Chinese Food Word Search
China has many regional cooking styles, and the food of Sichuan tastes very different from the food of Guangdong. Dishes, ingredients and utensils are hidden here, with the most familiar ones first.
Chinese Food word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- chopsticks
- dumpling
- egg roll
- noodle
- rice
- soy sauce
- stir fry
- tea
- tofu
- wonton
Chinese Food word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- chopsticks
- chow mein
- dumpling
- egg roll
- ginger
- lo mein
- noodle
- rice
- soy sauce
- spring roll
- stir fry
- tea
- tofu
- wok
- wonton
Chinese Food word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bok choy
- chopsticks
- chow mein
- dim sum
- dumpling
- egg roll
- ginger
- hot pot
- lo mein
- noodle
- rice
- scallion
- sesame
- soy sauce
- spring roll
- stir fry
- tea
- tofu
- wok
- wonton
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Words in the Chinese Food word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- rice
- Steamed grain served alongside most Chinese meals.
- noodle
- Long strand of wheat or rice dough, boiled or fried.
- dumpling
- Thin wrapper folded around a savory filling.
- egg roll
- Thick fried roll with a crackly wheat wrapper.
- wonton
- Small filled parcel served in soup or fried crisp.
- stir fry
- Dish cooked fast over high heat while tossing.
- soy sauce
- Salty brown sauce brewed from soybeans and wheat.
- chopsticks
- Pair of thin sticks used to pick up food.
- tofu
- Firm or soft curd pressed from soy milk.
- tea
- Hot brewed leaf drink poured throughout a meal.
- wok
- Round bottomed pan that heats fast and evenly.
- chow mein
- Noodles fried with vegetables and bits of meat.
- lo mein
- Soft boiled noodles tossed with sauce and toppings.
- spring roll
- Slim roll of vegetables in a light thin wrapper.
- ginger
- Spicy root sliced or grated into many dishes.
- sesame
- Small seed used whole or pressed into fragrant oil.
- scallion
- Slender green onion scattered over finished dishes.
- bok choy
- Mild cabbage with white stems and dark green leaves.
- hot pot
- Shared simmering pot where diners cook their own pieces.
- dim sum
- Cantonese meal of many small steamed and fried dishes.
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