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  | 白酒
  | 白酒
  | Maotai (or Moutai) is the best-known
  | Maotai (or Moutai) is the best-known
  | Distilled spirits made from rice wine.  
  | Distilled spirits made from rice wine.  
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| Curry
| Gali 咖
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| A spicy dish made with stir fried vegetables, stewed meet and stock thickened with cornflour.
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| Spicy tofu
| Mala dofu嘛辣豆腐
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| Fried bean curd with chili and szechuan pepper
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| Beef and tofu
| Mapo dofu 麻婆豆腐
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| Fried bean curd with minced beef in a spicy sauce
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  | Steamed dumplings
  | Steamed dumplings

Revision as of 03:54, 3 August 2007

Under construction: this will be a list of well-known dishes in Chinese cuisine, in alphabetical order.

English Name Chinese Name Restaurant Name(s) Description
Almond Pressed Duck Mandarin Duck Duck steamed, shredded, pressed, deep-fried; a labor-intensive dish rarely seen these days
Beijing Duck Beijing kaoya 北京烤鸭 Peking Duck Roasted duck served with hoisin sauce and spring onions and eaten by wrapping in thin pancakes.
Baijiu 白酒 Maotai (or Moutai) is the best-known Distilled spirits made from rice wine.
Curry Gali 咖 A spicy dish made with stir fried vegetables, stewed meet and stock thickened with cornflour.
Spicy tofu Mala dofu嘛辣豆腐 Fried bean curd with chili and szechuan pepper
Beef and tofu Mapo dofu 麻婆豆腐 Fried bean curd with minced beef in a spicy sauce
Steamed dumplings Jiaozir 饺子 Har Gow, Siu Mai Pasta-like dough filled with various stuffing and cooked by steaming.
Steamed bread Mantou 馒头 Yeast-leavened bread cooked by steaming rather than baking.
Steamed buns Baozir 包子 Cha Siu Baau (for pork) Yeasted-dough filled with various stuffing such as pork or bean paste and cooked by steaming.