地方菜

dìfāngcài

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

到一个地方最好尝尝当地的地方菜。

Dào yí ge dìfang zuìhǎo chángchang dāngdì de dìfāngcài.

When visiting a place it's best to try the local cuisine.

HSK 5

这家餐厅专做陕西地方菜。

Zhè jiā cāntīng zhuān zuò Shǎnxī dìfāngcài.

This restaurant specializes in Shaanxi regional dishes.

usage

Broader and looser than 菜系: any locality's distinctive food counts as 地方菜, even if it isn't one of the canonical eight 菜系.

地 dì

方 fāng

菜 cài