This is a brief guide to eating in China- for overseas students, expats and tourists. The slideshow includes some useful tips on what to order in a restaurant (with or without an English menu) as well as some pictures of delicious meals, appetizing restaurants and unusual food preparation routines. Enjoy!

1. Food in
China
Safe flavors for
foreign palates
Safe flavors for
foreign palates

2. What to eat in China?
It is a known fact that
Chinese food abroad
is‘westernized’.
Also, we should try some
of the specialites as it
may be the only
opportunity in our lifetime
to taste something really
unique!

3. Beef Noodle
Soup
(Niu Rou Mian- 牛肉面 )
Both are delicious although
the Taiwanese version seens
to be more spicy and has
more ingredients

4. Steam Buns
(Bao Zi 包子 )
Available in small
baozi stands and
some restaurants.
Suitable for
breakfast or lunch.
With or without filling.
Typically filled with
pork, cabbage, chinese
cabbage, noodles,
spices, sea weed or
beans.
Often sold with soya milk.

5. The best of
fried
vegetables

6. Cabbage in a pot
( Gan Guo Bao Xin Cai
干锅包心菜 ):
- comes with pieces of pork and can be quite
spicy

7. Dumplings
(Jiao Zi 饺
子 )
Boiled or friedBoiled or fried
Different stuffingDifferent stuffing
Available in restaurants
and small dumpling
stands or even massage
places
Available in restaurants
and small dumpling
stands or even massage
places
Best with soy sauceBest with soy sauce

8. Fish dishes
Spicy fish ( La Yu 辣鱼 ):
-Very spicy
-In a hot broth or sauce
Green onion and ginger
fried shrimp ( Cong
Jiang Chao Xia 葱姜
炒虾 )
Fried mussles (Chao
Bang 炒蚌 )
- Can be very spicy

9. Chicken and Meat
Chicken Soup (Ji Tang 鸡汤
)
Chicken Soup (Ji Tang 鸡汤
)
Sweet and Sour Pork ( Tang Cu
Li Ji 糖醋里脊 )
Sweet and Sour Pork ( Tang Cu
Li Ji 糖醋里脊 )Cumin Beef ( Zi Ran Niu Rou 孜
然牛肉 )
Cumin Beef ( Zi Ran Niu Rou 孜
然牛肉 )
Kung Pao Chicken (Gong Bao Ji
Ding 宫保鸡丁）
Kung Pao Chicken (Gong Bao Ji
Ding 宫保鸡丁）

10. Egg Fried Rice
( Ji Dan Chao Fan 鸡蛋炒饭 )
- an excellent filler

11. Fried Mushrooms
(Muo Gu Chao Cai 蘑菇炒菜 )
- fried with Bok Choy- Chinese
cabbage ( Xiao Bai Cai 小白菜
)

12. Best tofu dishes
For vegetarians: both dishes may have pieces of meat in them !

13. Cold Garlic Cucumbers
(Suan Huang Gua 蒜黄瓜 )
- A deliciousstarter- Contains plenty
of garlic

14. Dining Styles
Qu Fan Dian Chi Fan !!!

21. Exotic food traditions

26. Experiment and enjoy!