Cantonese cuisine has a wide range of materials, not only rich in main ingredients, but also rich in ingredients and seasonings. In order to express the flavor of the main ingredients, Cantonese cuisine is very particular about the choice of ingredients and seasonings, and the ingredients are not mixed. Seasoning is to bring out the original flavor of the main ingredients, both of which are mainly fresh. Pay attention to color, fragrance, taste and shape, and take taste as the main body.

Cantonese cuisine is dazzling with a variety of materials. Almost everything that flies in the sky, crawls on the ground and swims in the water can be eaten. Needless to say, partridges, sparrows, leopards, civets, pangolins, seal fish and other wild animals and birds; Cats, dogs, snakes, rats, monkeys, turtles, and even grass insects that are mistaken for "leeches" by ignorant people are also among the cooking. Once cooked, they immediately become exotic and delicious, making consumers applaud and sigh "exotic".

Another outstanding feature of Cantonese cuisine is fine and fine dosage, exquisite materials, exquisite decoration, good imitation and innovation, and various varieties. 1965 "Guangzhou Famous Cuisine Exhibition" introduced 5457 kinds.

The third feature of Cantonese cuisine is that it pays attention to quality and taste, and the taste is relatively light, seeking freshness in the clear and seeking beauty in the light. And with the change of seasons, there is light in summer and autumn, and it is rich in winter and spring, pursuing color, fragrance, taste and shape. Food tastes clear, fresh, tender, cool, smooth and fragrant; Seasonings are sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty; This is the so-called five flavors and six flavors.

The famous Cantonese cuisine includes roast suckling pig, boiled shrimp, Long Hudou, Taiye chicken, braised pork with taro, braised skirt wings, scrambled eggs in Huangpu, braised Mi Chong, dog meat pot, multicolored shredded snake, chrysanthemum, dragon and tiger, phoenix and snake soup, all of which are famous Guangzhou dishes with local flavor.