15 Most Popular Chinese Dishes

1. Peking Roasted Duck

Peking duck (北京烤鸭 Běijīng kǎoyā) is a famous dish from Beijing, enjoying world fame, and considered as one of China national dishes. Peking duck is savored for its thin and crispy skin.

2. Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁 gōngbào jīdīng) is a famous Sichuan-style specialty, popular with both Chinese and foreigners.

3. Sweet and Sour Pork

Sweet and sour pork (糖醋里脊 tángcù lǐjǐ) has a bright orange-red color, and a delicious sweet and sour taste.

4. Hot Pot

Hot pot, or hotpot (火锅 huǒguō), is one of the most popular dishes in China, especially in Sichuan Province or Chongqing.

5. Dim Sum

Dim sum (点心 diǎnxin) is one of the most popular Cantonese cuisine dishes. It contains a large range of small dishes, including dumplings, rolls, cakes, and meat, seafood, dessert, and vegetable preparations

6. Dumplings

Dumplings (饺子 jiǎozi) are a traditional food type that is widely popular, especially in North China.

7. Ma Po Tofu

Ma Po tofu (麻婆豆腐 Mápó dòufǔ ‘Pockmarked Granny beancurd’) is one of the most famous dishes in Chuan Cuisine (Sichuan food) with a history of more than 100 years.

8. Char Siu

Peking duck (北京烤鸭 Běijīng kǎoyā) is a famous dish from Beijing, enjoying world fame, and considered as one of China national dishes. Peking duck is savored for its thin and crispy skin.

9. Chow Mein

Chow mein is the Cantonese pronunciation of the Mandarin chǎomiàn (炒面), which means ‘stir-fried noodles’.

10. Fried Rice

Fried rice (炒饭 chǎofàn) is a dish made from fried cooked rice and other ingredients, often including eggs, vegetables, seafood, or meat.

11. Twice-Cooked Pork Slices

Twice-cooked pork or double-cooked pork (回锅肉 huíguōròu) is one of the most famous Sichuan pork dishes.

12. Sichuan Pork

Sichuan pork, or ‘poached pork slices’ (水煮肉片 shuǐzhǔ ròupiàn), is a famous Sichuan cuisine dish.

13. Xiaolongbao

Xiǎolóngbāo (小笼包 ‘small basket buns’) are a kind of baozi (Chinese steamed bun). They are popular in Jiangsu and Shanghai.

14. Zhajiangmian

Zhajiangmian (炸酱面 /jaa-jyang-myen/ ‘fried sauce noodles’) is one of the most popular Shandong Cuisine dishes. It is a thick wheat noodle dish topped with zhajiang sauce.

15. Wonton Soup

Wontons (馄炖 húndùn) are a kind of Chinese dumpling. Different from jiaozi, wontons have less filling and are wrapped in much thinner dough wrappers.