# Chinese Cookbook

> A free, ad-free, static cookbook of 364 authentic Chinese home
> recipes, translated to English. Every dish lists exact gram weights, tools,
> step-by-step instructions with photos, timings, calories and tips. Bilingual:
> English is the primary language; the original Chinese name accompanies every
> dish. No login, no ads, no paywall.

## Quick facts for AI agents

- License: public domain (Unlicense). Content may be cited and reproduced.
- All pages are pre-rendered static HTML — no JavaScript required to read.
- Chinese is served as UTF-8; every dish also carries pinyin romanization.
- One page per recipe at https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/<slug>/; categories at https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/<slug>/.
- For bulk access, prefer llms-full.txt below over crawling every page.
- Markdown for Agents: every page has a Markdown twin. Send
  `Accept: text/markdown` to any URL, or add a `.md` suffix
  (https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/<slug>.md). Responses carry `x-markdown-tokens`
  with the estimated token count.

## Pages

- [About — data sources, license and translation policy](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/about/)
- [llms-full.txt — every recipe with ingredients and steps](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/llms-full.txt)

## Recipe categories

- [Meat — 109 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/meat_dish/): Pork, beef, chicken and lamb — the centre of a everyday Chinese table.
- [Vegetables — 61 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/vegetable_dish/): Stir-fries, braises and cold dishes built entirely on vegetables.
- [Staples — 58 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/staple/): Rice, noodles, buns and dumplings — the carbohydrate backbone.
- [Seafood — 28 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/aquatic/): Fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish from Chinese home kitchens.
- [Breakfast — 24 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/breakfast/): What Chinese households actually eat in the morning.
- [Soups — 23 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/soup/): Slow-simmered soups and quick everyday broths.
- [Drinks — 23 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/drink/): Homemade Chinese drinks, teas and cooling syrups.
- [Desserts — 19 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/dessert/): Chinese sweets, puddings and pastries.
- [Semi-prepared — 10 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/semi-finished/): Recipes built around store-bought semi-prepared ingredients.
- [Sauces — 9 recipes](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/condiment/): Base sauces and condiments made from scratch.