Lead: When Guangzhou is mentioned, everyone's first reaction is to eat. All kinds of snacks, sugar water and snacks make people swallow their mouths. Every time I am full of food and drink in Guangzhou, I always want to bring some handwritten letters to share with my relatives and friends. What special gifts should I buy for my first visit to Guangzhou? I have carefully compiled a list for everyone, and collect it quickly!

Chicken Cake (Xiaofeng Cake)

Fengcheng (Guangzhou) Chicken Cake is one of the four famous cakes in Guangdong. This kind of cake has a loose entrance, soft and smooth filling, sweet but not greasy, and is easy to keep. It is one of the must-buy handwritten letters for tourists when they come to Guangzhou. There are two kinds of chicken cakes on the market now. One is thin and has little stuffing, which is crispy to eat, and the other is thick and chewy to eat, depending on personal preference.

Recommended shops: Chengzhulou, Lianxianglou, Taotaoju

Old Lady's Cake (Dongrong Crisp)

Old Lady's Cake is a traditional cake that is well-known to women and children in Guangdong. Among many traditional cakes in Guangdong, it has the least materials and the simplest workmanship, but it is the most well-known by the public. The skin is crisp and golden, and the stuffing is moist and sweet. Just take a bite and you will be fascinated by the taste. You can't stop.

Recommended shops: Lianxianglou, Taotaoju and Guangyu Garden

Liulian Crisp

The golden and attractive Liulian Crisp is a very delicious snack, and it is also one of the must-have points for Lao Guang to drink morning tea. The whole dim sum is shaped like nine-section shrimp, with distinct pastry layers, which melts at the entrance. The inside is thick durian meat, which is very delicious. Every time I enter, I can't help but move my index finger.

Place of purchase: Taotaoju, Guangyu Garden

water chestnut cake

The crystal clear water chestnut cake is also one of the cakes that must be ordered for morning tea. It uses the local specialty horseshoe powder as an excuse, crystal clear tea yellow, similar to jelly and pudding in taste, but more elastic, sweet but not greasy, and melts in the mouth.

Recommended shops: Pantang water chestnut cake Store, Taotaoju and Guangzhou Restaurant

Cantonese-style moon cakes

As one of the famous products in Guangdong Province, Cantonese-style moon cakes are famous all over the country for their large skins and thick fillings. The skin is shiny and shiny, the taste is soft and smooth, and the taste is excellent. At the same time, the packaging is also very exquisite, easy to carry, and very suitable for giving to friends and relatives.

recommended flavors: lotus seed paste, five kernels, preserved egg, egg yolk and jujube paste. Recommended shops: Lianxianglou and Guangzhou Restaurant. Other recommendations: Married women's cake (silk cake), lotus seed egg yolk cake, pineapple cake, honeycomb omelet, Yun Song pie, crisp cake, lard cake, fragrant rice cake, fried rice cake, radish cake, glutinous rice chicken and salty water horn. < p Every time it's cold in late autumn, you can always see the crowds in front of street bacon shops. As a traditional food in Guangdong, preserved meat enjoys a long reputation and a long history. In particular, sausage, with pig casing as the outer film, is generally made of front leg pork which is suitable for both fat and thin. It is rich in wax flavor, extremely fragrant in taste, convenient to carry, and has many uses. It can be eaten not only by steaming alone, but also with other dishes. It is the first choice for friends who are visiting Guangzhou for the first time.

Recommended shops: Huangshanghuang and Likoufu

Bacon

Cantonese-style bacon is a famous local specialty. It is naturally sun-dried, golden in color, even in stripes, fat and transparent, crisp and tender in clothes, with a strong taste and a special taste, especially with delicious rice, which is simply a "unique skill in the world" < p There are many uses, such as soaking in water and making soup, which can enrich blood, improve intelligence, nourish blood and soothe the nerves. It's delicious, but don't be greedy, it's easy to get angry if you eat too much.

recommended store: Yide Road dry food street

Ginger milk

Ginger milk is a traditional dessert with ginger juice and milk flavor as the main raw materials. It tastes smooth and tender, like tofu flower and water, with rich ginger flavor, sweet and smooth taste, unique taste, and has the effects of warming stomach, driving away beauty and so on, which is suitable for nourishing the spleen. Now there is brewed powder, which is very convenient to carry and suitable for giving away or drinking by yourself.

Recommended shops: Qinfangyuan and Liwan famous eaters

Guiling Ointment

Guangzhou people are afraid of getting angry, so they have herbal tea and Guiling Ointment. As a unique and long-standing snack of traditional Chinese medicine, Guiling Ointment has the efficacy of clearing away heat, purging fire and eliminating dampness. The original taste is bitter, usually accompanied by honey or sweet osmanthus, the entrance is extremely sweet, the aftertaste is slightly bitter, it spreads from the mouth and has an indescribable delicious taste.

recommended shop: Huang Zhenlong Herbal Tea

Jigonglan

Jigonglan is a famous snack in Guangzhou, which is made from Guangdong specialty Bailan through a complicated pickling process. To put it bluntly, it is a kind of pickled olive. People who sell olives often dress in the shape of roosters, blowing and selling while walking, hence the name "Jigonglan". The entrance is sweet and crisp, and it is sweet. It is one of the most distinctive traditional sweets in Guangzhou and a childhood memory of many old people.

recommendation: other recommendations of Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street: canned shad, horseshoe products and tea

Guangzhou people are famous for making soup, nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, keeping healthy and nourishing. Almost every friend of mine in Guangzhou will make soup and share it with our friends when studying, so we have also developed the habit of drinking old fire soup. Therefore, when you come to Guangzhou, you should not only drink soup, but also bring back some soup materials that are convenient to carry, so that you can relive the authentic Cantonese flavor anytime and anywhere.

Recommended soups: candied dates, nectarines, Chinese caterpillar fungus, coix seed, lily, Polygonatum odoratum, scallops, squid, dried fish, dried shrimps, jelly, sea cucumber and abalone

Recommended shops: Yide Road Food Dry Street

As the saying goes, "Eat in Guangzhou", and delicious Cantonese food is of course indispensable with unique seasonings. In the process of cooking, using the right seasoning can not only enrich the taste, but also protect the nutrients in food and promote the absorption of nutrients by human body.

Recommended seasonings: dark soy sauce, soy sauce, salted shrimp sauce, noodles with black bean sauce, black bean sauce and oyster sauce

Recommended shops: Fengguo Weiwei gift box and Zhimeizhai condiment

The most healthy | Cantonese herbal tea

Guangzhou herbal tea is famous all over the country. Although it tastes bitter, it has the effects of clearing away heat and reducing fire, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, nourishing yin and detoxifying, which makes countless people old and wide. Now there are many canned or bottled herbal teas and herbal tea powders, which are very convenient to carry and suitable for gifts and drinks.

Recommended shops: Gengtian Gong Herbal Tea, Linshi Herbal Tea and Huang Zhenlong Herbal Tea.