Food Guide for Traveling in China

As a travel expert and gourmet, traveling is not only for enjoying the scenery, but also for tasting the food from all over the world.

During the trip, I always record the food maps of various places and share the food check-in guides for the streets and alleys across the country.

1. Beijing: Roast Duck Beijing is the capital of China and a paradise for food. When talking about Beijing’s food, the first thing that comes to mind is roast duck.

Roast duck has crispy skin and tender meat, and is a representative delicacy in Beijing. When traveling to Beijing, you must taste authentic roast duck. You can choose famous roast duck restaurants such as Quanjude and Zhajiangmian.

2. Shanghai: Xiaolongbao Shanghai Xiaolongbao is one of the famous traditional Chinese delicacies and a special snack in Shanghai. It is characterized by thin skin, large fillings, and rich fresh juice. The fillings of Xiaolongbao are usually pork and fresh soup. The fillings are finely processed and wrapped in thin dough. They can be eaten after steaming.

When eating Xiaolongbao, you can dip it in black vinegar and shredded ginger to increase the taste and flavor. In Shanghai, there are many famous Xiaolongbao restaurants, such as Nanxiang Mantou Restaurant and Wujiang Road Xiaolongbao, which are famous for making authentic Shanghai Xiaolongbao.

Whether local residents or tourists, you can taste authentic Shanghai Xiaolongbao in Shanghai’s snack streets, food streets or traditional restaurants.

3. Guangzhou: Cantonese cuisine Guangzhou is the capital of Chinese cuisine and is famous for Cantonese cuisine. Cantonese cuisine has superb cooking skills, light taste, and focuses on the presentation of original flavor.

Guangzhou’s food streets such as Beijing Road and Shamian are good places to taste Cantonese cuisine.

4. Chengdu: Sichuan cuisine Chengdu is the birthplace of Sichuan cuisine, one of the four major cuisines in China.

Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy and fresh fragrance. Chengdu’s food streets such as Kuanzhai Alley and Jinli are good places to taste Sichuan cuisine. The food that cannot be missed includes hot pot, spicy hot pot, twice-cooked pork, etc.

5. Xi’an: Shaanxi cuisine Xi’an is a famous historical and cultural city in China and the birthplace of Shaanxi cuisine. Shaanxi cuisine is famous for its unique taste and rich ingredients.

When you come to Xi’an, you must try authentic Shaanxi cuisine such as Roujiamo, Yangrou Pao Mo, Liangpi, etc.

6. Hangzhou: West Lake Vinegar Fish Hangzhou is a famous tourist city in China and a food capital.

The most famous food is West Lake Vinegar Fish. West Lake Vinegar Fish is tender, sweet and sour, and is one of the representative foods of Hangzhou. You can go to Hangzhou’s food streets such as Southern Song Imperial Street and Hefang Street to taste authentic West Lake Vinegar Fish.

7. Hong Kong: Hong Kong-style tea restaurants Hong Kong is a paradise for food, especially famous for Hong Kong-style tea restaurants.

Hong Kong-style tea restaurants are specialty restaurants in Hong Kong, offering a variety of delicious tea restaurant dishes, such as milk tea, pineapple buns, roast meat, etc. You can go to Central, Mong Kok and other places in Hong Kong to taste authentic Hong Kong-style tea restaurants.

8. Taipei: Night market food Taipei is a city in Taiwan and a paradise for food.

Taipei’s night market is a great place to taste Taiwanese food. You can taste a variety of Taiwanese snacks at the night market, such as large intestine wrapped in small intestine, oyster omelet, pearl milk tea, etc.

9. Chongqing: Hotpot Chongqing is the birthplace of Chongqing hotpot, one of the four major hotpots in China.

Chongqing hotpot is famous for its spicy and fresh flavor, and is one of the favorite foods of Chongqing people. You can go to hotpot restaurants in Jiefangbei, Nanbin Road and other places to taste authentic Chongqing hotpot.

10. Xiamen: Seafood Xiamen is a beautiful coastal city and a paradise for seafood.

There are many seafood restaurants in Xiamen’s food streets such as Zhongshan Road and Gulangyu Island, where you can taste fresh seafood delicacies such as oyster omelet and shacha noodles.

The above is a national food punch-in guide that I have compiled for everyone. I hope it can bring some reference and inspiration to everyone’s travel. Whether you like spicy Sichuan cuisine, light Cantonese cuisine, or Xiamen cuisine that likes seafood, you can find food that suits your taste all over China. I hope that everyone can enjoy the food while feeling the local customs and cultural charm of various places during their travels.