Chinese Dietary Culture


  • Qishan Minced Noodles

    Qishan Minced Noodles

    Minced noodles have enjoyed a long history, among which the Qishan minced noodles are the most famous one. Many a story has been around as for the origin of Qishan minced noodles, and one of them goes as follows.

    2025/08/04

  • Guokwei

    Guokwei

    Guokwei, Crusty Pancake with Softy Taste Guokwei, or the Crusty Pancake, is a kind of traditional snack local in Shaanxi Province. It is said that during the construction of "Qian Mausoleum", the mausoleum for the couple of Emperor Gao of Tang Dynasty and Empress Wu Zetian, many craftsmen, civilian workers and soldiers were mobilized to work, casusing a large number of working labors didn't have adequate food to eat.

    2025/08/04

  • Fanji Cured Meat

    Fanji Cured Meat

    Fanji Cured Meat, Unforgettable “Heavy Taste” Fanji Cured Meat is a famous snack local to Xi'an which manifests the Northwestern food culture, but where does the cuisine originate from specifically? The answer is that the brand of Fanji was started by Mr. Fan Fengxiang and his son in the year of 1925, ninety years old up to date.

    2025/08/04

  • Empress Dowager Cakes

    Empress Dowager Cakes

    Empress Dowager Cakes, a Kind of Snack with Story According to the record of History of Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Bo, the mother of Emperor Wen of Han was very virtuous and bright, under whose education and edification Emperor Wen had experienced the sufferings of ordinary folks since childhood and learnt to understand and sympathize the difficulties of the civilians

    2025/08/04

  • Mashi

    Mashi

    As a variety of snack that was available since a long time ago, Mashi now not only carries the manufacturing processes of flour food but also integrates the diverse demands of modern people for healthy dietary style with nutrition. Dozens of green vegetables, beans and specially-made spices are now used to make a series of nutritious and tasty Mashi.

    2025/08/04

  • Nangjing Salted Duck

    Nangjing Salted Duck

    Cooking duck as a dish is a tradition in Nanjing. The earliest written proof was found in Wu Jun's History of Qi Kingdom in Six Dynasties. The story happened when the army of Liang Kingdom confronted the opposite army of North Qi.

    2025/08/05

  • Dongpo Pork

    Dongpo Pork

    Dongpo Pork, a Dish with a Great Name in History

    2025/08/05

  • Douzhir and Coke Ring

    Douzhir and Coke Ring

    Speaking of Beijing snacks, the first comes douzhir and coke ring. Beijingers enjoy drinking douzhir and eating coke ring. We can see from Yanjing Snacks Miscellaneous Poems that they describe douzhir in this way:"Hard to believe that dregs can be turned into porridge with attracting taste. People come to sit down and share together happily. " Besides, they praise douzhir as "incredbile" that only those who tried to taste can feel its delicacy.

    2025/08/05

  • Rolling Donkey

    Rolling Donkey

    Rolling Donkey, Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour

    2025/08/05

  • Peacake

    Peacake

    Peacake, Cool Bean Dessert Peacake is such a kind of good snack for summer refreshing.

    2025/08/05