which cubes of silken or soft tofu are cooked in a deeply spiced sauce built on Pixian doubanjiang, chilli oil, fermented black beans, garlic, and ginger with minced meat, finished with Sichuan peppercorn to deliver the canonical mala (numbing-hot) sensation.

A whole Beijing/Pekin duck whose skin is separated from the flesh by air injection, coated in maltose glaze, air-dried overnight, then roasted at high heat over fruitwood until the skin is paper-thin, crackling, and mahogany-lacquered, carved tableside and eaten rolled in thin wheat pancakes with scallion, cucumber, and hoisin sauce.

A classic Chinese braised pork belly dish characterized by slow cooking in a glossy, sweet-savory soy-based sauce until the meat is tender, succulent, and caramelized.

A pan-fried unleavened wheat flatbread made from rolled and coiled dough laminated with oil and chopped scallions, crisp outside and layered within.

Thin-skinned steamed Chinese dumplings filled with seasoned pork and a pocket of liquid soup, created by enclosing meat aspic that melts during steaming.

A Chinese savoury steamed custard of beaten egg whisked with water or stock and gently steamed to a silky, smooth set, finished with soy sauce and sesame oil.

A Cantonese dish of a whole fresh fish steamed plain then dressed with hot oil, light soy, ginger, and scallion to showcase its delicate flavour.

A leavened, fluffy steamed wheat‑flour bun enclosing a savory filling of seasoned ground pork, served hot as a breakfast or snack.

Steamed White Rice is a staple food of East Asia consisting of short‑ or medium‑grain rice cooked by steaming to produce fluffy, cohesive grains.

A fast, high-heat wok dish of leafy Chinese greens tossed with garlic until just wilted and glossy while still bright and crisp.

A classic Sichuan dish of pork belly first boiled whole, then sliced and stir-fried with chili bean paste, leek and aromatics into a glossy, spicy-savory plate.

A Chinese soup of thin, near-translucent wheat-flour wrappers loosely folded around a seasoned pork-and-shrimp filling, boiled and served in a clear, lightly seasoned pork broth finished with sesame oil.