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Authentic, user-shared Chinese recipes and hometown food stories — a living archive of memory, identity, and taste.
Why We’re Doing This
Food is memory and a language of belonging. When you share your hometown dish, you translate culture across distance. We welcome authentic, user-shared Chinese recipes and stories — not perfect plating, but the why behind each flavor.
- Identity: Where does this dish live in your family?
- Memory: Who taught you? In what moments?
- Place: Markets, seasons, mountains, waters.
- Spirit: The rituals and values a dish carries.
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Celebrate
Published on our Map of Flavors; may be featured in monthly picks.
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Editor’s Picks
Shaanxi Rougamo · 西安肉夹馍
“Grandpa taught me to knead the dough until the bowl turned quiet.”
Beijing Zhajiangmian · 北京炸酱面
“Mom’s secret keeps the flavor of our hutong alive.”
Cantonese Soup · 老火汤
“A bowl that taught me patience, one simmer at a time.”
Lanzhou Lamian · 兰州拉面
“Father’s hands taught me the pull between patience and strength.”
Sichuan Hotpot · 火锅
“Where conversation boils, friendships simmer.”
Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles · 过桥米线
“A quiet ritual: warming the bowl, layering flavors.”
Browse Hometown Stories & Recipes
Home-style Tofu · 家常豆腐
Silky tofu that drinks the sauce — simple and moving.
Steamed Fish · 清蒸鱼
Fresh, bright, and elegantly restrained.
Cured Pork with Scallions · 腊肉
Warm wood, rising steam, a table set by family hands.
Scallion Pancake · 葱油饼
Layered crispness that crackles under the teeth.
Guilin Rice Noodles · 桂林米粉
Pickled long beans, peanuts, and a memory of alleys.
Shaanxi Liangpi · 凉皮
Chewy ribbons, chili oil, cucumber threads — summer in a bowl.
Red-braised Pork · 红烧肉
Glossy cubes that melt into memory.
Sour Cabbage & Vermicelli Stew · 酸菜炖粉条
A winter pot that gathers everyone back to the table.
Map of Flavors
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Your Turn — Submit a Story
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