Travel Guide: Food Tripping in China

Tuck Into an Authentic Sichuan Hot Pot

On a trip to China, your idea of Chinese food will be totally flipped on its head, and if you like your food spicy, you need to make sure that you travel to the Sichuan region, where the local people like their food packed with spice and heat. In this region, Sichuan Hot Pot is by far the most famous and most delicious dish. As the name would suggest, this is a simmering pot full of ingredients, and the most important ingredient of them all is the fiery hot Sichuan pepper.

Go Dumpling Crazy at Mr Shi’s Dumplings

Beijing is a city that seems to have been made with foodies in mind. On every street you’ll find street vendors, small local restaurants, and fancy places to eat too. So much choice can be overwhelming, but we’re going to make it so much easier for you by telling you that you absolutely need to make at least one stop for lunch at Mr Shi’s Dumplings. As the name would suggest, all that’s served up are dumplings, either with pork, vegetables, or shrimp inside. They are cheap and incredibly moreish.

Try the Street Yoghurts of Beijing

As you walk along the streets of Beijing, your senses will be overloaded by all the different types of food on offer on the streets. One food that you’ll no doubt notice again and again is yoghurt served in small glass jars. Although you wouldn’t think of yoghurt as being typically Chinese, these are hugely popular in Beijing. The yoghurt is drunk there and then on the street and the glass is then returned to the street stall. It’s thick like a milkshake but much tangier. Ultra delicious.

Sip on Tea atMaliandao Tea Market

It is no secret that the Chinese love their tea, and indeed, much of the tea that we drink in the West is actually grown in the tea plantations of China. This makes China an extra special place to go tea shopping, and the ultimate place for this is Maliandao Tea Market in Beijing. As well as many varieties of tea, you can find teacups, tea saucers, tea sets, and other beautiful porcelain items that you wouldn’t find at home

Eat Dinner on the 91st Floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre

There’s certainly no shortage of incredible dining opportunities throughout China, but one of the most special would have to be dinner at the Dining Room of the Park Hyatt in Shanghai. The reason why dining here is something extra special is because the restaurant is located on the 91st floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre, and as you eat, you will have the most spectacular view of the whole city illuminated at night.

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