Foods native to China

China appears on Micela as the origin of 20 foods and among the top producers of 43 more.

Foods native to China

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍊 Orange	Southern China and northeastern India	47
🍆 Eggplant	India and southern China	25
🍚 Rice	Yangtze valley, China	130
🫙 Soybean	Northern China	172
🍗 Chicken	From the red junglefowl, Southeast Asia	165
🥚 Egg	Where the hen was domesticated: Southeast Asia	143
🐖 Pork	Domesticated twice: Anatolia and China	248
🦐 Shrimp	Largest producers: Ecuador, India, Vietnam, China	99
🫚 Ginger	Southeast Asia	80
🍵 Tea	Southwestern China, Yunnan	1
🍐 Pear	Asia: China and the Caucasus	57
🍑 Peach	Eastern China, about 7,000 years ago	39
🥝 Kiwi	China; New Zealand made it famous and named it	61
🍝 Pasta	Italy made it famous; the oldest known noodles are from China	158
🍨 Ice cream	China chilled desserts with ice; Italy created gelato	207
🥮 Mooncake	China, for the Mid-Autumn Festival	—
🍜 Ramen	Japan, from Chinese noodles	65
🥟 Dumpling	China, about 1,800 years ago	238
🥡 Chop suey	Chinese-American cooking, in the emoji's takeout box	114
🍚 Fried rice	China; in Peru, arroz chaufa	174

What China produces among the world's largest

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍌 Banana	Southeast Asia and New Guinea	89
🍎 Apple	Tian Shan mountains, Kazakhstan	52
🍓 Strawberry	A hybrid bred in France from a Chilean and a North American species	32
🍇 Grape	Caucasus and Anatolia	69
🍍 Pineapple	Paraná basin and Paraguay	50
🥭 Mango	India and Myanmar	60
🍉 Watermelon	Northeastern Africa	30
🍋 Lemon	Northeastern India and Myanmar	29
🍅 Tomato	Wild in the Andes; domesticated in Mexico	18
🥔 Potato	Andean altiplano, between Peru and Bolivia	77
🥕 Carrot	Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran	41
🧅 Onion	Central Asia	40
🧄 Garlic	Central Asia	149
🥦 Broccoli	Italy, from the wild Mediterranean cabbage	34
🌽 Corn	Balsas river valley, Mexico	86
🥬 Lettuce	Ancient Egypt	17
🎃 Squash	Mesoamerica	26
🌾 Wheat	Fertile Crescent	340
🫘 Bean	Domesticated twice: Mesoamerica and the Andes	132
🫛 Pea	Near East	81
🥩 Beef	Cattle were domesticated in Anatolia and the Near East	257
🐑 Lamb	Zagros mountains and Anatolia	294
🐙 Octopus	Galicia, Morocco and Mauritania concentrate the catch	164
🥛 Milk	The oldest known dairying: Anatolia	61
🥜 Peanut	The Chaco and Andean valleys, between Bolivia and Paraguay	587
🌰 Walnut	Persia and Central Asia	654
🌻 Sunflower	Eastern United States	582
🌶️ Chili	Wild in Bolivia; domesticated in Mexico	29
🍯 Honey	The oldest rock paintings of honey gathering: Spain	304
🧂 Salt	It has no origin: mined and evaporated worldwide	0
🍬 Sugar	Sugarcane was domesticated in New Guinea; India first crystallized it	387
🍈 Melon	Central and South Asia, between India and Persia	34
🍋‍🟩 Lime	Southeast Asia	30
🍏 Green apple	The Granny Smith was born in Australia in 1868	58
🫑 Bell pepper	Mesoamerica	20
🥒 Cucumber	Himalayan foothills, India	15
🍄 Mushroom	The button mushroom was first farmed in France in the 17th century	22
🍠 Sweet potato	Central America and northwestern South America	86
🦀 Crab	No single origin; icon: Chesapeake Bay, United States	83
🦑 Squid	No single origin; icons: Spain's fried calamari and Japan's ika	92
🦪 Oyster	No single origin; icon: France, Europe's largest consumer	51
🍺 Beer	The oldest recipes are from Mesopotamia; today its icon is Germany	43
🧃 Juice	No single origin; icon: Brazil, which makes more than half the world's orange juice	45

What China's foods bring

Among the 62 foods on this page with a full profile, per 100 g. The lightest is salt, at 0 kcal.

Stands out for	Food	Per 100 g
Most calories	🌰 Walnut	654 kcal
Most protein	🍗 Chicken	31 g
Most fiber	🌻 Sunflower	11.1 g
Most vitamin C	🌶️ Chili	119 mg
Most potassium	🌻 Sunflower	850 mg
Most iron	🐙 Octopus	9.5 mg

Origins and producing countries are approximate, under review against historical sources and FAOSTAT.

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