There are many schools of cooking in China. 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 lightness, 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 very fresh.
Speaking of delicious food in Guangzhou, people who have been to Guangzhou may be most impressed by the soup made 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 big water tank in front of a restaurant. I don't know what it is for. I was told that this is used to make soup. There are many small crocks in these big tanks. They are heated together in the big tanks and then stewed slowly in the tanks for a long time. The stewed soup is of course very delicious.
Guangzhou people are really "well-intentioned" when eating. First, there is a wide range of things to eat, second, there are many ways and new tricks to eat, and third, it takes a long time to eat. Many people in Guangzhou have breakfast before dawn, which is called morning tea. In the evening, at 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.
Corn tortillas, mung bean cakes, glutinous rice cakes, do you understand? These are some exquisite snacks in Guangzhou teahouse. To taste the delicious food in Guangzhou, you should go to the teahouse in Guangzhou. Whether it is morning tea or evening tea, the teahouse will provide a wide variety of delicious snacks and snacks, a bowl of steaming raw porridge or wonton noodles, as well as cages of shrimp dumplings and rice rolls. This is not only a meal for Guangzhou people, but also a way of life for Guangzhou people.
"I know that the most famous porridge in Guangzhou is boat porridge, and the other is the first porridge, right?"
Fish porridge, pork red porridge, boat porridge, champion and champion porridge, so many kinds, you have to admire the excellent eating of Guangzhou people. Just one rice porridge can make Guangzhou people produce so many tricks. As a lover of Guangzhou cuisine, I suggest that you, like us, must taste these delicious porridge.
We have everything for breakfast and porridge. There are lean meat, fish fillets, kidney flowers and preserved eggs, everything! That's why it is called the number one scholar! It is really delicious! Besides, boat porridge seems to be famous for its leaves.
In fact, the real boat porridge is a small moat village in Xiguan, Guangzhou, which leads to the Pearl River. It's called litchi bay. A local fisherman sold the seafood, fish and shrimp they salvaged in the Pearl River to some shopkeepers, so-called shops. It's not in the shop, but on the boat.
So it's called boat porridge, and boat means small fishing boat.
Yes, those who drink porridge by the river and on the riverbank will shout: Hey! Have a bowl!
It must be very fresh! Because it is fresh seafood that has just been salvaged. "
In fact, Guangzhou Xiguan is also the most concentrated place for snacks and food in Guangzhou. When you arrive in Xiguan, you can basically eat all the delicious food in Guangzhou without going anywhere else.
Radish beef offal, Chaozhou beef balls and black sesame sauce are the most common snacks in Guangzhou.
Of course, if you want to eat the most authentic Cantonese food, you can also enjoy it in Xiguan.
Guangzhou restaurants are also famous. People say that Guangzhou restaurant is' eating in Guangzhou', and' eating in Guangzhou' not only means what good things you can eat in Guangzhou, but also means that you will go to Guangzhou restaurant when you eat good things.
In addition, there is a Lotus House over there, which is a famous store for making moon cakes. Some overseas Chinese living here and their relatives will go to Lianxianglou when they want to send overseas lotus seed cakes home during the New Year holiday in China. Opposite Lianxianglou is Taotaoju, a famous restaurant with a history of 100 years. Tao Taoju was written by Kang Youwei, a juren in Qing Dynasty. There are three famous time-honored restaurants on 9 1 street. Moreover, in the hearts of citizens, eating moon cakes, drinking morning tea and eating raw seafood in this place are all good opportunities!
Many time-honored restaurants and specialty restaurants are worth visiting. Garden-style restaurants in Guangzhou are particularly famous. Their decoration has its own characteristics, some are magnificent, some are quiet and elegant, some are antique and some are modern. For example, Panxi Restaurant and Nanyuan Restaurant are both restaurants with very beautiful dining environment.
In addition, each restaurant has its own signature dishes and specialties, such as Wenchang chicken and tricolor lobster in Guangzhou restaurant, which has the reputation of "the first food in Guangzhou"; Jinlong crispy suckling pig and Babao winter melon cup in Panxi restaurant, braised skirt wings in Dasanyuan restaurant and chrysanthemum dragon and tiger phoenix in Snakehead restaurant are all rare delicacies.
Besides, there are many different eating habits in Guangzhou: drinking herbal tea.
Guangzhou has a long history of herbal tea, and there are many kinds of herbal tea, including Wang Laoji Herbal Tea, Sanhutang Herbal Tea, Huang Zhenlong Herbal Tea, Dashenggong Herbal Tea, Shi Qi Herbal Tea, Twenty-four Herbal Tea, Cucurbit Tea, Healthy Herbal Tea, Flos Chrysanthemi, and Bitter Melon Herbal Tea. There are even turtle ling paste soup, raw fish soup, carrot and bamboo cane water, etc. It has become a traditional old-fashioned herbal tea that Guangzhou people love.
Another thing is to drink morning tea.
People in Guangzhou love to drink tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, we often greet each other with "Have you had tea" (meaning "Have you had tea"), which shows our preference for tea. When people in Guangzhou talk about drinking tea, they actually mean drinking tea in a teahouse (used to be called a teahouse). Not only drink tea, but also eat snacks (as breakfast); Drink not only morning tea, but also afternoon tea and evening tea; Not only can you fill your stomach, but you can also spread news, talk about friendship and negotiate business. It can be seen that drinking tea in Guangzhou is actually a social way. This is also an important fundamental reason for the long-lasting tea house industry in Guangzhou.
Speaking of drinking tea, let's talk about snacks when drinking tea first:
The first is boat porridge.
In the western suburbs of old Guangzhou, litchi trees are planted on both sides of the river, which is called litchi Bay. The "Liwan Nightsong", one of the eight scenic spots in the ancient Yangcheng, refers to this place. Every summer evening, many scholars and tourists from all walks of life come here to play and travel by boat. Among them, a small boat specializes in "boat porridge". If tourists on shore or on another ship need it, the owner of the porridge boat will hand over porridge bowl by bowl, which is very popular. Gradually, even snack bars on land sold this kind of porridge called Liwan Boat Porridge.
Boat porridge is made of fresh river shrimp or fish fillets, and later jellyfish, fried peanuts, cold noodles, chopped green onion and ginger slices. Boil it immediately before eating, it is delicious, steaming and very fresh and sweet. No matter in street restaurants or five-star restaurants like White Swan Hotel, you can taste this kind of porridge unique to Guangzhou.
In addition, there are fried snails, which are fried with fresh snails, ginger, soy sauce and perilla leaves (a special kind of coriander). It's delicious.
There are steamed rice rolls and Shahefen, which is named after its origin in Shahe. Shahefen has a history of 100 years. Eating methods include dry frying, wet frying, soaking (soup powder) and cold salad.
Guangzhou is located in the subtropical zone, with a wide variety of tropical and subtropical fruits, and fresh fruits are listed all year round, so it has the reputation of "the hometown of fruits". Litchi, banana, papaya and pineapple are widely distributed, with the largest output and the best quality, and are known as the four famous fruits in Lingnan. In addition, there are mangoes, carambolas, pomegranates, longan, white olives, black olives, wampee, bayberry, jackfruit, sanhuali and watermelon.
Besides local food, you can also taste delicious food from all over China and even the world. "Banana Leaf Flavor House" is a restaurant with Thai flavor. When you walk into this restaurant, you can immediately feel the amorous feelings of Southeast Asia: plantains, durians, Buddha statues, shrines … even crocodiles and elephants. The restaurant is named after "banana leaves" because many foods in Thailand are wrapped in banana leaves, such as grilled fish and chicken wrapped in banana leaves.
Eating in Guangzhou can be said to be deserved