China

8 dishes

Documented in recipes from the Yuan Dynasty. The duck is air-dried, glazed, and roasted in a wood-fi...

Served with tea since the Silk Road era as travelers needed rest stops. The tradition is called yum ...

Invented by Zhang Zhongjing as a remedy for frostbitten ears. The shape resembles ancient Chinese mo...

Soup dumplings invented in Nanxiang, a suburb of Shanghai, in the 1870s. Hot broth is sealed inside ...

Named after Ding Baozhen, a Qing governor whose honorary title was Gongbao, meaning palace guardian....

A communal feast where diners cook raw ingredients in a simmering pot of broth. Mongol horsemen are ...

Cantonese barbecue pork marinated in honey, hoisin, and five spice. The name means fork roasted, des...

Rice simmered in water for hours until it becomes a silky porridge. Known as jook in Cantonese and z...