Kashgar Sunday Market: Food of the Silk Road
A working Silk Road market and everything worth eating in it: Xinjiang naan, lamb skewers, pilaf, samsa, tea houses, prices, timing, and the etiquette that matters
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China’s Minority Cuisines: A Traveller’s Sampler
From Uyghur pilaf and Tibetan tsampa to Guizhou sour soup fish, this sampler maps China’s minority food cultures and where to taste each one
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The Butter Tea Route Across Tibet
Butter tea across Tibet, from Lhasa teahouses to nomad tents at Namtso: how it is made, why it exists at altitude, and the road to Everest Base Camp
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How to Order in a Chinese Restaurant
Chinese restaurants work on shared plates, not individual orders, and learning how to balance a table changes everything about eating in China
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Tea Tours in China: From Plantation to Cup
Tea tours in China run from a Hangzhou picking morning to multi-day trips in Puer old tea forests; here is where to go, when to pick and what it costs
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Urumqi Food: Silk Road Grills and Naan
What to eat in Urumqi: cumin lamb skewers, tandoor naan, laghman and dapanji, with 2024 prices, the best night markets and honest trade-offs
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Lanzhou: A Whole City Built on Beef Noodles
What to eat in Lanzhou beyond the beef noodles: how to order noodle thickness, the best cold plates and sweets, night markets, and honest 2024 prices
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How to Plan a China Food Trip That Actually Works
To plan a China food trip that works, pick three or four cities, time the seasons, sort visas and payments early, and keep one meal a day planned and the rest to the street
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Xi’an Muslim Quarter: A Halal Food Walk
Xi’an Muslim Quarter is China’s most famous halal food district: roujiamo, lamb paomo, liangpi, and night skewers, with 2026 prices and the lanes locals actually eat in
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Dongbei Food: China’s Rust-Belt Comfort Cooking
Dongbei food is Chinese comfort cooking at full strength: guobaorou, pickled cabbage stews, iron pots, and dumplings from the cold northeast, with prices for 2026
