Dina Tai Fung is Taiwanese chain of restaurants that has outlets across Asia and has one outlet in California, USA. The chain is one of the most famous in Taiwan and is causing a stir down in California. Famous for its dumpling Dai Tai Fung, is said to create the perfect dumpling and savory blend of fillings and thin wrappers that are just the right size.
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What an adventure this last couple days has been! I arrived in Qingdao yesterday morning and made my way to my hotel. They didnt have record of my reservation which, in and of itself is no biggie, but combine that with a very significant language barrier and you have an interesting six hours on your hands. They switched my room a couple times and I was a little bit frustrated, but it all worked out. I walked around the city for a few hours and had a great brunch at a five star hotel (I am …
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The private restaurants and food stalls are part of Beijing’s image. The restaurants satisfy the tourists, the business travelers as well as the foreign residents.
Because of the cold winter, short growing season and the arid climate, the cuisine is based on wheat, soybeans and millet. The modern Beijing chefs are proud of their lai mein (hand-pulled noodles)
Specialties and cuisines
While in Beijing you can experience one of the specialties or cuisines:
Beijing (Peking) Duck (see photo right) is the must for any visitor. Half a duck along with hoisin sauce and silver fungus are rolled up in a piece of bread.
Sichuan style cuisine is hot and spicy, with a lot of red chilies and Sichuan peppercorn, garlic and onions. One of the nicest restaurants serving Sichuan style cuisine is Shu Xiang Zhai.
Hot pots contain varieties of meat, vegetable, tofu and some unique foods. Zhao Deng Wai Yu Lu is one of the best places around Beijing to get hot pots.
Xinjiang food is a Muslim style cuisine and the bread is great.
Dao Xiao Mian are noodles. They are served with soup, meat and sometimes vegetables. La Mian is a variant of the noodles, something like spaghetti
Jiaozi are dumplings. They have different fillings, such as meat, vegetables or sea food.
Gong Bao Ji Ding is a spicy chicken cooked with vegetables and peanuts.
To Doe Zi is made of potatoes and green papers.
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