Comprehensive list of signature dishes of Cantonese cuisine:
1. Casserole porridge.
This cannot be called food. The reason why the editor ranked him first is because his taste is very poor and he has many ways to make it, such as shrimp porridge, crab porridge, pigeon porridge, pork porridge, etc. Plus they're healthy and affordable.
2. Blanched chicken.
It is a famous traditional dish of the Han nationality, with both color and flavor. It is the most common chicken dish in Cantonese cuisine and belongs to the category of pickled chicken. Its characteristics are simple preparation, fresh cooking, no ingredients, and original flavor. The cut white chicken skin is smooth, light and delicious.
3. Honey barbecued pork.
It is one of the top ten classic dishes in Hong Kong and one of the traditional dishes in Guangdong Province. It belongs to Cantonese cuisine. "Barbecued pork" is developed from "barbecued pork". Mainly made of pork (lean meat), barbecued pork sauce, oyster sauce, garlic, soy sauce, cooking wine, honey, sugar, and peanut oil.
4. Braised pigeon.
It is one of the traditional famous dishes in Guangdong Province and belongs to Cantonese cuisine. The main ingredient is squab, which is characterized by crispy skin, smooth meat, tender bones and juicy meat.
There has always been a folk saying that "one pigeon is worth nine chickens". Braised squab is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
5. Salt and pepper shrimp.
It is a delicious famous dish. The main ingredient is shrimp, and the auxiliary ingredients are garlic, red pepper, cooking wine, minced ginger, salt and pepper. Belongs to Cantonese cuisine. As an appetizer, you can usually eat it with the shell on.
6. Laohuo soup.
A variety of soup ingredients and cooking methods can be used to make soups with different tastes and effects. Soup can be meat, eggs, seafood, vegetables, dried fruits, grains, medicinal materials, etc. There are many ways to make soup, including boiling, boiling, boiling, stewing, stewing, etc. Different soups have different flavors such as salty, sweet, sour, spicy, etc. due to different ingredients.
7. Steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce.
It is a Cantonese dish made of steamed short ribs and black beans. The method is simple and quick, the meat is delicious and has the aroma of black beans and garlic. It is a meat dish in Guangdong morning tea.
8. Guru meat.
Also known as ancient meat. This is a famous Cantonese dish. This dish originated in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, many outsiders in Guangzhou loved Chinese food, especially sweet and sour pork ribs, but they were not used to spitting out bones when eating.
9. Oyster sauce lettuce.
It is a common specialty dish in Guangdong and belongs to Cantonese cuisine. Lettuce and oyster sauce are processed and fried with accessories. This dish is nutritious, delicious, fresh and smooth.
10. Boiled shrimp.
It is a famous local traditional dish in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The main ingredient is shrimp, and the main cooking technique is blanching. The term "blanching" refers to boiling originally fresh shrimps directly in water. Cantonese people like to boil shrimps in water to maintain their fresh, sweet and tender taste, and then peel the shrimps and dip them in sauce.
11. Claypot rice.
It is a special delicacy originating from Guangzhou, Guangdong and belongs to Cantonese cuisine. The main types include bacon-flavored claypot rice, mushroom-smoothed chicken, black bean pork ribs claypot rice, pork liver, roast duck, white-cut chicken, etc. Usually, the washed rice is put into the pot, the water is measured, the lid is closed, the ingredients are added when the rice is seven years old, and then simmered over a slow fire.
12. Pork roll.
It is a traditional snack in Laoxiguan, Guangdong Province. The steaming method of pork rolls is similar to Shahe Noodles. It is made of thin vermicelli filled with thin rice paste in a bamboo nest and then rolled into strips. It is named after its shape like pig intestines and is also called "rolled vermicelli".
13. Beef balls.
It is a famous local snack in Chaozhou, Guangdong and belongs to Chaozhou cuisine. Chaozhou has a history of nearly a hundred years and is divided into beef balls and beef tendon balls. The beef balls are tender and tender in texture; the beef tendon balls are chewy and delicious because of the addition of tender tendons.
14. Pork chicken.
It is a traditional local dish in Guangdong Province and belongs to Hakka cuisine. It is also known as Wuhua Chicken Hot Pot and Phoenix Rebirth. It is popular in Huizhou, Heyuan, Meizhou and other eastern Guangdong areas. It is a must-have pre-dinner soup for banquets in the Hakka area of ??Guangdong. The soup is thick and clear, with a strong medicinal and chili aroma.
15. Pho.
Also known as Shahe Noodles, it originated from Shahe, Guangzhou. Usually the cooking method is soup or stir-fry. Stir-fry is divided into wet stir-fry with sauce and dry stir-fry without sauce.