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Introduction to Cantonese Cuisine
1. Cantonese cuisine, or Cantonese cuisine, is one of the four major Chinese cuisines and one of the eight major Chinese cuisines. In a narrow sense, Cantonese cuisine refers to Canton cuisine (i.e., Guangzhou cuisine), and in a broader sense, it also includes Teochew cuisine (Chaoshan cuisine) and Dongjiang cuisine (also known as Hakka cuisine). Cantonese cuisine originated from the Central Plains and inherited the Central Plains style of eating advocated by Confucius, which is "food is not too refined, and chopping is not too fine", therefore, the Cantonese cuisine is more complicated and delicate. For example, the boiled rice and roasted suckling pig in Cantonese cuisine originated from the "eight treasures" in the Zhou Dynasty; the roasted goose originated from the famous dish "roast duck" in the Song Dynasty; the dim sum originated from the Central Plains; and the roasted duck in the Song Dynasty. Roast duck; dim sum from the Central Plains to Guangdong after the evolution of today's shrimp dumplings, dry steamed dumplings and other Cantonese dim sum.

2, the scope of Canton cuisine, including the Pearl River Delta and Shaoguan, Zhanjiang and other places, has a clear, fresh, crisp, tender, smooth and other characteristics of the "five nourishment", "six flavors" are good. Canton cuisine is the representative of Cantonese cuisine, since ancient times, there is "food in Guangzhou, the kitchen out of Fengcheng (Shunde)", "food in Guangzhou, taste in Xiguan" reputation, Shunde was awarded the world's "food capital" title by UNESCO. Shunde has been awarded the title of the world's "gastronomic capital" by UNESCO.

3, Chaozhou cuisine originated in the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, Chaozhou cuisine is the backbone of Cantonese cuisine and the representative of Cantonese cuisine, there is also "food in Guangzhou, taste in Chaozhou". In 2004, it won the gold medal of the Fifth National Culinary Technology Competition, and in 2010, it participated in the Shanghai World Expo on behalf of Cantonese cuisine, and in 2012, it participated in the Yeosu World Expo in South Korea on behalf of Chinese cuisine. In 2014, Chaozhou was selected by China Radio International as the "Most Chinese Food City Recommended by Global Netizens".