川菜 Chuan Cai - Sichuan spicy food

If your looking for spicy food in china, the place to go is Sichuan province. Sichuan is famous for its spicy food, the food in the province is chuan cai(川菜) named after the province. I went to a restaurant in Chengdu (成都）, and every that I ordered was spicy, even the vegetable dishes. The old town in Chengdu, called Jinli （锦里） is also famous for its snacks (xiao cai or 小菜). This city is well worth checking out if you like your food. The city and surrounding areas also has much more to offer in terms of places to visit as it's the only province in china where pandas are.

上海 Shanghai dumplings

Shanhai's old town (城隍庙) is famous for its dumplings, you can get all sorts. Shanghai dumpings are different from dumplings from hong kong even though some share the same name.

This place in shanghai had queues at 8am in the morning before it opened and people making orders of 100's or dumplings at one time. The shop is called 上海南翔小笼包.

The old town has many other places to eat dumplings aswell in 上海城隍庙小吃城.