"Eat in Guangzhou, wear in Suzhou, play in Hangzhou, and die in Liuzhou." This is a folk proverb. From the original intention, "eating in Guangzhou" means that Cantonese food is exquisite and delicious, and the food is the best in the world and a great enjoyment; "Wear in Suzhou" is famous at home and abroad for Suzhou silk, which is comfortable, gorgeous and beautiful to make clothes with;

"Playing in Hangzhou" means that the West Lake in Hangzhou is as beautiful as the West Lake, with beautiful scenery and relaxed mind. "Dying in Liuzhou" means that Liuzhou has good wood and can make a good coffin.

China cuisine has many genres in cooking. Among them, Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and Huizhou are the most influential and representative cuisines recognized by the society, that is, the "eight major cuisines" in China.

Guangzhou is a gourmet metropolis and the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine. Cantonese cuisine is characterized by being light and paying attention to "color, fragrance, taste and shape". Methods such as steaming and boiling, that is, boiling in water, are used more. The raw materials are fresh.

When it comes to Guangzhou's delicious food, people who have been to Guangzhou may be most impressed by it, and the soup cooked by Guangzhou people. Cantonese cuisine pays attention to soup, and all kinds of materials seem to be used to make soup.

I once saw a large water tank in front of a restaurant, but I didn't know what it was for. I was told that it was used to make soup. There were many small earthen pots in these large water tanks, which were heated together in the large water tank, and then slowly stewed in the tank for a long time. The stewed soup was of course particularly delicious.

Guangzhou people really have "good intentions" when eating. One is to eat a wide range of things, the other is to eat many ways and new patterns, and the other is to eat for a long time. Many people in Guangzhou eat breakfast before dawn, which is called morning tea. At night, when it is almost dawn, they still eat midnight snack, which is called night tea. Basically, they can enjoy all kinds of delicious food all day. Of course, this lifestyle of Guangzhou people also benefits from the variety of snacks.

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As the saying goes, "Food is in Guangzhou, and taste is in Xiguan". Xiguan was once the most prosperous food center in Guangzhou. There were hundreds of kinds of food here, which brought together the most traditional and classic dishes in Cantonese cuisine. "Xiguan", also known as Liwan, is named after the "Litchi Bay" with the reputation of "a bay with green water and red litchi on both sides". Xiguan is the core area of Guangzhou food culture and the birthplace of the most authentic Cantonese dim sum.

Therefore, when you go to Guangzhou, you have to come to Xiguan for morning tea. Tangliyuan is beside the picturesque Liwan Lake. It was once a famous garden in Xiguan, but now it is a delicious place where Xiguan garden culture and food culture are integrated.