Chaoshan delicacies include grass cakes, turned taro, Chaoshan oyster cakes, beef balls, fried cakes, Lao Mama Palace rice dumplings, rat cakes, etc.
? ?1. Cao Kueh Cao Kueh, also known as fairy cake, grass cake, and fairy cake, is a Han snack with local characteristics in Chaoshan area of ??Guangdong.
Making Cao Kuai requires a plant called Cao Kuai grass (immortal grass), which is a specialty of Meixian District, Meizhou City.
2. Turned taro Turned taro is one of the traditional snacks in Chaoshan, Guangdong. This snack is not only loved by locals, but also popular in other places.
It has a unique and special aromatic smell, with a layer of icing sugar on the surface and grains of snow-white sand. It looks rough, but it melts in your mouth and leaves a fragrant aroma on your lips and teeth.
3. Chaoshan Oysters Roasted oysters are a unique snack in Chaoshan. Foreigners always have to try this delicacy when they come to Chaoshan.
This kind of snack is often found in hotels and snack shops in town. "Xitianxiang Oyster Brand" is one of Shantou's famous snacks.
4. Beef balls Chaoshan beef balls, also known as Shantou beef balls, are one of the Chaoshan snacks. The main raw materials for making them are beef, starch, etc. It is also a famous snack in Guangdong. It pays attention to handcrafting and has a crisp taste.
5. Fried cakes Fried cakes are a traditional folk snack of the Han nationality in Chaozhou area of ??Guangdong Province. It is also a very popular midnight snack in the streets and alleys, and it has a unique preparation method.
6. Lao Ma Palace Zong Balls Lao Ma Palace Zong Balls refers to the rice dumplings from Shunde near Mazu Palace (i.e. Lao Ma Palace) at Shengping Road in Shantou City.
Since the rice dumplings are wrapped in bamboo leaves, the taste cannot be known until you open them and eat them, hence the saying.
Metaphors speak to people's hearts for a long time.
7. Traditionally, Chaoshan women make rice cakes, and they do not forget to make rice cakes every Lunar New Year.
Rat shell cake is usually only made during the Lunar New Year, so Chaoshan people also call it New Year cake.