Cumin lamb: Sliced lamb stir-fried (or skewered and grilled) with whole cumin seed, dried chili and onion, the signature seasoning of China's northwest, especially Xinjiang and Xi'an. Also common in Hunan kitchens, where it gets fresh chilies too. On this menu as: Spicy Cumin Lamb Biang Noodles · Spicy Cumin Lamb Biang Noodle Soup · Lamb Skewers (3).
Hand-pulled noodles: Noodles stretched by hand from a single rope of dough (la mian) or shaved straight into boiling water from a block (knife-cut, dao xiao mian). Chewy and irregular, they are the base of northwestern dishes like beef noodle soup, cumin lamb noodles and Xi'an's wide biang biang noodles. On this menu as: Biang Biang Noodles · Biang Biang Noodle Soup.
Potstickers: Crescent-shaped dumplings (jiaozi) pan-fried on one side until crisp, then steamed in the same pan so the tops stay tender. Boiled versions of the same dumpling are usually listed as "boiled dumplings" or shui jiao; the fillings (pork and cabbage, pork and chive, shrimp, or vegetable) are the same. On this menu as: Chicken Potstickers (6).
Wonton: Small dumplings in a thin square wrapper, loosely gathered rather than pleated. Served in clear broth (wonton soup, often with egg noodles), deep-fried as an appetizer, or tossed in chili oil as a Sichuan cold plate, "red oil wontons" or hong you chao shou. On this menu as: Pork Wontons in Chili Sauce.
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang): A Sichuan seasoning of pickled chili, garlic, ginger, scallion, sugar and vinegar, originally used for fish and now most famous on eggplant and shredded pork. There is no fish in it; "in garlic sauce" on American-Chinese menus is usually this flavor profile. On this menu as: Cucumber Salad w/ Garlic Sauce · Broccoli w/ Garlic Sauce.
Hot and sour soup: A thick soup sharpened with black vinegar and white pepper, with shredded tofu, wood-ear mushroom, bamboo shoot, egg ribbons and pork. The "hot" is pepper heat, not chili; the "sour" is vinegar. Sichuan in origin, universal on American menus. On this menu as: Hot & Sour Lotus Root · Hot & Sour Rice Noodles.

How these dishes compare

Wontontypically $9.99 across 241 menus
Egg rolltypically $6.23 across 194 menus
Hot and sour souptypically $8 across 186 menus
Baotypically $8.95 across 169 menus
Potstickerstypically $10 across 156 menus
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang)typically $14 across 151 menus
Cumin lambtypically $18.99 across 91 menus
Water-boiled fishtypically $18.99 across 10 menus

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