Eyes on China – A China Travel Blog

CHAR Restaurant and Bar opened last month and is the latest addition to the Bund’s eclectic dining scene. It claims to be the only restaurant in Shanghai now serving the award-winning Blackmore Wagyu Beef from Australia. However, seafood lovers will not be disappointed and the imaginative side dishes are hearty enough to be a sumptuous [...]

This Chinese eggplant recipe belongs to both the best Chinese recipes and Chinese vegetarian recipes. When I have it on my table, it disappears fast. Eggplant is good for folks who need foods rich in potassium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Thiamin, Vitamin K, Manganese, Vitamin B6, Folate while it is [...]

　　Chinese cuisine belongs to the world’s most famous ones. However, what many people mean by “Chinese cuisine” is chicken in a sweet-sour sauce or Peking Duck. And that’s not true… 　　It’s also believed that Chinese people eat absolutelly everything. And that IS true… 　　Some years ago, in a Guangdong province, people started eating some kind [...]

A unique Chinese food is dim sum. Actually dim sum is more than one category of dishes is a dietary habit. Dim sums are small dishes for snacks or tea time (in Chinese: yam cha), but is served in restaurants on a chariot. Most dim sum dishes are steamed, but can also be fried or [...]

Called doufu in its native China, tofu was invented over two millenniums ago by a Chinese scholar and has been a very important food in Chinese cooking until today. Obtained from the milky liquid extracted from soy beans, tofu has the appearance and texture of soft cheese, but only a faint flavor of its own [...]

The art of Chinese cooking is not, contrary to popular belief, complicated and difficult. Most Chinese dishes do not require a complex processing and equipment in the kitchen as does one of China’s most famous dishes, Peking duck. Simplicity is the key to Chinese cuisine as evidently shown in their various cooking methods. When you [...]

I was just back from Guangzhou. Before I left, I got useful info from this website so I’ll like to contribute my info back. I highly recommend Ying Deng Restaurant @Guangzhou Hotel level 3,opposite Bin Bin plaza for its high quality dim sum and desserts. U’ve got to wait about 20 mins for the food [...]