Chuan (Sichuan)（川菜）
Hui (Anhui)（徽菜) ,
Lu (Shandong)（鲁菜） ,
Min (Fujian)（闽菜） ,
Su (Jiangsu, Huaiyang cuisine)（苏菜）
Yue (Hong Kong and Guangdong)（粤菜）
Xiang (Hunan)（湘菜）
Zhe (Zhejiang)（浙菜）]
For this post , I will just throw up some pictures of food that one can pick up anywhere. (Even the thought of eating Sichuan food brings me out in the sweats.)
Anyway, here are a few foods that I have consumed over time.
This is what is known in the business as Zongzi (粽子)
Zongzi are usually bought around the time of the Dragon boat festival (端午节). There is a story behind the food. Apparently a poet was trying to warn his king that the neighbouring country wre planning on invading his country. He did not get there in time so he threw himself in the river. People started throwing food in the river such that the fish would not eat the body.
After unwrapping the leaf and string , on will find rice and inside the rice there should be something else such as red bean paste or egg and pig meat. Bring some water with you if you eat this.
Another seasonal treat is 月饼 （Yuebing / moon cake）which is traditional eaten around the mid Autumn festival time of the year.
Mooncakes go well with tea.
The inside of a moon cake can range from red bean paste to lotus seed paste.
The proof of the (mooncake) pudding
Hand grabbing pastries are my personal favourite .
ShouZhuaBing 手抓饼 is like a crepe tat is cooked in front of you. You can choose to add many sauces , sausages , eggs , lettuce. Lovely on a cold day.
Tastes like a biscuit with a savoury filling
Like a mini pizza.
Shops like Tesco's would sell these mini pizza's
Good to eat if you are in a rush
杨梅 （YangMai - Bayberries）
They are a season fruit. Very sweet but remember not to leave some in your bag overnight or a ton of fruit flies will make mincemeat of your bag
pig dumplings / Jioazi
They go well with mayonaisse
Easy to cook 饺子
A staple lunch.
hot dog , rice ,tofu and some veggies.
Nice
Chicken Baozi 鸡肉包子
Nice street food from Shanghai
Not exactly sure what this is. My guess - bread with egg , meat and vegetables inside.
preparing some wine
wine being fermented
I reckon I could get drunk on the fumes
you tiao - 油条
a morning snack
an egg sandwich
Dragon fruit 火龙果
Dragon fruit after getting rid of that outer layer
What I have been eating over the last couple of months...
egg plant , peppers , ginger and onion
Lotus root before chopping it up
Lotus root afterwards (莲藕)
This is the staple food in a shop called LanZhouLaMian
兰州拉面.
It consists of potatoes, rice,beef and the remains of a pepper thrown in for good luck.
The restaurant (which is a chain restaurant having its origins in Lanzhou - Gansu province) always provides some broth with this meal. The broth is as tasty as the meal itself.
An iron plate preserving the heat of this meal.
一个铁碗饭
Kentucky flavoured chicken featuring both toothpick chicken and chicken hearts.
Just pass me the toothpick chicken.
noodles with cureed sausage meat -腊肠面
A milk icecream
I think that is the only milk I have tried since arriving back in China.
Nearly all these foods are individually bought.
Usually, people will go out and share food. I will post some of the shared food later.
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