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Chaoshan area usually includes Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. (Whether Shanwei belongs or not, there are different opinions, and it is not shown here. )
Where should I go first if I want to experience the authentic Chaoshan flavor?
First of all, you will be confused by a bunch of place names.
Chaozhou Station, Chaoshan Station, Shantou Station, Chaoyang Station, Jieyang Station and Chaoshan Airport.
Where can I go by high-speed rail or plane?
Then, even if we figure out the cities where these stations belong, where should we eat?
Fortunately, I have been foraging in these three cities for seven days and seven nights, and I have also summarized a food list. According to this food list, everyone can choose their favorite itinerary.
Anyone who has read my previous shopping guide knows that I will not write all the food recommendations of a city, but only write some shops that I have experienced and think are worth visiting again.
Every time you go to a city, first choose a bunch of shops, then choose a few, exchange your weight for a gourmet experience, and finally write what you think is good. True experience is the essence, although this kind of love is limited to individuals.
Jieyang gourmet pian
I originally planned to spend the New Year's Eve in Jieyang and stay for a few days to explore in depth. But my friends are having a bad time and clamoring to go to Shantou in advance.
Even the beef in Baita Town didn't have time to eat, and the fate with Jieyang was only half a day.
Even so, there are a few small shops that are unforgettable.
Recommended: Xinheng Goose
This store moved once, and the address found on Baidu map is correct.
Goose meat is different from the brine in Chaoshan area, but it is a bit like the white-cut goose in Zhanjiang.
Goose meat is white and quite refreshing. The original soup is used to soak kway teow and meatballs, which is quite sweet. The goose intestines are sprinkled with soy sauce, ginger and garlic, which tastes crisp.
Guangde bitter sauce
In Jieyang, you are either eating or looking for food.
Guangde brain juice, old shops and stalls at the door are filled with all kinds of delicious food. You can add anything you want.
Quite a local tyrant It tastes a little salty, but the price is not too expensive.
Shops on Zhongshan Road
A small shop with no signboard on Zhongshan Road is very popular!
I prefer skin. It looks thick and tastes elastic.
The rice snack on the roadside, I forgot what it was called. Rice tastes delicious, and garlic oil is the soul of this snack, which makes the taste fresh.
Jieyang snacks may be scattered in the streets. I visited Jieyang Experimental Middle School on New Year's Eve and found that this place is super lively, and the food may be hidden in it.
No choice but to leave Jieyang early and go to Shantou, a more familiar place to eat. I can only save it for another time.
Jieyang loitering articles
Rongjiang west lake park
On the way to Zhongshan Road by taxi, I suddenly found this park, so I asked the driver to stop and go for a stroll.
The scenery in the park is nostalgic. Looking at the lake through the branches, there is a bit of beauty in the West Lake.
Wandering around the city does not expect large-scale scenery. Old houses with local characteristics may be unfamiliar to locals, but they are scenery in the eyes of foreign tourists.
The mango tree, which is more than 200 years old, is afraid to be refined. Although it has shown vicissitudes of life, it is still full of vitality.
Lion dance (green lion) is a traditional dance in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. In Chaoshan folk, as long as there are various celebrations, there will be the custom of dancing the green lion and praying for various beautiful visions.
Many cities in Guangdong have a Zhongshan Road, which is almost in the center of the old city. Along this avenue, you can feel the history and taste snacks.
There are arcades on both sides of Zhongshan Road in Jieyang. This kind of building structure is quite common in coastal areas. It's quite comfortable to walk Zhongshan Road nine times.
Shantou gourmet pian
I once wrote an article "Jie Kejun takes you to Shantou", and I went to Shantou again to find out, but I found more new discoveries.
Recommended: Caishe Beef City
What you must eat when you come to Chaoshan is beef. Everyone in Chaoshan has their favorite beef shop.
This small shop, which is quite far from the city, is a treasure shop that my friend found online.
The cutting method of beef is different from that of many beef shops now, and it is more casual. There are no points such as five toes, three toes and hanging dragons on the menu. The older generation in Shantou said that this division did not exist before, but only rose in recent years.
Fresh slaughtered beef, the meat is still trembling slightly. In the eyes of foodies, it is saliva rather than tears. Sure enough, the creatures that climb to the top of the food chain are quite "cruel".
Fresh beef tastes good no matter how it is cut.
Recommended: Fuyuan diet
Going to Fuyuan for dinner is still dazzling.
I ordered a few favorite foods when I was familiar with them, and the taste was quite satisfactory.
Highly recommended: Yuan Bai porridge.
The biggest surprise of this trip is the rice congee of Guiyuan.
Raw salted oysters are fresh and have a very light smell. The sweetness of oysters is perfectly blended with sauce and ginger. Known as "Chaoshan poison", pickled oysters really live up to their reputation.
Horses are fine, too. Frankly speaking, people who have eaten hemp leaves in many families are salty and bitter.
So I've always been curious about why Chaoshan people like to eat this so much.
This family's hemp leaves are salty and suitable, and porridge is a little refreshing.
If you come to Shantou next time, you will definitely come to rice congee in longan first.
Recommended: longan pork tripe
In a snack bar opposite the white porridge in Guiyuan, you can eat pork tripe chop suey from hot pot or order a pork tripe soup separately.
Pork belly is crisp and tender, so it tastes good, and the Chili is just right. The powder lotus root inside is continuous, which can satisfy the stomach and relieve boredom.
Highly recommended: Braised oysters.
I hid in my favorite restaurant for two years and finally succeeded in pulling weeds.
It's boring to put some autumn melons in oyster sauce.
Puning tofu is thin and crisp, and the tofu is tender as water, with a high standard.
Even the water spinach is fried green.
Smoked oyster sauce
The oysters baked in this restaurant near Xiaowu rice rolls are crisp, but there is more oil. Pay attention to scalding your mouth while it is hot.
Arong fish porridge shop
Zhongshan Road in Shantou is a boulevard. You can eat all the way along Zhongshan Road.
Passing by this fish porridge shop, I was attracted by this grouper.
Although I was full, I ordered a bowl of fish porridge. Fish with skin is more expensive than fish without skin.
It's expensive for a reason. Although the fish is fresh, the skin of the fish has a gelatinous taste, which is hard to describe.
Xiaoli juice bing
If you want to drink fruit juice ice, you must not change the sugar content to semi-sugar or sugar-free in order to lose weight, so you will regret it.
Highly recommended: Xiao Wu rice rolls.
After two years, Xiao Wu's queue in rice rolls became more and more horrible, from the end of the street to the end of the street, and it still smelled like that.
Xiao Wu rice rolls opened a branch in Zhujiang Road Food Street, and almost no one lined up. Actually, it tastes similar. The second picture is eaten on a branch.
Shantou loitering articles
As a special economic zone, Shantou has better infrastructure.
There is the prosperity of the new city and the sense of history of the old city.
The bus in the city is more convenient, and there are not many people sitting there. It feels like a chartered car.
Si Tong Fort Park
Stone fort park is a memorial park with Qilu fort site as its scenic spot. Founded in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, it is a large-scale and well-preserved military facility of Qing Dynasty in Guangdong Province.
The fortress is a castle-like ring building with a piece of turf in the center. When the sun shines in, adults and children rest on the grass. This is really a leisurely place.
Small park
Take the bus from east to west, along Rongjiang River, get off at Shantou Customs and History Exhibition Hall, and go north along the outer road to the small park area.
Small park is the most prosperous commercial center and cultural center in Shantou in 1930s, and it is the historical symbol of Shantou's century-old commercial port. At that time, craftsmen combined traditional architecture with western architecture, and this work still has high appreciation value.
Chaozhou gourmet pian
It didn't take long to take the high-speed train from Shantou to Chaozhou. Chaozhou station is far from the urban area, but the bus not far from the main entrance of Chaozhou station can go directly to the urban area.
Because I went to Chaozhou alone, I had to explore the small shops, ignoring the big ones.
Recommended: Yuanxin Beef kway teow (Yuan Kui Branch)
A beef kway teow shop in Chao 'an District. The beef is very fresh and special. I have eaten beef offal four times in Chaozhou, and this time the taste ranks first in my mind.
There is no price list in the store, and it is up to the boss to decide how much beef to add. You'd better ask clearly when you consume.
Chaozhen Lao Wei giblet
In the shop pushed by Chaoshan friends, beef kway teow is relatively light, and the touch of turmeric is the finishing touch, but personally, it is not as good as expected.
Xikou no.6 department goose shop
Different from other goose shops, the goose in this restaurant is cold, slightly cold and slightly medicinal. After eating, the lips and teeth are fragrant and sweet.
A friend praised the goose in this shop as the best he had ever eaten.
But the price is small and expensive, and the food side also has its own characteristics. You can try.
Recommended: salt water pot
There is a strong smell of pickles next to the goose shop. It turned out to be a stall selling salt water. I bought one without hesitation. Water chestnut itself has a faint sweetness, coupled with salty pickled vegetables (dried radish), which is a street snack that combines fresh and salty taste.
Chaozhou loitering articles
Paifang steet
Chaozhou Paifang Street is actually the location of Chaozhou Ancient City.
Paifang Street, as its name implies, is a long street with more than ten meters of archways. The whole street passes by, and there are many archways.
Walking on the street, Paifang Street is lined with historic Gu Xiang and houses with a sense of time, which is worth visiting for an afternoon.
There are several towers on the east side of Chaozhou ancient city, the largest of which is Guangjimen Tower, and opposite Guangjimen is Guangji Bridge, also called Xiangzi Bridge. Cross Xiangzi Bridge, opposite the Korean Temple.
These places are famous scenic spots in Chaozhou.
Visiting the ancient city of Chaozhou, there are snacks and desserts everywhere, and I walked more than ten kilometers unconsciously.
Go to the northernmost part of the ancient city of Chaozhou and see Zhongshan Road, a road with quite fresh literary feeling, and walk from east to west to Chaozhou West Lake.
From Jieyang Zhongshan Road to Chaozhou Zhongshan Road, and from Jieyang West Lake to Chaozhou West Lake, the Chaoshan trip ended successfully.
Writing about food always requires some attitude.
If it's the first time to find food in Chaoshan area, I suggest going to Shantou.
The urban infrastructure is good, and there are many food stores. Any shop is delicious and won't step on thunder.
Some people may say that I won't look for Jieyang and Chaozhou cuisine.
But the result is this, the same way to find, eating in Shantou is more refreshing, and there is less thunder.
Are there any more unknown food stores? Is there anything recommended by a gourmet?
Where exactly?