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Dry Pot Tea Tree Mushroom

A rice thief featuring mushrooms! "Mushroom pot without juice" with concentrated flavor

China

Ingredients

Cha Shu Gu (Tea Tree Mushroom)Pork bellyDoubanjiangGreen/Red chiliesSoy sauce

Spices

Dense amino acid umami of the mushrooms and rich depth of Doubanjiang

Spice level Lv.3

Sister Song's Fish Broth

Express crab without using crab meat! The legendary fish soup from the Southern Sung Dynasty

China

High-end Soup Fish Zhejiang Cuisine Hangzhou Specialty

Ingredients

White fishDried shiitakeBamboo shootsJinhua hamChicken broth

Spices

The 'crab illusion' extracted by black vinegar and gingerand the smooth viscosity

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Wensi Tofu Soup (Finely Shredded Tofu Soup)

Tofu as thin as a hair! The pinnacle of Huaiyang cuisine that captivated the emperor

China

High-end Soup Jiangsu Cuisine Huaiyang Cuisine Tofu

Ingredients

Silken tofuChicken brothDried shiitakeWood earsJinhua ham

Spices

Amino acids of premium chicken broth and saltiness of Jinhua ham

Hand-Torn Chicken (Shou Si Ji)

I don't use knives! An exquisite chicken with sauce intertwined because it tears by hand

China

Everyone Cold Dish Meat Guangdong Cuisine Hakka Cuisine

Ingredients

Chicken thighsSesame oilSaltPeanutsWhite sesame

Spices

Rich aroma of sesame oil and roasted depth of peanuts

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Cantonese Blanched Gai Lan

Super classic vegetables for drinking tea! The crispiness of the stalks enhanced by the sweet soy sauce sauce

China

Everyone Vegetable Guangdong Cuisine Yum Cha Classic Appetizer

Ingredients

Gai Lan (Chinese broccoli)Soy sauceOyster sauceSugarSalt

Spices

Umami of special sweet soy and pure vegetable sweetness extracted by hot oil

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Northeast Pork Ribs and Green Beans Stew

Survive a freezing winter! Tohoku Mother's Taste of Pork and Green Beans

China

Everyone Braised Meat Vegetable Northeast Cuisine

Ingredients

Pork spareribsFlat green beansPotatoDa Jiang (or sweet bean sauce)Soy sauce

Spices

Rich broth from pork bones and rustic depth of sweet bean paste

Fried Tofu Skin Rolls (Dry-Fried Sounding Bells)

When you bite, the bell rings!? Ultra-thin crispy deep-fried rolls with fresh tofu leaves

China

Everyone Fried Dim Sum Zhejiang Cuisine Hangzhou Specialty

Ingredients

Paper-thin raw tofu skinMinced porkCooking wineScallionGinger

Spices

Shattering crunch of multi-layered paper-thin yuba and pork umami

Water Chestnut Cake (Ma Ti Gao)

シャキシャキでモチモチ！飲茶の定番「クワイ」の黄金ゼリーケーキ

China

Everyone Dessert Dim Sum Guangdong Cuisine Yum Cha

Ingredients

Water chestnut flourRaw water chestnutsRock sugar (or brown sugar)Water

Spices

Bouncy texture of the flour and refreshing crunch of raw water chestnuts

VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Dongpo Braised Pork Hock

箸でほぐれる巨大肉！文豪が愛した「東坡肉」の最強の兄弟

China

High-end Braised Meat Sichuan Cuisine Meishan Specialty

Ingredients

Whole skin-on pork hockSoy sauceRock sugarGingerScallion

Spices

Intense gelatin of long-braised pork skinoffset by a refreshing ginger sauce

Spice level Lv.1

Strange Flavor Chicken (Guai Wei Ji)

Sweet, sour, spicy, hemp, and salty all explode at the same time! A masterpiece of "strange taste" that Sichuan boasts

China

Hardcore Cold Dish Meat Sichuan Cuisine Strange Flavor

Ingredients

Bone-in chickenSoy sauceBlack vinegarSugarChili oil

Spices

A chaotic umami where black vinegar tartness and chili heat coexist on a sesame paste base

Spice level Lv.3

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Clear Broth Beef Brisket

透明なスープに牛の旨味が大渋滞！香港麺の最高峰ベース

China

Everyone Soup Meat Guangdong Cuisine HK Specialty

Ingredients

Beef brisketBeef boneWhite radishStar aniseCinnamon

Spices

Pure beef broth infused with refreshing star anise and dried tangerine peel

Gluten-free

Flash-Fried Double Crunch (Tripe and Gizzard)

料理人の腕を試す3秒間！究極の「サク・コリ」ホルモン炒め

China

High-end Meat Stir-fry Shandong Cuisine Offal

Ingredients

Pork tripeChicken gizzardSoy sauceBlack vinegarCooking wine

Spices

Black vinegar aroma and the ultimate 'crunch' born from a split-second flash-fry

Steamed Cured Meats (La Wei He Zheng)

Hunan's Winter Heritage! A special steamed dish of "dried meat" with condensed flavor

China

Everyone Steamed Meat Hunan Cuisine Cured Meat

Ingredients

La Rou (cured pork)La Ji (cured chicken)La Yu (cured fish)Chicken brothGinger

Spices

Intense amino acid umami of smoked and cured meats

Spice level Lv.1

Yang Chun Mian (Plain Noodle Soup)

究極の引き算！ネギと極上スープだけで食べる上海の「かけそば」

China

Everyone Noodle Dish Shanghai Cuisine Soup Noodle Plain Noodle

Ingredients

Thin Chinese noodlesChicken brothLardSoy sauceSalt

Spices

Umami of premium brothrich depth of lardand scallion aroma

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Sweet and Sour Carp (Tang Cu Li Yu)

A carp flying in the sky!? Shandong cuisine boasts dynamic "Maruage" fish dishes

China

High-end Fish Fried Shandong Cuisine Jinan Specialty

Ingredients

Whole CarpBlack vinegarSugarWheat flourPotato starch

Spices

Intensechoking sweet-sourness created by massive vinegar and sugar

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Braised Eggplant in Soy Sauce (Hong Shao Qie Zi)

I'm so happy even though I have zero meat! The strongest "mother's taste" with eggplant as the protagonist

China

Everyone Stir-fry Vegetable Home Cooking Northern Cuisine

Ingredients

Long eggplantGarlicSoy sauceSugarDark soy

Spices

Sweetness of oil-soaked eggplant and punch of massive garlic soy sauce

VegetarianVegan

Dry Pot Sliced Potatoes

Crispy, Hokuhoku! Sichuan's "Soupless Hot Pot" where potatoes turn into potatoes

China

Everyone Stir-fry Vegetable Sichuan Cuisine Potato

Ingredients

PotatoPork bellyOnionDoubanjiangDried chilies

Spices

Sweetness of fried potatoes and the Ma La heat of Doubanjiang and Sichuan pepper

Spice level Lv.3

Ai Wo Wo (Beijing Sticky Rice Snowballs)

Like a snowman, a cold rice cake that celebrates the spring of Beijing, which the Empress Dowager also loved

China

Everyone Dessert Traditional Sweet Beijing Cuisine Imperial Cuisine

Ingredients

Glutinous riceWalnutsPeanutsWhite sesameSugar

Spices

Roasted sweet nuts accented by the faint tartness of hawthorn

VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Beijing Pork Offal and Bread Stew (Lu Zhu Huo Shao)

Soul Food in Downtown Beijing! Stewed pork intestines, lungs and hard bread in soy sauce

China

Hardcore Braised Meat Beijing Cuisine Pork Offal

Ingredients

Pork intestines/lungsHard flatbread (Huo Shao)Thick fried tofuSoy sauceYellow bean paste

Spices

Intense offal broth and the umami of the bread (Huo Shao) soaked to its limit

Spice level Lv.2

Yongzhou Blood Duck

Hunan's spicy local cuisine with fresh duck blood

China

Hardcore Stir-fry Meat Hunan Cuisine Yongzhou Specialty

Ingredients

Whole duckFresh duck bloodGreen chiliesGarlicGinger

Spices

Richliver-like depth created by cooked duck bloodand sharp heat of green chilies

Spice level Lv.5

Stir-fried Pork with White Chilies

白くて酸っぱい唐辛子！？湖南省の隠し玉「白辣椒」の絶品炒め

China

Everyone Stir-fry Meat Hunan Cuisine White Chilies

Ingredients

Pork bellyBai La Jiao (Hunan salted fermented chilies)GarlicGingerSoy sauce

Spices

Intense acidity from lactic fermentation and deep heat of white chilies

Spice level Lv.3

Snowball Red Bean Fritters (Xue Mian Dou Sha)

雲を食べる奇跡のスイーツ！フワフワのメレンゲで包んだ揚げあんこ

China

Everyone Dessert Fried Sweets Northeast Cuisine Manchu Cuisine

Ingredients

Red bean pasteEgg whitePotato starchPowdered sugarVeg oil

Spices

Sweetness of powdered sugar and the 'fizzing' melt of oil-absorbed meringue

VegetarianGluten-free

Nanning Old Friend Noodles (Lao You Fen)

The sour and spicy flavors blow away the cold! Soul Food of Nanning Citizen

China

Hardcore Noodle Dish Guangxi Cuisine Nanning Specialty Rice Noodle

Ingredients

Flat rice noodlesPorkSuan Sun (fermented bamboo)DouchiGarlic

Spices

Intense sourness/fermented odor of Suan Sun and deep depth of Douchi

Spice level Lv.4

Ji Di Zhou (Pork Offal Congee)

試験に合格するお粥！？豚モツの旨味が溶け込んだ広州の朝ごはん

China

Everyone Rice Dish Soup Guangdong Cuisine Guangzhou Specialty

Ingredients

RicePork liverPork intestinesPork meatballsGinger

Spices

Rich umami of fresh pork offal and refreshing ginger/white pepper