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DIY dinners

2011-01-29 07:20:33
A new Spring Festival catering service has emerged in which restaurants are offering partially prepared dishes for customers to finish making at home.

Fit for an emperor

2011-01-29 07:20:33
Qutaste, or Quan Pin Mansion, is a high-end restaurant located in a former Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) emperor's former residence.

Some special holiday foods for thought

2011-02-02 07:05:10
Many restaurants in Beijing are closed for Spring Festival. Luckily, some restaurants stay open during the holiday. Here are some recommendations that readers can choose from.

Taste of Home in A sausage

2011-02-07 07:12:34
Home is where the stomach is, especially for those away abroad, Huang Zhiling reports

Eating to a promotion

2011-02-07 07:12:34
Luobo (radish) gao (cake) is homophonic to gaosheng as in bubu gaosheng or "every step brings a promotion".

Eat in Hong Kong

2011-02-15 17:11:27
To truly taste authentic Hong Kong food, luxurious hotels are not necessary and neither are the expensive shark fins and abalones.

Escape to the Tropics: Dai Restaurant in Beijing

2011-02-15 17:37:56
Baoqin Daiwei Restaurant is one of many ethnic selections near Minzu University, but the cuisine, native to the Dai minority of Yunnan province, stands out for its light, tropical, but dynamic flavors.

Feast on meaty treat as Beijing goes gray

2011-01-06 08:10:01
Stay warm this winter with some old-fashioned home cooking, Chinese-style that is. The variety of leafy vegetables available in the north during the winter months is certainly limited. However, big cabbage, white turnips, green turnips, red turnips and leeks can be easily found on market stands around Beijing.

Yunnan local cuisine

2011-02-16 15:52:49
Yunnan province with its mild climate and abundant rainfall is home to a large variety of plant and animal species, making the ingredients used in Yunnan cuisine very diverse. Yunnan Cuisine, often referred to as Dian cuisine, has its own unique style because of its geographic location.

Guizhou cuisine

2011-02-17 17:12:35
The cuisine of Guizhou, known as Qian Cuisine is one of China's eight famous cuisines. It is called Qian Cuisine because Qian is the Chinese short name for Guizhou province. Guizhou Cuisine is spicy like Sichuan Cuisine, but that is where the similarities end.

Soothing warmth

2009-11-13 10:34:28
Cantonese sweet soups adhere to the Chinese principle of food as medicine, such as watercress nectar, which is known for its antipyretic and antibiotic properties.

Henan cuisine

2011-02-18 14:44:16
Henan cuisine, also known as Yu cuisine, has the accolade of being one of China's most traditional and oldest cooking styles. As the representative of culinary civilization of Central China, Henan cuisine has preserved traditions and made great innovations.

Gansu cuisine

2011-02-18 14:49:44
Lanzhou dishes are representative of Gansu cuisine, which features the roasting, steaming, and braising of beef and mutton. Lanzhou people enjoy many tastes including salty, fresh, tart, and spicy.

Food reviews

2011-02-19 06:42:22
It is always a pleasant experience to find a dish you loved as a kid is as good as ever. That's what I discovered when I traveled back to my hometown in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, for the Spring Festival.

Sichuan grand dame

2011-02-21 10:23:05
Sichuan Fandian's Wangfujing and Prince Gong's Palace branches were relocated and reopened at the present location at Xinjiekou last December, where the historic restaurant takes on a new look and offers a new set of classic, as well as updated Sichuan dishes.

Goubuli steamed stuffed buns

2011-02-22 14:02:50
As the most famous Tianjin snack, Goubuli steamed stuffed buns date back more than 150 years. What makes them so delicious is that all the processing steps, including selecting ingredients, mixing, stirring, rubbing and rolling, involve special techniques.

Jian Bing Guo Zi

2011-02-22 14:05:07
With quite a long history, "jian bing guo zi" is something quite unique to Tianjin. It is a kind of Chinese pancake that is usually sold as a fast breakfast food on the streets.

Hebei specialty and snack

2011-02-23 17:27:46
Lolo almond juice is a kind of plant protein drink made of natural wild almond ,with healthy functions such as adjusting blood fat, improving nonspecific immunity, beautifying, etc.

Tips about eating chinese cuisines

2011-02-22 14:08:46
Chopsticks, which were called "Zhu" in ancient times and are called "Kuaizi" now, have been used as one of the main table utensils for more than 3,000 years.

Tianjin snacks

2011-02-23 17:32:46
Tianjin is proud of its delicious snacks that are renowned throughout China. They are generally characterized by a bit salty but strong flavors that have been evolving and developing since the area was first settled in the sixth century.

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