China is a country where food is central to everything; the culture, daily life and any important holiday. When you consider that almost every town has its own local dish, it leaves an almost unimaginable number of culinary delicacies to sample. Obviously there are the so called ‘classic dishes,’ that most foreigners know; roast duck, sweet and sour, hot pot, noodles, dumplings, steamed buns, the list goes on and on. However there is one dish that most tourists seem to overlook or just miss altogether; Chuan (pronounced chwar). Chuan is skewered meat cooked to perfection over an open fire, washed down with whatever cold beer the restaurant has in stock. It can be found almost anywhere in China, with many restaurants spilling onto the street during the summer. Restaurants serving chuan can easily identified by a bright neon character, 串,  dangling outside Although almost unknown amongst foreign tourists, this is…