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Wok heat, knife work, five flavors in one plate. From Sichuan numb-spice to Cantonese restraint — the region changes everything.

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Pork and Cabbage Dumplings (Chinese Jiaozi) with all purpose flour, ground pork and Napa cabbage — China recipe

🇨🇳ChinaAdvanced

Flour and Confectionery Products

Pork and Cabbage Dumplings (Chinese Jiaozi)

These northern Chinese jiaozi have thin, pleasantly chewy skins and a juicy pork filling threaded with sweet Napa cabbage. Salting and squeezing the cabbage keeps the filling moist without flooding the wrappers. Make them for Lunar New Year, or settle in for an unhurried weekend folding session.

120 min472 kcal6 serves

💪High protein

Shrimp Stir-Fry with shrimp, garlic and ginger — China recipe

🇨🇳ChinaMedium

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Shrimp Stir-Fry

Shrimp seared fast in a smoking-hot wok with garlic, ginger, snap peas, and bell peppers, finished with a splash of soy sauce. Speed is everything — two minutes too long and the shrimp turn rubbery.

23 min360 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken with chicken thighs, Chinkiang vinegar and dried red chillies — China recipe

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Meat Dishes

Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken

Sichuan kung pao chicken is a fast stir-fry of tender chicken cubes, dried chillies and crisp peanuts. Chinkiang vinegar gives the thin glaze a dark, sharp edge, while Sichuan pepper leaves a brief citrusy tingle. It should taste lively rather than syrupy, with the peanuts added late enough to stay crisp.

35 min520 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Sichuan Spicy Chicken with chicken, peanuts and chili — China recipe

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Meat Dishes

Sichuan Spicy Chicken

A classic of Chinese cuisine with bold flavor and the signature numbing heat of Sichuan pepper — the mala effect. Velveted chicken stir-fried until crispy, finished in a spicy sauce with dried chili, garlic, and roasted peanuts. Serve immediately with jasmine rice.

35 min320 kcal2 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Smashed Cucumbers with cucumber, garlic and chili — China recipe

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Salads

Smashed Cucumbers

A classic Chinese cold appetizer where cucumbers are smashed to create craggy surfaces that soak up a bold sesame-soy-vinegar dressing. Ready in 30 minutes, refreshing and addictive.

30 min80 kcal5 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌶️Spicy⚡Quick

Sweet and Sour Pork with pork, pineapple and bell pepper — China recipe

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Meat Dishes

Sweet and Sour Pork

A Cantonese classic — crispy cornstarch-coated pork pieces stir-fried with bell pepper, onion, carrot, and optional pineapple in a glossy tangy-sweet sauce of vinegar, ketchup, sugar, and soy sauce. The secret is high heat, small batches, and not overcrowding the wok.

65 min480 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Tanghulu (Chinese Candied Fruit) with strawberries and sugar — China recipe

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Sweet Dishes

Tanghulu (Chinese Candied Fruit)

Tanghulu has been sold on Beijing streets since the Song dynasty, but most people outside China discovered it through TikTok — where the cracking sound became its own genre. Fresh fruit on a stick, sealed in boiling sugar that sets like glass. Three ingredients. You will probably mess it up the first time. The instructions below exist so you don't.

30 min145 kcal5 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌱Vegan⚡Quick

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