Although in everyone’s mind almost all the food from his hometown is the most delicious, if I had to choose another cuisine besides my hometown cuisine, Cantonese food would be my current first choice.
I have been living in Guangdong for many years, and I have a little understanding of Cantonese cuisine, including Cantonese cuisine, Chaoshan cuisine and Hakka cuisine. So this time I will share what I think is the most popular Cantonese cuisine. The representative four dishes, one soup and one snack, see if any of them overlap with yours! One of the "Four Dishes": "Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken"
Chicken is a very important ingredient in Cantonese cuisine. There is even a saying that "no feast can be complete without chicken". In various local branches of Cantonese cuisine, chicken is the most important ingredient. Have its own place. But among the many chicken recipes, the one we recommend this time is salt-baked chicken.
First of all, salt-baked chicken is one of the signature Hakka dishes in Cantonese cuisine. Although white-cut chicken is famous, the salt-baked chicken restaurants that can be seen everywhere in the streets have already proved its deliciousness and popularity. The popularity is not inferior to the plain chicken. Secondly, although salt-baked chicken and white-cut chicken are both famous Cantonese dishes for tasting delicious chicken, salt-baked chicken is more acceptable than white-cut chicken. Every time friends and relatives from other places come to Guangdong, When eating, they tend to accept salt-baked chicken better than plain-cut chicken.
Salt-baked chicken has crispy skin and tender meat, with a rich flavor. Paired with a little bit of ginger oil and salt, it becomes a delicious dish that you can’t stop eating.
Summary: Chicken dishes play an important role in Cantonese cuisine. This time we recommend salt-baked chicken. In addition, there are also plain-cut chicken, soy sauce chicken, Hakka steamed chicken, etc. The recipes are also delicious. "Four Dishes" No. 2: "Sham Jing Roast Goose"
Siu Mei and cured meat are one of the main branches of Cantonese cuisine, and naturally they can also bear the title of representative Cantonese cuisine. Among them, the most popular , maybe even the roast goose.
Although Cantonese roast goose does not have the same reputation and top brand as Beijing roast duck, it has taken another path, that is, it is deeply rooted in the daily life of Cantonese people. Although the price of roast goose is not cheap, due to its relatively expensive ingredients and sophisticated preparation, it is still one of the most popular and representative Cantonese delicacies.
The roast goose has an attractive red color, crispy skin and tender meat, juicy and juicy. It is served with some sour plum sauce for dipping. It is mellow and fragrant without being greasy. It makes people drool just thinking about it. .
Summary: Roast goose is a must-try delicacy when visiting Guangdong, so it must occupy a place as a representative dish. Secondly, we recommend delicacies such as crispy barbecued pork and suckling pig, as well as Cantonese-style sausages, bacon, phoenix cups, etc., which are also good, but their flavors are more prominent, and friends who try them for the first time may not be able to accept them well. The third of the "four dishes": "Beef Stir-fried Kale"
Compared with the previous two dishes, this beef stir-fried kale seems very ordinary and homely. In fact, it should be regarded as one of the best in Cantonese cuisine. Chaoshan cuisine, but you can also order it from various restaurants and food stalls.
Kale is a vegetable unique to my country. It seems to be mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. The edible parts are the fat and tender flower sprouts and leaves. The taste is sweet and crisp, which is similar to Beef also goes well with each other. After leaving the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, it is basically impossible to eat it, so it can be regarded as one of the representatives of Cantonese home-cooked food.
Summary: Stir-fried beef with kale is a delicious and home-cooked Cantonese dish. Unlike other representative dishes that are complicated to make or have sophisticated ingredients, this dish is a Cantonese dish that can be copied at home. tasty. In addition, if you want to eat something refreshing, simple home-cooked dishes such as oyster sauce lettuce and baby cabbage in soup are also good. The fourth of the "Four Dishes": "Chaoshan Beef Hotpot"
This is not actually a dish, but it is my favorite, and it is also one of the delicacies that I think you must try when you come to Guangdong, Chaoshan Beef The pot will give you a new understanding of "hot pot" and "beef".
Chaoshan beef hot pot will divide each part of a cow very finely. Not every piece of beef can be eaten this way. Common ones include: tender meat, three-flowered toe, five-flowered toe, key handle, key kernel, neck kernel, Diaolong, Diaolongbian, Chest, etc. Each one has a different taste and corresponding shabu-shabu. Ironing time. And another key to the delicious Chaoshan beef hot pot is the ultimate freshness. Only the freshest beef can withstand such meticulous and even demanding tasting methods.
Summary: Chaoshan beef hot pot is still a delicacy that I must eat at least twice a month. It is also a must-eat every time when relatives and friends come to Guangdong. In my mind, it must be It deserves to be one of the representatives of Cantonese cuisine. Recommended soup: "Lao Huo Jing Soup"
Even if you ask someone who has never been to Guangdong to talk about the food recipes in Guangdong in his impression, I believe the word "soup" will appear very frequently. "Everyone knows how to make soup and everyone loves to drink soup" seems to have become a Cantonese food label.
In some places in Guangdong, there is even a saying that "it is better to eat without vegetables than without soup", which shows the importance of soup to Cantonese people who like delicious food. Moreover, Laohuo Jingtang does not just refer to soups made with certain ingredients. To be precise, it is a cooking method. The main feature is that the heat is sufficient and the time is long. The slow-fire cooking method maximizes the freshness and freshness of the ingredients. Sweet and flavorful.
Summary: There are many types of Laohuo soup, such as Bawang flower pork soup, Polygonatum odoratum lily quail soup, Cordyceps and bamboo shredded chicken soup, Apple and Tremella lean meat soup, etc. There is really no way to deal with them all. Example. Even now, when I occasionally go to some Cantonese restaurants, I still see some soup combinations that I have never heard of before. Soup has become a representative delicacy like the business card of Cantonese cuisine. Recommended dim sum: "Barbecued pork buns"
To choose the most representative dim sum in my mind, I have been wandering between shrimp dumplings and barbecued pork buns. However, in view of the previous introduction of barbecued pork buns, I mainly recommended roasted pork buns. Goose, so here it is necessary to let the barbecued pork show its charm a little.
The Cantonese morning tea culture is simply "one cup and two pieces". This "one cup" refers to the tea, and the "two pieces" are the matching snacks. This optional combination is too There are many, but the barbecued pork buns are the “strongest” among them. The top of the excellent barbecued pork buns is slightly crackled. Through the soft and fragrant bun skin, you can see the sweet and juicy barbecued pork filling inside. The fastidious shops often make their own barbecued pork and wrap it themselves, so that they can satisfy the daily "morning tea" "The representativeness of picky eaters is beyond doubt.
Summary: In fact, there are many snacks worth trying in Cantonese morning tea, such as shrimp dumplings, siomai, pork ribs, chicken feet, egg tarts, water chestnut cake, glutinous rice chicken, durian cake, Mala cake, money Tripe, custard buns, etc. Conclusion
In fact, in addition to the above, there are many delicacies and snacks in Guangdong, such as Guangming pigeon, Chaoshan cold, clay pot rice, three-star beef, rice rolls, raw porridge, etc. Wait, if you have the opportunity to come to Guangdong, don’t miss these Cantonese delicacies.
Then the above is all about Cantonese cuisine this time. I believe everyone has their own choice. You are very welcome to share your most representative Cantonese cuisine in the comments.