Regional Chinese recipes

Whether you prefer the bold and spicy flavours of Sichuan, the sourness of a Shanxi noodle soup or the famous snack foods of the Yangzhou region, there's far more to Chinese cooking than your local takeout might have you thinking. Here's a selection of our favourite regional Chinese recipes.

Whether you prefer the bold and spicy flavours of Sichuan, the sourness of a Shanxi noodle soup or the famous snack foods of the Yangzhou region, there’s far more to Chinese cooking than your local takeout might have you thinking. Here’s a selection of our favourite regional Chinese recipes.

Char siu

Cantonese fried rice with chicken, salted fish and bean sprouts

Charred rice noodles and greens

Yangzhou fried rice

Dan dan noodles

Cantonese roast duck salad with pickled daikon, carrot and celery

Sichuan braised eggplant

Stir-fried greens with char siu

Hot and spicy fish slices (Shui zhu yu)

Xinjiang-style noodle soup

Chinese-style potato salad with ginger, chilli and spring onion

Wonton mee

Ma po doufu

Stir-fried broad beans with Chinese bacon (La rou chao candou)

Shanxi-style fragrant crisp duck

Chinese sticky rice prawn parcels

Pork wonton soup

Chinese roast duck with ginger and shiitake rice

Ma po beancurd

Steam pot chicken (Qi guo ji)

Eight-treasure duck with pickles

Crossing the bridge noodles (Guo qiao mi xian)

Poached pork and garlic chive dumplings (Jiu cai jiaozi)

Chilled tossed noodles

Duck and water chestnut sang choi bau

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