Cantonese cuisine, the treasure of Guangdong’s food culture, is famous for its exquisiteness, freshness and mellow flavor, and is well-known at home and abroad. Among the numerous Cantonese delicacies, the top ten representative dishes can be regarded as the best among Cantonese cuisine. Each dish carries the essence and soul of Lingnan food culture.

1. White-cut chicken

White-cut chicken, a seemingly ordinary dish, contains the supreme essence of Cantonese cuisine. Choose fat and tender three-yellow chicken, blanch it in boiling water and then pass it through ice water to make the chicken skin crispy and elastic, and the chicken tender and juicy. Served with minced ginger, soy sauce and scallion oil, every bite will delight your taste buds.

2. Roast Goose

Roast goose is a favorite of Cantonese people. The outer skin is golden and crispy, and the inner meat is tender and juicy, fat but not greasy. The production of roast goose requires high heat and marinating. The goose meat needs to be repeatedly brushed with secret sauce and roasted until the skin is golden and attractive. Dip it in sour plum sauce, it's sour and sweet, and it's unforgettable.

3. Cantonese-style morning tea

Cantonese-style morning tea can be said to be the representative of Lingnan food culture, and the variety of dim sum is dazzling. Shrimp dumplings, siomai, rice rolls, glutinous rice chicken...every dish is exquisitely crafted, with thin skin and tender fillings, and is delicious and filling. Paired with a steaming pot of Pu'er tea, it's cozy and satisfying.

4. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a delicacy in Cantonese cuisine. It uses luxurious ingredients and combines the essence of various delicacies from mountains and seas in one cup. Abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, fish maw... every ingredient is carefully cooked and blended into a pot of fragrant delicacy. According to legend, the Buddha couldn't help but jump over the wall to taste the aroma, hence the name.

5. Lobster Yi Noodles

Lobster Yi Noodles is a combination of luxury and creativity. After steaming the fresh lobster, the meat is firm and tender, the noodles are smooth and elastic, and you can soak up the delicious lobster soup. Supplemented by garnishing with green vegetables, it is full of color, flavor and flavor, making people want to eat.

6. Steamed Fish

Steamed fish is a classic health-preserving dish in Cantonese cuisine. Use fresh sea fish and steam until the fish meat is smooth and tender, with original flavor. Topped with steaming hot black bean sauce, the fish is fragrant and tender, leaving a lingering aroma in your teeth and cheeks.

7. Claypot Rice

Claypot rice is a home-cooked delicacy in Cantonese cuisine. It is simple to make but full of aroma. The rice is cooked in the casserole with various ingredients, absorbing the umami flavor of the ingredients. After the pot is opened, there will often be a layer of crispy rice crust on the bottom of the pot, with distinct grains of rice and the sauce, which makes people want to stop eating.

8. Ginger and milk

Ginger and milk is a dessert in Cantonese cuisine, and it is cleverly made. Pour ginger juice into hot milk and instantly solidify into a smooth pudding shape. The spiciness of ginger and the sweetness of milk are cleverly blended, creating a tender and smooth taste, sweet but not greasy.

9. Shunde Yusheng

Shunde Yusheng is a special dish of Shunde, Guangdong. Choose fresh fish, cut it into thin slices, add onions, ginger, peanuts, coriander and other ingredients, and top it with secret sauce. The fish meat is tender and refreshing, with rich and diverse ingredients, sweet and sour, appetizing and relieving greasiness.

10. Sweet potato syrup

Sweet potato syrup is one of the favorite desserts of Cantonese people. Use fresh sweet potatoes, steam them and cut them into pieces, add shredded ginger and rock sugar and cook. The sweet potatoes are soft, glutinous and sweet, and the soup is sweet and refreshing. It is a nutritious and delicious dessert.