Tofu (bean curd): Pressed soybean curd, from custard-soft (for mapo tofu and soups) to firm (for stir-fries and braises). Fried tofu puffs soak up sauce; tofu skin (yuba) is the sheet lifted off simmering soy milk, rolled and braised or fried as a "vegetarian duck". On this menu as: Tofu and Vegetables · Tofu Casserole · Palace Tofu Imperial.
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang): A Sichuan seasoning of pickled chili, garlic, ginger, scallion, sugar and vinegar, originally used for fish and now most famous on eggplant and shredded pork. There is no fish in it; "in garlic sauce" on American-Chinese menus is usually this flavor profile. On this menu as: Shrimp with Garlic Sauce · Broccoli In Garlic Sauce · Chicken In Garlic Sauce.
Bao: Soft, slightly sweet steamed yeast buns. Filled versions (baozi) hold barbecued pork (char siu bao), vegetables, custard or red bean; baked char siu bao has a glossy golden crust instead. Unfilled folded buns (gua bao, "lotus leaf buns") come with braised pork belly or Peking duck to stuff at the table. On this menu as: Boa Bao Tray.
Hunan-style: Hunan (Xiang) cooking is as hot as Sichuan's but leans on fresh and pickled chilies, smoked meats and sour notes instead of numbing peppercorn. Steamed fish head with chopped chili and Chairman Mao's red-braised pork are the signature dishes; "Hunan beef" on American menus is a chili-and-vegetable stir-fry inspired by the style. On this menu as: Hunan Spicy Dumplings (8) · Hunan Scallops and Shrimp · Shredded Pork Hunan Style.
Sesame chicken: Crispy fried chicken in a sweet soy-and-honey glaze, showered with toasted sesame seeds. A close cousin of General Tso's without the chili heat, and the reliable choice for a table with kids. On this menu as: Sesame Shrimp · Golden Sesame Chicken · Golden Sesame Beef.
Egg roll: A fried cylinder of cabbage, pork or shrimp in a thick, blistered wheat wrapper: the American egg roll. Spring rolls are the slimmer Cantonese original with a thin, smooth, shatteringly crisp skin; fresh (unfried) spring rolls are Vietnamese, not Chinese. On this menu as: China Palace Spring Roll · Crispy Egg Roll · Vegetarian Egg Roll.

How these dishes compare

Egg rolltypically $7.28 across 323 menus
Wontontypically $9.99 across 292 menus
Hot and sour souptypically $7.95 across 223 menus
Baotypically $8.98 across 217 menus
Wonton souptypically $9.99 across 190 menus
Potstickerstypically $10 across 185 menus
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang)typically $13.95 across 175 menus
Peking ducktypically $19.95 across 164 menus

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