How To Order Chinese Food Dot Com

Hunan cuisine (湘菜 xiang1 cai4) is widely known around China for its spicy dishes which often use fresh chilis and "dry woks." To find a Hunan restaurant, look for the character 湘 (xiang1) in the name. Hunan restaurant names rarely contain the word "Hunan" (湖南). Click here for a printable copy of this guide.
	飘香牛肉	piao1 xiang1 niu2 rou4	Piaoxiang Beef is a dish where small cutlets of beef are cooked with cumin spices in a dry wok. It is not one of the spiciest Hunan dishes, but still packs a bit of a punch.
	干锅鸡杂	gan1 guo1 ji1 za2	杂 (za2) is the Chinese character for "miscellaneous" or "mixed" and as the name indicates, you never know exactly what you are going to get when you order "Dry Wok Miscellaneous Chicken." In this spicy dish, random chicken parts are fired up on a dry wok with red peppers and cilantro, and served flaming hot to your table.
	干锅手撕鸡	gan1 guo1 shou3 si1 ji1	Another Hunan chicken dish, "Dry Wok Hand Ripped Chicken;" is cooked with garlic, cilantro, and red hot peppers.
	毛式红烧肉	mao2 shi4 hong2 shao1 rou4	Although it's not technically cooked in the style of Hunan cuisine "Mao-Style Red Cooked Pork" is proudly served in Hunan restaurants because it is the legendary favorite dish of Hunan's most famous resident, Mao Zedong. Unlike the dry spicy dishes typical of Hunan cuisine, in "Mao Style Red Cooked Pork" slices of pork fat are cooked with potatoes and brown sugar in a thick, sweet sauce without any spicy flavoring.
	串烧兔子	chuan1 shao1 tu4 zi3	Everybody has tried chicken on a stick. Now try Hunan-style Rabbit on a Stick...tastes like chicken!
	干锅烟笋	gan1 guo1 yan1 sun3	Sizzling, spicy, baby bamboo with bits of pork, cooked in a dry wok and topped with scallions
	攸县豆腐	you2 xian4 dou4 fu	Spicy dried tofu with hot peppers
	苦瓜羹	ku3 gua1 geng1	The 苦瓜 (ku3 gua1) or bitter melon may be the most bitter edible substance known to man. It also has powerful body cooling properties according to Chinese Medical Theory. Bitter Melon Soup may not be the best dish to order for the uninitiated, but if you can take the bitterness, it provides a nice balance to spicy Hunan dishes.