Cantonese people “know how to eat” because they pay attention to the nutritional combination of various ingredients and also pay attention to seasonal climate changes.

The reason why Cantonese people "dare to eat" is that Guangdong has many "heavy-flavored" delicacies. Unless they are top foodies, most people would never dare to eat these delicacies.

Today I will introduce to you 6 "heavy-flavored" delicacies that Cantonese people love to eat, so that you can appreciate the "beauty" of Guangdong delicacies from another perspective.

Zhanjiang Sandworm

Sandworm is also known as sandworm because it looks like an intestine. It has a simple body structure and well-developed muscle tissue. Sandworms look a little disgusting, but they are extremely nutritious.

According to "Chinese Marine Materia Medica", sandworms contain 8 essential amino acids for the human body, as well as rich collagen, as many as 14 kinds of trace amounts. Element, has the reputation of "oceanic cordyceps".

Sandworms only need to expel the sand from their bodies and can be eaten all over the body. They are also delicious, crispy and tender. The fatter, the better the taste. There are many ways to eat sandworms in Guangdong. They can be made into sandworms and dried in the sun. They taste crispy. In fact, many people eat sandworm dishes made with dried sandworms as ingredients. For example, Cantonese people like to eat Sandworm roasted double eggplant is made from dried sandworms.

There are a lot of sandworms in Zhanjiang, Guangdong. It is very popular for locals to eat sandworms. They can be eaten in various ways, such as stir-fried, boiled or fried. I had sandworm porridge when I was in Guangdong, and it tasted really good.

People in Foshan, Guangdong also like to eat a kind of grass worm. That one looks more terrifying than the sand worm. I dare not eat it.

Kilin Chuangtai

Qilin Chuangtai is a famous dish in Guangdong Hakka cuisine. The name seems very high-end, but if foreign diners see the ingredients, they are afraid to eat it. Mouth. Because the fetus in this dish refers to pork belly,

and Qilin refers to a suckling dog (a newborn puppy). To make it, the suckling dog is slaughtered and washed first, and then spices, rice wine, etc. are used. After stir-frying, it is stuffed into the pork belly, and finally the soup stock and herbs are added to steam it. The cooking time usually takes several hours, and the production process is relatively complicated.

The ingredients used in Qilin Shengtai are very nutritious, containing rich proteins, vitamins, trace elements, etc., and have many effects on strengthening the spleen and stomach.

Chicken Shit Vine Cake

Many foreign ingredients see the appearance of "Chicken Shit Vine Cake" and hear its name and think it is a cake made from "Chicken Shit". Who calls it Chicken Shit? Rattan cake is really ugly.

The main raw materials of Chicken Shit Vine Cake are Chicken Shit Vine, glutinous rice, etc. Chicken Shit Vine is a herbaceous vine whose leaves have a smell like chicken shit, also known as For the smelly vine. But people who are used to this kind of smell say that "they have a refreshing fragrance after hearing it for a long time."

It has the effect of removing stagnation and clearing heat.

Cantonese people love to eat chicken shit and rattan cakes, and there are many ways to make them, but generally speaking, there are few differences. Chicken shit and rattan cakes are usually made around Qingming Festival.

Niu Huanxi

The name Niu Huanxi looks elegant, but it actually refers to the genitals of a cow. The reason why Niu Huanxi has become a favorite food of Cantonese people is mainly influenced by the traditional thought of "replenishing shape with shape", which believes that Niu Huanxi has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing kidneys. In fact, some experts have found that the nutritional value of Niu Huanxi is not high, the protein content is not as good as beef, and the fat content is higher.

There are many ways to eat Niu Huanxi in Guangdong. For example, it can be stir-fried with salty sauerkraut. It can also be made into Niu Huanxi hot pot, barbecue, soup, etc. The main representative dishes are Niu Huanxi stir-fried with sauce. The biggest feature of Niu Huanxi is that it is very chewy and is loved by many diners.

Black Chicken Braised Old Cat Man

Looking at the name of this dish, you may think that the ingredients include black chicken (silky chicken), but this "Old Cat Man" may I don’t know what it is, but it’s actually cat meat. When many people hear cat meat, they think of it as sour and definitely not tasty. There is also a record in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "However, if civet meat is eaten, cat meat is not good and cannot be eaten as food, so it is rarely used." It is believed that cat meat is not suitable as food.

However, the "daring to eat" characteristic of the Cantonese people has come into play, and it is still possible to make "delicious" cat meat. Black Chicken Stewed Lao Mao Gong is a delicacy made with cat meat and silky chicken as ingredients. The main technique used is braising. The finished product is salty and delicious, with a fragrant and smooth taste, and no sour taste.

In addition, it is a combination of a variety of ingredients, rich in nutrients, and has many functions such as strengthening muscles and bones, replenishing deficiency and replenishing qi, dispersing wind and dredging collaterals.

Plum-flavored Salted Fish

Many out-of-town diners think the name is good when they see Plum-flavored Salted Fish, but they always feel something is wrong when they taste it. They don’t know what the “Meixiang” represents? In fact, "plum fragrance" does not refer to the fragrance of plum blossoms, but "mouldy fragrance". To put it bluntly, it means a musty smell. But Cantonese people love to eat it, and can use plum-flavored salted fish to make a variety of delicacies, such as plum-flavored salted fish and eggplant stew, plum-flavored salted fish steamed meat cakes, etc.

In fact, there are many "heavy-tasting" delicacies in Guangdong, such as snakes, dragon lice, scorpions, sweet-scented osmanthus, cicadas, and even mice and toads. They are too "heavy-tasting" and may scare you. , I won’t write more about these.

At the same time, the country has begun to ban the consumption of wild animals, and these delicacies will slowly fade out of people's sight.