NO:1 kung pao chicken

If foreigners are asked to list several Chinese dishes, kung pao chicken must be included. Kung pao chicken is a famous traditional dish at home and abroad, which is favored by Chinese and foreign diners. According to legend, this dish was named after Ding Baozhen, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Ding Baozhen likes peanuts and chicken, especially spicy food, so when he was an official in Shandong, he ordered his chef to change Shandong cuisine "Fried Chicken with Sauce" into spicy fried chicken. Later, when he took office as governor of Sichuan, he popularized this dish and named it kung pao chicken, from which it spread. Originally from Guizhou, Ding Baozhen was once the governor of Shandong and then the governor of Sichuan. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of "Prince Taibao" by the Qing court, known as "Ding Gongbao" in the world, hence the name of this product.

main ingredients: chicken, dried peppers and peanuts.

NO:2 Mapo Tofu

Unexpectedly, Mapo Tofu can also make the list. Although the ingredients are simple and the price is not expensive, it is one of the most famous dishes in Sichuan cuisine. After eating, the mouth and tongue are numb, and the lips and teeth are spicy, which fully embodies the characteristics of Sichuan cuisine. Mapo tofu can be seen in restaurants all over China. It is also common in Korea and Japan, but it has added local flavor. Although Japanese cuisine is not known for its "spicy" flavor, Japanese cooking still retains this feature, and it is usually served with Japanese rice.

main ingredients: tofu and beef.

NO:3 fried rice with eggs

"Hey, fried rice with eggs is the simplest and most difficult. The rice should be clear in grain and stained with eggs ..." Speaking of fried rice with eggs, I started to hum unconsciously. The earliest record of fried rice with eggs can be found in the information about "eggs" on bamboo slips unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha. According to experts' research, "Egg Zan" is a kind of food made of sticky rice and eggs. Some people infer that this may be the predecessor of fried rice with eggs. Now it has become the most common food in China. Fried rice with eggs is fragrant, soft and mouth-watering, and can be seen in high-end hotels or street stalls in China. Although the cooking method of this product is simple, there are still some points to pay attention to: to ensure the taste, use leftovers instead of new rice; Stir well before frying.

main ingredients: rice, eggs and cooking oil.

NO:4 fried noodles

Egg fried rice is on the list. How can it be without fried noodles? Fried noodles are nutritious, healthy, and have the effects of promoting digestion, improving anemia and enhancing immunity. They are popular all over the world, and in China, they are the staple food that every household often eats. There are many ways to make fried noodles, and the most famous one in the west is Cantonese fried noodles. In American Chinese food, fried noodles are made of noodles, meat, onions and celery, which is regarded as the specialty of western Chinese restaurants. There are differences between the east coast and the west coast in the United States. The fried noodles on the east coast are similar to Hong Kong-style, with a strong taste, while those on the west coast are mostly steamed, with a waxy and soft taste. Most restaurants will fry noodles first to make them golden yellow in the fastest way.

main ingredients: noodles and cooking oil.

NO:5 jiaozi

There is a saying in China: It's delicious but not as good as jiaozi. As the "finale" of many traditional festivals in China, it shows the weight of jiaozi in Chinese food. It is said that jiaozi was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a history of 1,811 years. Jiaozi is one of the most popular traditional cuisines in China, and it is also highly sought after by westerners. Moreover, there are many fillings in jiaozi, including the public, which also shows the cultural heritage of China, and it has always been one of the most China-featured cuisines in the eyes of foreigners.

main ingredients: meat, vegetables and flour.

NO:6 Beijing roast duck

Beijing roast duck is known as a national dish with mellow taste and bright color, and it is available in all major hotels in Beijing. High-end restaurants are even more elegant, and even have their own duck farms, making unique Beijing roast duck with specific varieties of ducks as raw materials. Quanjude, founded in 1979, is one of the largest roast duck restaurants in Beijing and even in the world. Quanjude can provide up to 5,111 tables for customers to eat every day. Beijing roast duck is crispy in skin, tender in meat and delicious in taste, which is highly praised by many foreign friends, including many celebrities and international dignitaries.

main ingredients: duck, pancakes and green onions.