Chinese food

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  Five Luoyang Dishes to Eat: Water Banquet and Breakfast Soups

  Five Luoyang dishes worth a morning or an evening: water banquet, peony swallow dish, jiang noodles, bu fan soup and beef broth. What to order, and when.

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  Five Xi'an Dishes to Eat — and When, Not Just Where

  Xi'an cooking is wheat and lamb, not the peppercorn heat people expect from Sichuan. Get that straight and the rest of the city's food falls into place.These are the five dishes worth planning a day around — and the one meal that should be the heavy one.

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  Guangzhou Yum Cha: The Five Dim Sum Dishes to Order First

  Yum cha in Guangzhou is not breakfast and it is not a snack between sights. It is a morning at a table with tea and small plates, and it only works if the city forenoon is free.