Top 7 Chinese Dishes You Must Try- Treat Your Taste Buds Right!

The flavours and textures of Chinese dishes are unique and wholesome in their medley of stir-fries, broths, spicy-sweet sauces, crunchy peanuts, succulent meats, as well as ample herbs and vegetables. Whether you're most excited about touring old-world towns infused with heritage charm or getting deliciously lost in the cutting-edge shopping centres and rustic night markets, one unmissable snack to keep up your energy levels is the Bao bun; consisting of soft steamed dough stuffed to bursting with melt-in-the-mouth meat and finely chopped vegetables.

One of the best aspects of Chinese cuisine is that its impressive variety of versatile meals caters to all manner of individual preferences, from Ma Po Tofu soaked in black bean and chilli paste sauce and the iconic Shandong fried sauce noodles approved by the Empress Dowager Cixi to the ultimate comfort foods of shrimp wonton soup and Banmian noodle soup with its addictive pepper-and-anchovy-infused punch. However, if you're looking for a flavour-packed late-night eat after a long day of shopping and sightseeing, this Cantonese delicacy of golden noodle stir-fry with diced meat, onions, and peppers will hit the spot like nothing else!

Speaking of Cantonese cuisine, the most popular of the eight major branches of the Chinese food culture, with its original and sometimes eccentric saucily sweet concoctions, you don't want to miss out on the epicurean enchantment that is dim sum. This bite-size banquet of dumplings, stuffed within an inch of their lives with meat and delicate veggies and served within a bamboo steamer, is a delicious tearoom brunch that will delight your palate with accompaniments like rice-noodle rolls, braised chicken feet, custard-filled egg tarts, and steaming hot tea.

A crispier golden-brown cousin of the more fragile dumpling, the name of this scrumptious snack originates from Southern China, where the people ate Spring Rolls to welcome the springtime season. This crunchy cylinder filled with minced meat, veggies, or sweet bean paste, is now enjoyed throughout the year by locals and tourists alike.

Whether it's legendary Kung Fu heroes, nostalgic amusement parks, waterborne lion dances, or rains of peach blossoms in mountain gardens, Foshan is rich in both dreamy solitude and action-packed enticement. It also happens to be China's Capital of authentic Cantonese dishes, with foodie-centric enclaves like the Shunde Districts, frequented by the Chinese elite and movie stars. If you're looking for an elaborate noodle dish after a whirlwind day spent exploring, Foshan's famous egg noodles and wontons drowning in piquant dried flounder and roe soup, decked with shrimp, and garnished with garlic chives, is a celebrated pick-me-up. If you're looking for sophisticated Foshan accommodation with prime access to its gastronomic hotspots, venture no further than Ascott M-City Foshan.

From stinky tofu and sliced frog with walnuts to fried milk and pheasant rolls and velvety milk-icing desserts, Cantonese cuisine is bizarre yet undeniably delicious! If you're looking to sample a unique flavour profile without anything too outlandish involved, beautifully fried, stewed, and seasoned 'goose palms' with zesty orange peel is the way to go!

If you're not confident enough to sample goose quite yet, a dish of thin and crisp slices of Peking duck served with pancake, mashed garlic, and sweet bean sauce was once a royal dish of ancient China and is known to take your taste buds on a first-class ride!