东坡肉
Dongpo pork
A poet’s name, a small pot, and an afternoon given to the fire.
Soft layers, a glossy savoury-sweet glaze, and the warmth of rice wine.City flavours No. 01A taste of place
Hangzhou, at the table.
Tea drifts into the wok. Lotus leaves hold the steam. A poet’s name sits beside a bowl of rice. Six dishes open another door into Hangzhou.
Meet the dishes ↓
The landscape comes to dinner
A lake, a tea leaf, a little patience.
The same hills that grow the tea send bamboo shoots to the market. The lake gives the city its imagery; a slow fire gives dinner its shape. Follow six flavours through stories, seasons and the hands that make them.
Dongpo pork ↗Six dishes, six stories
Come a little closer.
Follow the flavour, then the story.
龙井虾仁
Longjing shrimp
The tea hills meet the waterways on a white plate.
Tender, lightly springy shrimp; a gentle green-tea fragrance rather than a heavy sauce.
西湖醋鱼
West Lake vinegar fish
A dark ribbon of sauce, carrying sweetness and a little sorrow.
Delicate fish beneath a glossy, distinctly sweet-and-sour vinegar sauce.
叫化鸡
Beggar’s chicken
A parcel is opened, and the table fills with the scent of lotus leaves.
Juicy, yielding chicken, earthy mushrooms, and the gentle fragrance of its wrapping.
桂花糯米藕
Osmanthus sticky-rice lotus root
Beneath the summer flowers, a sweet winter story has been growing.
Soft lotus root, a sticky-rice centre, and a light floral syrup.
油焖春笋
Braised spring bamboo shoots
A season that announces itself with a clean, crisp bite.
Tender-crisp shoots, rich soy glaze, and a small, rounded sweetness.Back into the landscape
The same city, another way in.
Hangzhou
West Lake
An umbrella, a line of poetry, a leaf of tea: discover a lake through the details that make it memorable.
Hangzhou
Lingyin Temple
Lingyin’s name, a travelling hill and the architecture of a living temple.
Hangzhou
Longjing Village
A working village of tea fields, wooded slopes and everyday Hangzhou life, where the landscape is read through small paths, houses and the spring harvest.
City corners
A short introduction
Qiantang River
Hangzhou, facing the open water.
A short introduction
China Tea Museum
Tea gardens, tea ware and two campuses connect Hangzhou’s Longjing with a wider world of tea.
A short introduction
China National Silk Museum
Cocoons, looms and patterned cloth introduce silk as a material, a skill and a connection between places.
Photo credits and rights
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Dongpo pork · On the plateDanielFoodDiary · Rights information Photo source ↗
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Longjing shrimp · On the plate猫猫的日记本 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗
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West Lake vinegar fish · On the plateWindmemories · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗