Food has a special meaning to the Chinese people. The “waste not, want not’ ethos means that a surprising range and variety of plants and animals are eaten and every part of a plant or animal is used. This has given rise to a remarkable diversity in the regional cuisine, but to Westerners it can be overwhelming –surprising , fantastic, delicious, horrifying or disgusting but above all, different,. Travelers are often surprised that it is not like the Chinese take-away in their home town.
However,
1． Most restaurants provide tea free of charge. The is normally green tea, or similar.
2． Cutlery can be ordered if wished.
3． Tipping is not expected , although service charges may be included in the more expensive restaurant.
Do you want to venture out from the tourist area to eat where the locals eat? We have prepared menus in Chinese and English that will give you freedom to escape the hotels or the tourist beat.
Chinese Common Dishes
Drink
啤酒 Beer 红酒 Red Wine
可乐 Coca-Cola 葡萄酒 White Wine
花茶 Jasmine Tea 甘蔗酒 Sugar cane juice
红茶 Black Tea 酸梅汁 Plum juice
绿茶 Green Tea 杨桃汁 Star fruit juice
八宝茶 “Eight Treasures” Tea 青梅汁 Herb juice
米酒 Rice wine
Breakfast
烧饼 Clay oven rolls 割包 Steamed sandwich
油条 Fried bread stick 饭团 Rice and vegetable roll
菲菜盒 Fried leek dumplings 蛋饼 Egg cakes
水饺 Boiled dumplings 皮蛋 100- year egg
蒸饺 Steamed dumplings 咸鸭蛋 Salted duck egg
馒头 Steamed buns 豆浆 Soybean milk
Rice
稀饭 Rice porridge 卤肉饭 Braised pork rice
白饭 Plain white rice 蛋炒饭 Fire rice with egg
油饭 Glutinous oil rice 地瓜粥 Sweet potato congee
糯米饭 Glutinous rice Steamed rice
Noodle
混沌面 Wonton & noodle 榨菜肉丝面 Pork, Picked mustard green noodles
刀削面 Sliced noodles 牡蛎细面 Oyster thin noodles
麻辣面 Spicy hot noodles 板条 Flat noodles
麻酱面 Sesame paste noodles 米粉 Rice noodles
鸭肉面 Duck with noodles 炒米粉 Fried rice noodles
鳝鱼面 Eel noodles 冬粉 Green bean noodle
乌龙面 Seafood noodles
Soup
鱼丸汤 Fish ball soup
貢丸汤 Meet ball soup 猪肠汤 Pork intestine soup
蛋花汤 Egg & vegetable soup 肉羹汤 Pork thick soup
蛤蛎汤 Clams soup 鱿鱼汤 Squid soup
牡蛎汤 Oyster soup 花枝羹 Squid thick soup
紫菜汤 Seaweed soup 薯仔煲冬菇汤 Potato and black mushroom soup
酸辣汤 Sweet & sour soup 粟米羹 Corn and egg soup
馄饨汤 Wonton soup 鱼翅汤 Shark fin soup
Main Course
香妃鸡 Steamed chicken with salted sauce
糖醋鸡块 Chicken in sweet and sour sauce
三杯鸡翼 Chicken wings in three cups sauce
赛海蛰拌活鸭丝 Shredded roast deck with Jelly Fish
杂菜拌鸭脷 Duck tongues with assorted Vegetables
卤炸乳鸽 Deep-fried pigeon in spiced sauce
蜜糖子姜鸡 Honey chicken with ginger shoots
苹果咖喱鸡 Curry chicken with apple
百花凤翼 Stuffed chicken wings with shrimp paste
香荽鸭翼 Duck wings with coriander
陈皮鸭脷 Fried duck tongues with tangerine peel
宫保鸡丁 Stri-fired dice chicken with peanuts and served with red chilli sauce
西柠煎软鸡 Soft-fried chicken in lemon sauce