1. Tangxialu Goose
Tangxialu Goose is a famous traditional dish in Dongguan, which belongs to Cantonese cuisine. This dish is an out-and-out dish in Dongguan. First of all, the word "Lu" is a native Dongguan dialect, which outsiders don't understand. When they hear "Lu Goose", they think it is "braised goose", but actually "Lu" means cooking. Tangxia Lu goose is a Dongguan dish with Hakka flavor. Cook the goose in the prepared soup, and after cooking, the taste will all enter the goose meat. The bone marrow is similar to the white-cut chicken, with tender meat and blood in the bone marrow, which is very fresh and delicious.
2. Fish balls in Xiansha
Fish balls in Xiansha is a traditional dish with special features in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, which is an authentic dish of Dongguan water town. In particular, the fish balls in Xiansha Village, Gaobu Town are the most famous, that is, sand-washing fish balls. The fish taken from the sand-washing fish balls must be fresh shad, and ducks and geese can't be kept in the fish pond to keep the taste of the fish pure. Moreover, fish balls with sand washing is one of the most time-consuming and laborious dishes in Dongguan.
3. Dongguan Chang 'an Potted Cuisine
Dongguan Chang 'an Potted Cuisine belongs to Cantonese Cantonese Cantonese cuisine, which has a long history. It started in Wusha Chenwu, Chang 'an, and the Southern Song Dynasty imperial court retreated to Dongguan and Yashan, and residents along the way went to Qinwang one after another for hospitality. After the villagers commemorated Chen in the name of Tianhou's birthday, they kept the dietary custom of eating potted vegetables. Chang 'an Potted Cuisine usually consists of nine layers and ten layers, which means "long time" and "perfect". There are boiled chicken, roast duck, south milk pork, squid, eel, mushrooms, yuba, radish and pigskin.
4. Baisha Oil Duck
Baisha Oil Duck, a classic local traditional dish in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, is also a special dish in Humen. The oil duck is the preserved duck, and it is called "salted duck" in northern China. According to legend, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, salt port was set up in Baisha, Humen, with many officers and men from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, who were good at raising ducks. They liked the purity of the river here, kept ducks by the stream, and retired in Nan 'an, Jiangxi Province, where water and food were abundant, which provided conditions for them. Therefore, they blended the experience of raising ducks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Nan 'an's production skills.
5. Sanhe Banquet in Daojiao Town
Sanhe Banquet in Daojiao Town is one of the special dishes in Dongguan. People catch insects, carps and sparrows, cook them, put them on a banquet and entertain guests. It is commonly known as Sanhe Banquet, and its flavor is unique. The Sanhe Banquet in Daojiao Town is the most famous. The most legendary rice worms in "Sanhe" are usually steamed with eggs, Xinhui dried tangerine peel, Zengcheng black soybean, etc., and then baked in a bowl after a little cooling, and only this way is the most fragrant and delicious.
6. Litchi Chai Roasted Chicken
Litchi Chai Roasted Chicken is one of the famous dishes in Dongguan, belonging to Guangdong Guangfu cuisine, which is as famous as Litchi Chai Roasted Goose. The roast chicken here is similar to Dalingshan Roasted Goose. It is also roasted in the oven with Litchi Chai. Cut the belly of the chicken open, put the spices in it, and then put it in the oven for 21 minutes, and then it can be taken out. The aroma can be transmitted.
7. Zhangmutou Hakka Salted Chicken
Zhangmutou Hakka Salted Chicken is one of the special dishes in Dongguan, which belongs to Cantonese cuisine and has the flavor of Dongjiang Hakka cuisine. It is a representative dish of Dongguan Shanxiang flavor. Hakka Salted Chicken is a representative dish of Zhangmutou area in Dongguan and a traditional Hakka dish, called "Grandma Chicken". A long time ago, the Hakka people lived a hard life, and they were only willing to kill a chicken on holidays. Grandma specially left the drumsticks and buried them in salt piles for preservation.
8. Roasted eel with honey sauce in Humen
Roasted eel with honey sauce in Humen is one of the representative dishes in Dongguan, and one of the representative dishes in Dongguan's water town flavor, which belongs to Cantonese cuisine and is also a special dish in Humen. Baked eel in Humen honey sauce, authentic Dongguan flavor, Dongjiang feelings. The selected eel is a kind of white eel, with tender and elastic meat and rich gum skin. This dish has a heavy taste and a long curing time, which can remove the fishy smell and taste, and the roasting method can also suppress its earthy smell.
9. Qixiang Chicken in Shilong
Qixiang Chicken in Shilong, one of the special dishes in Dongguan, was once selected as China Gold Medal Cantonese cuisine, one of the special dishes in Shilong. It is based on white-cut chicken, but it is quite different from the white-cut chicken. Qixiang Chicken with fragrant skin and tender meat has a bottle of sauce specially made by Zhou Jing. Shake the sauce and pour it on the cut Qixiang chicken. When eating, put a piece of chicken in it and dip it.
11. Dongguan Mud Duck
Dongguan Mud Duck is an authentic home-cooked dish in Dongguan, belonging to Guangdong Cantonese cuisine and one of the special dishes in Dongguan. After the improvement of Dongguan chef, it was served on the dining table of the restaurant and became one of the signature dishes of the restaurant. This dish fully embodies the characteristics of Dongguan cuisine. It is made from Dongguan farmers and has a strong taste. The delicious duck meat is processed by the chef after adding garlic, ginger and other condiments. It is a plate of Dongguan cuisine with sufficient weight and is very suitable for a family to taste.