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Iconic dishes & drinks in China

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Home of the stir-fry, Chinese food is all about eating with the eyes and the stomach. There is no set ingredient list for any stir-fry. It’s all about colourful, fresh ingredients cooked quickly on a high heat and constantly moving in their most prized cooking implements – the wok.

One of the most popular and classically Chinese meals is definitely the practice of Yum Cha. Beginning as a form of snacking whilst in the tea houses of Guangzhou, Yum Cha has a language of its own and always begins and ends with a fragrant tea and serves bamboo baskets of dumplings, wontons, fried prawn toasts, steamed greens, the list goes on! 

Another Chinese meal that’s been picked up and loved worldwide is Peking Duck. Whole ducks are braised in hot soy sauce then roasted in a hot oven with five-spice until super-crisp then served with soft pancakes, plum or hoisin sauce and fresh batons of cucumber and spring onion. 

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Custardy egg tarts

When it comes to sweet treats at the end of the meal, the Chinese do not see it as necessary as Western cultures. However, some are still popular, like custardy egg tarts with a crispy pastry called Dan Tarts or Mango pudding – a sweet, creamy mango jelly to enjoy after a savoury banquet. 

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