There's so much more to Chinese cuisine than takeaway favourites like beef in black bean sauce and chicken chow mein. Chinese food is not only fairly quick and easy to make but relatively healthy as dishes usually contain lots of vegetables and lack the creamy, butter-based sauces found in other cuisines.

For a taste of China browse our mouth-watering collection of Chinese recipes, including Marcello Tully's whole roast duck with Szechuan sauce, Sally Abe's fluffy steamed bao buns, Martin Wishart's flavoursome Oriental pork and Shaun Hill's fragrant sea bass with Chinese spice.