HSK 2 - 3 | The 4 Great Cuisines Explained | Chinese Daily Podcast

Love Chinese food but can't handle the heat? In this episode of Chinese Daily Podcast, hosts Li Ming and Wang Yu solve a common problem for travelers: How to order food (点菜) in China if you don't eat spicy food! We explore the Four Great Cuisines (四大菜系)—Sichuan, Cantonese, Jiangsu, and Shandong—and teach you which dishes are safe and delicious. Improve your Mandarin listening skills while learning about the rich culture of Chinese cuisine (中国菜). Timestamp: 00:00 - Intro: Responding to a listener's request. 01:50 - Discussing Sichuan Cuisine (川菜) and its famous "málà" (numbing and spicy) flavor. 03:20 - Surprise! Non-spicy dishes you can order in Sichuan. 04:23 - A paradise for non-spicy eaters: Cantonese Cuisine (粤菜). 05:41 - The refined and slightly sweet Jiangsu Cuisine (苏菜). 07:28 - The savory and hearty Shandong Cuisine (鲁菜). 09:40 - Vocabulary Review. 11:29 - Summary & Final thoughts. 📖 GET THE FULL SCRIPT & VOCAB ON OUR BLOG: https://chinesedailypodcast.blogspot.com/2026/02/podcast-90.html If this episode helped you, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more daily Chinese immersion! #LearnChinese #Mandarin #ChineseFood #OrderingFood #HSK #ChineseListening #四大菜系 #中国菜 #ChineseDailyPodcast #中文听力