China food guide

China Cantonese Cuisine for 2026 — what to order, where to go, the etiquette foreign travelers need, and the regional variations across China.

Understanding Sichuan spice in 2026: má vs. là, the classic dishes and their prices, spice-level vocabulary, and how to order heat you can survive.

Northern Chinese food is wheat-based (noodles, dumplings, buns), hearty, salty, and heavy.

China's noodle map for 2026: Lanzhou beef noodles, Shanxi knife-cut, Wuhan hot-dry, Suzhou simmered and more — what to order, prices, and local rules.

China's four hotpot schools — copper-pot mutton, Sichuan beef tallow, Cantonese da-bin-lou, Chaoshan beef — dips, blanch seconds, CNY 60–200 per person.

How to eat street food in China without regret in 2026: choosing busy stalls, ordering safe bets, water and ice rules, and handling a bad stomach.

Peking duck in 2026: hung-oven vs. closed-oven traditions, which houses to book (Quanjude, Da Dong, Siji Minfu), prices, and how to eat it properly.

Cantonese morning tea (yum cha) in 2026: what to order first, tea-cover fees, the two-finger thank-you, which Guangzhou houses to queue for, and prices.