This bilingual book introduces Chinese famous snacks from different provinces with colorful photos and the origins and stories behind the snacks. Local traditions and cultures are also discussed while introducing each food item. Traditional specialities include Beijing Roast Duck, Bingtanghulu (Crispy Sugar-Coated Haws on a Stick) Stuffed Bun (Go Believe Bun) Bread Soaks in Mutton Soup (Lanzhou Beef Noodles Roast Mutton Cubes Tibet Buttered Tea Jinhua Ham Roasted Suckling Pig Luoyang Shui Xi (Water Banquet of Luoyang) Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil Mapo Tofu Across-Bridge Rice Noodles Pork with Picking and Starch Noodles Chashao Bun (Steamed Meat-stuffed Bun) Egg Tart Oyster Omelet Specialties: Yi Shui Ink-Stone Shanxi Mature Vinegar Lintong Pomegranate Hetian Jade Longjing Tea (Dragon Well Tea) Hangzhou Silk Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Jingdezhen's Porcelains Tricolored Glazed Pottery of Tang Dynisty Wuliangye Wine Pu'er Tea
Paperback, Simplified Chinese characters & English, 428 Pages, 8.25" x 5.4"