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Chinabites aims to help you have a great meal in China. Start by browsing restaurants and photos in one of our currently featured cities.

This dish is not for the lightweight spice eaters in the crowd.  That Sichuan peppercorn which has no culinary analog in Western cuisine - it is the spice equivalent of boxing\'s forgotten arm. Sour bamboo shoots with tender slices of pork, extremely spicy. The front entrance of Sculpting in Time

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Announcing Chinese Food Quiz for iPhone and iTouch

Mar. 26, 2010
Chinese Food Quiz for iPhone and iPod Touch

Six months ago, Pandy and Chinabites launched their first app, China Menu. Since then, Pandy and China Menu have helped hundreds of foreign travelers order great meals at restaurants all over China, all without needing to speak a word of Chinese.

But Pandy is always ...

The stories menus (unintentionally) tell

Dec. 01, 2009

Shenzhen is close to the outside world, but apparently not that close. I took these today while dining at the very pleasant Zidu Sichuan Restaurant. I cross the Hong Kong border tomorrow.

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Escape from Kunming, Vietnam Edition: Spring City to Sapa, pt. 2

Nov. 05, 2009

This is the second post in a two post series about a quick journey Chinabites took in late 2009 from Kunming to Sapa, Vietnam. Pt. 1 here

The mini-bus made it’s way along the 38km route into the mountains between Lao Cai, Vietnam and ...

introducing

China Menu

for the iPhone and iPod Touch

China Menu for the iPhone and iPod Touch