Best places to get Hangbang cai in Hangzhou

A revered poet of Song Dynasty Su Dongpo once wrote that there are no better banquets in the world than those comprising Hangbang cai -- or Hangzhou food.

More on Chinese cuisine on CNNGo: "How to tell your Dezhou from your Dongpo"Unlike dishes from northern China, steaming, boiling and roasting are preferred cooking styles in Hangzhou, and famous Hangbang cai such as Dongpo pork, beggar?s chicken, long jing fried shrimp and West Lake vinegar fish are favored for being much lighter in taste, perfect when taken with a pot of tea while contemplating the calmness of the West Lake.

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