Cantonese cuisine is a well-known food in China, and Guangzhou cuisine is the representative and birthplace of Cantonese cuisine. While paying attention to lightness, Guangzhou cuisine also locks in the original flavor of ingredients, forming a diet style of seeking freshness in the clear and beauty in the light. Most overseas Chinese come from Guangdong, which makes Cantonese cuisine a world-recognized China cuisine.
Visitors can not only taste rice rolls, boat porridge, crispy fish skin, boiled chicken and Wonton Noodles in various food streets and famous snack bars in Guangzhou, but also sit down in an old Cantonese restaurant and order several exquisite Cantonese dishes. Of course, all kinds of sweet-skinned snacks for morning tea and afternoon tea are not to be missed.
Most snacks in Guangzhou are concentrated in food streets, such as Bao Hua Road, Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, Beijing Road and Huifu West Road. Old Cantonese restaurants are mainly distributed in old towns such as Liwan District and Yuexiu District.
1. rice rolls
Rice rolls is one of the most famous snacks in Guangzhou with a long history of development. The main method is to steam pure rice slurry into skin, wrap it with stuffing such as shrimp, pork, beef and vegetables, and then pour cooked peanut oil, soy sauce and hot sauce. Although the method is simple, the smooth and refreshing rice skin and full stuffing with delicious sauce always make many tourists want to stop.
When eating rice rolls in Guangzhou, I have to mention Yin Ji rice rolls Store, which is a famous chain store with many branches in Guangzhou. Tourists often have to wait in line at the door to get an authentic rice rolls. There are many different fillings in rice rolls, and the most recommended one is fresh shrimp. Visitors can choose other flavors.
2. White-cut chicken
Boiled chicken is a very famous home-cooked dish in Guangzhou. First, cook the whole chicken with slow fire until it is 1989 ripe. Take it out and let it cool, cut it into pieces and set it on the plate. Sauce is the highlight of eating boiled chicken. Cut onion, ginger, garlic and other accessories into pieces, mix well, and then pour oil on them, and the fragrance is overflowing. White-cut chicken with smooth skin and tender meat, plus rich garlic sauce, has become a favorite delicacy of Guangzhou people.
3. Wonton Noodles
Photo: Wu Caiji's Wonton Noodles.
Wonton Noodles, also known as wonton noodles, originated in Guangzhou and flourished in Hongkong in 1950s. Today, Wonton Noodles is still deeply loved by Cantonese people. Wonton Noodles is thin and chewy, which can be divided into noodle soup and noodle fishing. The noodle soup is fragrant and juicy, and it is often served with secret sauce. "Wonton" actually means chaos, so when you eat Wonton Noodles, there are always several wonton on it. The most famous Wonton Noodles store in Guangzhou is the Bao Hua noodle restaurant with a long history. You can choose all kinds of Wonton Noodles.
4. Cold fish skin
Photo: Chen Tianji's refreshing fish skin.
Chen Tianji's cold shad skin is very famous in Guangzhou. This shop is very refreshing and has no smell. Coupled with peanuts, coriander and sesame sauce poured on it, it tastes first-class and is a major feature of Guangzhou. Besides cold fish skin, Chen Tian Jijia also sells boat porridge and pork sausage, which is also worth a try.
5. Barbecued pork bun
Photo: Barbecued pork bun.
Barbecued pork bun is a popular snack that Guangzhou people have always loved, and it is one of the most classic snacks of Guangdong morning tea. Inside the barbecued pork bun is fermented dough. When steamed, the top of steamed buns will naturally crack, forming the appearance of barbecued pork buns. Barbecued pork buns have both sugar and meat cores, and pork is the most authentic.
Taotaoju (10 th fu branch)
Guangzhou restaurant (Wenchang head store)
6. Shrimp dumplings
Photo: Shrimp dumplings in Guangzhou Restaurant.
Shrimp dumplings originated from a small teahouse in Guangzhou in the early 20th century, and have a history of more than one hundred years. The crystal clear skin of shrimp dumplings is the biggest feature. You can taste delicious shrimp with a bite of shrimp dumplings. From the last century to the present, shrimp dumplings have always been adhering to the traditional exquisite cooking techniques, but they have always maintained a relatively low and popular price, which is very popular among diners.
7.boat porridge
Photo: famous boat porridge in Liwan.
Boat porridge is a famous porridge in Guangdong. It is made of fish fillets, fried peanuts and other ingredients in porridge. Porridge is not as light as white rice porridge, and a variety of ingredients are mixed together, which makes porridge blend more flavors and is the first choice for nourishing and warming the stomach. The most famous boat porridge shop in Guangzhou is Liwan famous food and Manji.
8.radish cake
Photo: Radish cake.
Radish cake is a favorite snack of Guangzhou citizens. It is made of rice paste, shredded radish, meatballs, bowls and other raw materials in the cooking process and steamed in a pot. Families usually make them during the Spring Festival, while teahouses supply them all the year round. Add some Chili sauce when eating radish cake, which tastes better when dipped in it.
9. Baiyun Pig Hand
Photo: Baiyun pig hand.
A traditional dish in Guangzhou. Cooking is simple and pays attention to the characteristics of Cantonese cuisine. Steam in a pot until soft and rotten, take it out, let it cool, and mix well with various seasonings to use. Dry and sweet, fat but not greasy, crispy skin and tender meat. You can eat it in restaurants like Guangzhou, and you can eat delicious Baiyun pig's hands in restaurants at the top of Baiyun Mountain.
1. Lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken
Photo: Lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken.
Lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken is a delicious dish in Guangdong morning tea. It is made of glutinous rice, boneless chicken, shrimps, mushrooms and other ingredients, seasoned and fried, then wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed until soft and sticky. Chicken not only absorbs the fragrance of lotus leaves, but also gives other ingredients a fresh chicken flavor. The moment you open the lotus leaf, the aroma is fragrant and people can't stop.
1 1. Guangzhou soup pot
Photo: Summer squash drenched in Yaozhu back pot.
Guangzhou soup has developed into a culture with strong local characteristics. Even if there is no expensive soup, it only takes a few hours to cook, which is enough to make the soup mellow. "The first soup in the sky", "Pigeons swallow swallows" and Laohuo soup are especially famous. Guangzhou people are famous for making soup. Whether at home or in a restaurant, Guangzhou people first consider not what dishes to serve, but what soup to serve. At the banquet, "soup" is always the protagonist.
12. Clay Pot Rice
Photo: Clay pot rice.
Clay pot rice is a traditional food in Guangdong. Cantonese-style clay pot rice has more than 20 flavors, such as bacon, diced chicken with mushrooms, pork ribs with lobster sauce, pork liver, roast duck and boiled chicken. In fact, clay pot rice refers to a cooking method outside the container, that is, put the washed rice into the pot, measure the water, cover the pot, add ingredients when the rice is seven ripe, and then cook it with slow fire. Different from the "casserole", the "pot" made of ceramic tiles is more flexible in temperature control and the cooked rice is more delicious.
13. Rice flour
Rice flour is a popular food in Guangdong. Rice flour is steamed into fine noodles with rice paste and then cut into strips. Stir-fried rice noodles with various ingredients will absorb various flavors. Beef vermicelli and shrimp vermicelli are popular practices. River flour is popular not only in Guangdong, but also in Southeast Asia, and it is a good product to quickly replenish physical strength.
The most authentic Cantonese restaurant.
Guangzhou's time-honored Cantonese Restaurant not only has many brands, but also has many branches of various brands. Guangzhou Restaurant, Taotaoju Restaurant, Lianxianglou and other famous Cantonese restaurants have branches all over Guangzhou, so visitors can easily find an old Cantonese restaurant. These time-honored brands are not only a good place to eat, but also an excellent choice to taste various snacks in morning tea and afternoon tea. Time-honored Cantonese restaurants are generally popular, so visitors had better come early, otherwise the waiting time will generally be very long.