Sesame & Peanut

Chengdu · Minced pork with pickled mustard greens and crushed peanuts, mala perfection

Chongqing · Alkaline noodles with chili, Sichuan pepper, scallions, and crushed peanuts

Chongqing · Handmade ice jelly + brown sugar water + crushed peanuts + raisins

Dalian · Dalian-style chilled wheat noodles with shredded cucumber, sesame paste, and chili oil

Guiyang · Thin rice crepe wraps stuffed with shredded veggies and peanuts, dipped in sour-spicy sauce

Jinan · Millet and mung bean porridge with peanuts and dried yams, sweet and frothy

Lanzhou · Wheat-starch jelly sheets + sesame paste + chili oil

Nanning · Springy rice noodles with braised beef, pickled long beans, and fried peanuts

Wuhan · Sesame paste tossed with alkaline noodles, the taste of a Wuhan morning

Urumqi · Tandoor-baked flatbread with sesame, can be stored for months

Xiamen · Shacha paste and peanut sauce broth served with seafood and tofu

Xiamen · Muscovy duck braised with mature ginger and sesame oil, southern Fujian winter tonic

Xiamen · Peanuts stewed until they melt in your mouth, even better with a swirl of egg

Xi'an · Wheat-starch cold noodles + cucumber strips + sesame paste + chili oil

Zhengzhou · Layered sesame flatbread hot from the clay oven, crispy and flaky—perfect with soup or lamb