Mandarin cuisine or Beijing cuisine (Chinese: 京菜; pinyin: jīngcài) is a cooking style in Beijing, China. Cantonese cuisine (Chinese: 粵菜; pinyin: ) originates from the region around Canton in southern Chinas Guangdong province. ... Fujian cuisine is derived from the native cooking style of the province of Fujian, China. ... Hunan Cuisine, sometimes called Xiang Cuisine (湘菜 pinyin xiāng cài), consists of the cuisines of the Xiangjiang region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province, in China. ... Sichuan Cuisine or Szechuan Cuisine (川菜, pinyin: chuān cài), originating in the Sichuan province of western China, has an international reputation for being spicy and flavorful. ... Buddhist cuisine is known as 齋菜 (pinyin: zhāi ca ) among Chinese. ... Chiuchow cuisine or Teochew cuisine [[Chiuchow is the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese characters 潮州。In Southeast Asia where a large number of ethnic Chinese are of Chaozhou descent,the term Teochew, the pronuciation of the same Chinese characters in the Chaozhou dialect, is more commonly used. ... Hakka people are migratory tribes of ethnic Han people originated from central China. ... Hong Kong-style western cuisine (Chinese: 港式西餐; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: gong2 sik1 sai1 caan1; Mandarin Pinyin: GÇŽng ShÄ« XÄ« Cān) is a style of American and European cooking served by some Chinese restaurants, including cha chaan teng, in Hong Kong, as well as places where many Hong Kong residents... Due to the majority Muslim population in western China, many Chinese restaurants cater to Muslims or cater to the general public but are run by Muslims. ... With over 450 years of history, Macanese cuisine is unique to Macao. ... Also known as Dong Bei (Dong = East, Bei = North in Mandarin) cuisine, the food of Northern China relies heavily on preserved foods and hearty fare due to the harsh winters and relatively short growing seasons. ... Shanghai cuisine, known as Hu cai (滬菜 in pinyin: hù cài) among the Chinese, is one of the most popular and celebrated cuisines in China. ... Several Taiwanese snacks bought from food stalls at the Shilin Night Market, Taipei. ... Yunnan cuisine is an amalgimation of Han and Chinese minority cuisines. ... American Chinese cuisine (什碎館 or 雜碎館) is a unique style of cooking served by Chinese restaurants in the United States. ... Canadian Chinese cuisine or Can/Chinese is a popular style of cooking exclusive to take-out and dine-in eateries found across Canada. ... Caribbean Chinese cuisine is a popular style of food resulting from a fusion of Chinese and West Indian cuisines. ... The cuisine of a country is generally a microcosm of the nation and Malaysian cuisine reflects the multi racial aspects of Malaysia. ... Peranakan, Baba-Nyonya (峇峇娘惹) and Straits Chinese (after the Straits of Malacca) (土生華人) are terms used for the descendants of the early Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region, including both the British Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Dutch-controlled island of Java among other places. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. ...   Beijing? (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Since Beijing has been the Chinese capital city for centuries, its cuisine was influenced by people from all over China. The Emperor's Kitchen (御膳房 yùshànfáng) was a term referring to the cooking places inside of the Forbidden City, Beijing where thousands of cooks from the different parts of China showed their best cooking skills to please royal families and officials. Therefore, it is at times rather difficult to determine the actual origin of a dish as the term "Mandarin" is generalized and refers not only to Beijing, but other provinces as well. Mandarin food is heavily influenced by other provinces' food. A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. ... Forbidden City Courtyard The Forbidden City or Forbidden Palace (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: ; literally Purple Forbidden City), located at the exact center of the ancient City of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing dynasties. ...   Beijing? (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ...

Some famous Mandarin dishes:

• Peking Duck (北京烤鸭)
• Hot and Sour Soup (酸辣汤)
• Four Seasons Stringbean (四季豆)
• Mutton Hotpot (涮羊肉)
• Sweetened Vinegar Spareribs (糖醋排骨)
• Glazed/Candied Chinese Yam (拔丝山药)
• Chinese fajitas (春饼卷菜 — not to be confused with spring rolls [春卷], which are fried)
• Stir Fried Tomatoes with Scrambled Eggs