The most classic famous Chinese dishes
The top 3 according to 19 votes from people: Dongpo pork · Peking duck · Mapo tofu. (Updated Jul 10, 2026.)
The most famous and best-loved Chinese dishes, combining the 'top ten famous dishes of China' rankings with the signature dishes of each regional cuisine.
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Top 15
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1
Dongpo pork
Hangzhou pork belly slow-braised in Shaoxing wine, linked to the poet Su Dongpo.
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2
Peking duck
Beijing duck roasted over fruitwood, crisp skin and tender meat, with pancakes, scallions and sweet bean sauce; first in many rankings.
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3
Mapo tofu
Qing-dynasty Chengdu dish of soft tofu with minced beef and chilli bean paste, dusted with Sichuan pepper.
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4
Shuizhu fish
Chongqing dish of fish slices in hot oil loaded with chillies and Sichuan pepper.
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5
Buddha jumps over the wall
Fujian banquet soup of abalone, sea cucumber and a dozen other ingredients slow-cooked.
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6
Steamed Wuchang fish
Hubei dish made famous by Mao's line 'and eat Wuchang fish'.
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7
West Lake fish in vinegar sauce
Hangzhou grass carp in sweet-and-sour sauce.
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8
Twice-cooked pork
Sichuan home cooking: boiled then stir-fried pork belly with garlic shoots and bean paste.
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9
Red-braised pork
Pork belly braised in soy and sugar; Mao-style is the Hunan classic.
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10
White cut chicken
Cantonese classic: poached chicken with ginger-scallion sauce.
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11
Fish head with chopped chillies
Hunan signature: steamed fish head covered in red pickled chillies.
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12
Sweet and sour pork tenderloin
Crisp pork in sweet-and-sour glaze, a Shandong classic.
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13
Kung Pao chicken
Said to be the private dish of Sichuan governor Ding Baozhen: diced chicken with peanuts and dried chillies.
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14
Xiaolongbao
Thin-skinned soup dumplings from Shanghai and Wuxi; Nanxiang's are the most famous.
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15
Beggar's chicken
Changshu dish: whole chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and baked in clay.
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16
Lanzhou beef noodles
Clear broth, white radish, red chilli oil and green herbs, sold on every street in China.
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