1. Beijing: Kaoya (Peking roast duck, 烤鸭)
北京：烤鸭
The cuisine: Generations of emperors and blue-blooded residents have set the standard for high-end Chinese cuisine. The city is famous for imperial cuisine, or guan cai (官菜)， which uses only premium quality ingredients and is cooked with complex techniques。
烹饪风格：历代皇帝和贵族早已为高端的中式烹饪设定了标准。北京这座城市因其皇家菜肴或是官菜闻名遐迩，这种菜肴仅选用上等食材佐料，并运用复杂的技巧烹饪而成。
The dish: A perfect kaoya is roasted to a reddish color; its skin remains crispy and the meat oozes a fruity flavor。
菜肴：最棒的烤鸭烤至淡红色，表皮酥脆，鸭肉口感圆润。
A whole roasted duck is typically served in two ways: the juicy meat and crispy skin are wrapped in mandarin pancakes with scallion, cucumber and hoisin sauce; and the bones are slow-cooked into a tasty soup。
一整只烤鸭有两种特色吃法：拿薄饼卷着肥美的鸭肉和酥脆的鸭皮，再搭配些青葱丝，黄瓜丝和海鲜酱;鸭骨架经慢火炖成美味的汤。
2. Hebei province: Lvrou huoshao (donkey meat sandwich, 驴肉火烧)
河北省：驴肉火烧
The cuisine: Much as it is in neighboring Beijing, Hebei cuisine is savory and sauce heavy, with an emphasis on the cut and color of the dishes。
烹饪风格：和邻近的北京菜有很多相似之处，河北菜很可口，酱油重，看重刀工和菜肴的颜色。
The dish: Brace yourself. Locals reckon donkey is as delicious as dragon meat, even though no one can provide much in the way of documentary evidence of having eaten the latter。
菜肴：做好准备。当地人认为驴肉和龙肉一样美味，尽管没人能用文字证明有谁真的吃过龙肉。
Donkey meat is high in protein, low in cholesterol and has a finer fiber than beef. It's leaner than pork and lacks the funky odor of mutton. Sliced donkey meat is stewed and served between two pieces of ciabatta-like bread to make a Hebei-style sandwich。
驴肉蛋白质含量高，胆固醇含量低，而且比牛肉纤维细。驴肉又比猪肉瘦些，也没有羊肉那股膻味。片好的驴肉是炖好的，夹在两片像意大利脆皮面包模样的饼子中间，这样就做好了河北风格的三明治了。
3. Chongqing: La zi ji (chili-fried chicken cubes, 辣子鸡)
重庆：辣子鸡
The cuisine: Even compared with food from Sichuan, China’s mecca of spicy dishes, Chongqing cuisine scores high in spiciness and numb-inducing ingredients。
烹饪风格：即使常常拿来和川菜作对比，重庆仍旧是当之无愧的中国辣菜圣城，在麻辣程度上重庆菜首屈一指。
The dish: La zi ji combines crispy chicken breast cubes with a fireplace of peppercorn, toasted sesame and dried bird’s-eye chilis to create a plate of hot, red deliciousness。
菜肴：辣子鸡是将酥脆的鸡胸脯块与干胡椒、芝麻和干辣椒一同翻炒，从而做出一盘子火辣辣红彤彤的美味。
4. Fujian province: Fo tiao qiang (Buddha jumps over the wall, 佛跳墙)
另译作：Fo tiao qian
福建省：佛跳墙
The cuisine: Located along the southeastern coast of China, Fujian is famous for fresh seafood, but its flavorful shrimp oil and shrimp paste make the region’s cuisine stand proud。
烹饪风格：坐落于中国东南沿海的福建省以其新鲜的海产而闻名，不过福建有名的虾油和虾酱也让当地引以为傲的烹饪手法。
The dish: Legend has it that this dish is so irresistible that Buddha jumped over the wall for a taste。
菜肴：相传佛跳墙这道菜美味难挡，佛都从墙头跳过前来品尝。
Fo tiao qiang is made of 18 pricey ingredients, including shark fin, abalone, sea cucumber, ginseng and scallops, all simmered together for hours with premium Shaoxing rice wine。
佛跳墙由包括鱼翅、鲍鱼、海参、人参和扇贝等18种食材做成，所有食材再加些上好的绍兴米酒，经小火煨数小时即可。
5. Gansu province: Lanzhou lamian (Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles, 兰州拉面)
甘肃省：兰州拉面
The cuisine: This Islamic province makes hands-down the best noodles with beef or lamb in the country。
烹饪风格：有着伊斯兰信仰的甘肃省能够轻而易举地做出全国最棒的面食来，面里一般会放牛肉或是羊肉。
The dish: The perfect Lanzhou lamian is made with five ingredients: a clear soup, white radish, green coriander, red chilis, yellow noodles。
菜肴：最好吃的兰州拉面由5种食材组成：清汤，白萝卜，香菜，红辣椒，细黄面条。
The best way to experience this regional mainstay is seated in a humble lamian joint, slurping down noodles amid hungry eaters。
体验这道当地主打美食最好的方式，就是坐在普普通通的小摊前，在饥饿的食客中间痛快地“哧溜哧溜”将面条吃到嘴里。
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