There are some dishes that you just absolutely HAVE to try! Here are a few Chinese dishes that you absolutely need to try! Venture outside of your comfort zone!
Dan Dan Mein (Dan Dan Noodles)
Original versions of the dish start with warm, long, fresh noodles piled over chile oil. Many recent takes finish the dish off with minced pork and pickled vegetables (ya cai) such as mustard greens. Depending on the cook’s taste (and, of course, the customer's), other versions include peanut oil, peanuts, peanut butter, sesame paste, dark soy sauce, black Chinese vinegar, scallions and Sichuan peppers. Some versions are even served cold. The end goal of all of them: a slurpy, delicious and fortifying bowl of noodles.
Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)
Steamed soup dumplings usually arrive in a group of 4 to 10 in a bamboo steamer basket. Dip the dumpling in the Chinese vinegar (usually provided), and when you bite into them, the pork broth, or “soup,” spills out into your Chinese spoon.
Char Siu Bao (Pork Buns)
Steamed, paper-white puffs of yeast-risen bread encase a glistening center of sugary barbecue pork chunks. The seasonings on the meat are sweet barbecue sauce styles which tends to lend an bright orange tinge to the paper-white bread surrounding it.
Shumai
One of the prettiest members of the dim sum family, these delicate, curly-edged bite-size dumplings show up often with pork or scallop, although they can also be found with spring garlic, shrimp, crab meat, and a range of other vegetarian and meat enhancements. A translucent piece of dough wraps around the fillings, forming a small package that is steamed to order.
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