5 dishes in Chinese cuisine that plays with your taste bud

The food landscape in china has evolved from a rich history over thousands of years. Chinese cuisine is known to be one the finest cuisine in the world. Chinese cuisine is present all over the world and the major population of the world is Chinese lovers. Many countries including India have adopted their own way of cooking and preparing Chinese cuisine suiting their taste buds.

This post is for all the Chinese lovers around. There is so much to Chinese cuisine than just noodles and chili chicken. China is a land of culinary feast which is famous for the food they serve; there are so many dishes in Chinese cuisine you probably don’t even know about. This blog is about those Chinese 5 dishes that you shouldn’t miss if you’re going for Chinese cuisine to rest your hunger pangs.

China is a land of flavours which plays with your taste buds, it is a food heaven.

Here is our top 5 dishes from Chinese cuisine that one must try if they call themselves Chinese lovers.

1. Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) – Shanghai soup dumplings or Xiao Long Bao (the local name) are Savoury and delicious soup filled dumplings which seem to define culinary possibility. The semi transparent dumpling skin envelopes neatly around an aromatic filling of pork seasoned with ginger and shaoxing wine mixed with gelatinised pork stock that melts on cooking. These are available in every street corner in China. Take care not to burn your tongue on the hot soup as you bite through the silky dumpling wrapper.

2. Liángpí (Cold skin noodle salad) - Honestly, cold noodle skin doesn't sound appetizing. however, Liang Pi was one of the favorite eats during his year abroad in China and its just delicate! Originally served in Shaanxi province, this dish made its way across whole china. It is a cold spicy salad- cold noodles is tossed with bean sprouts, cucumbers, cilantro, and cubes of spongy gluten, coriander and sesame seeds , then all the proprietary sauces of china, which includes soy sauce, black vinegar, garlic, and chili oil are added to it along with spices like salt and sugar.

3. Kung pao chicken- It is the most famous chicken dish in china. It is a spicy stir fried dish made with chicken, peanuts, vegetables and peanuts. It is a classic dish of Sichuan cuisine. This dish is highly addictive once you get hold of the taste of it. It has all the flavors like sweet, salty, sour and spicy which made it hard to pass on. This chicken dish is available in mostly all the restaurants in China. Kung pao is just the upgraded version of what we call chili chicken in India.

4. Peking Duck – Nothing can prepare your taste buds for the explosion of flavours and textures that a real Peking duck will give you. The most famous dish from Beijing is prized for the thin, crisp skin that simply melts on the tongue. It is a real theatrical experience as the cooked duck is wheeled out to the table and presented to the diners. The secret to the best Peking duck experience is the traditional way with pancakes, scallions and hoisin sauce.

5. Tang gwen (sweet soup balls)–The Chinese have a super sweet tooth. Everywhere you go there are stalls and shops selling cakes and pastries stuffed and filled with all sorts of delicacies. If you’re a sweet tooth you should treat yourself to the sweet warn soup balls from Chinese cuisine, it looks like rasogula but have a very different taste from that. It originates from the Sichuan cuisine and is a staple at every Sichuanese restaurant. It is sweet and filled with fermented rice or sticky rice balls and because of the fermented rice tang gwen can be a little bit of alcoholic.