Guangdong is the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine in China, with a rich food culture. When you come to Guangdong, you can not only feel the bustling streets and lanes in Guangdong, but also appreciate the unique flavor of Guangdong cuisine. Guangdong cuisine, as one of the famous cuisines in China, radiates its dazzling brilliance in Guangdong culture. Let's take a look at some special dishes in Guangdong.

Salt Baked Chicken

Baked chicken with salt is a well-known Hakka dish, with soft skin and tender meat, fragrant and delicious, and has the function of warming up. Originated in Dongjiang, Guangdong. More than 300 years ago, in some salt fields along the coast of Dongjiang, some people wrapped cooked chicken in gauze paper and put it in salt piles for salting and storage. This kind of chicken is delicious and has a unique flavor. Later, the salt industry in the capital of Dongjiang was developed, and local restaurants competed for the best dishes to entertain guests, so they created a method of baking fresh chicken with hot salt.

Honey-Stewed BBQ Pork

Barbecued pork is one of the best flavors in Guangdong, occupying an extremely important seat. Barbecued pork in Guangzhou has a wide range of uses, which can be used to cook: barbecued pork rice, Yangzhou fried rice, Bazhen soup noodles, fried pork with slippery eggs and so on. For people in the industry, there are two kinds of barbecued pork, namely "kitchen barbecued pork" and "low-cabinet barbecued pork". Because of different uses, the taste is of course different.

Cantonese moon cake

Cantonese-style moon cake is a traditional festival food for Han people in southern China, especially in Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi, and it is a form of Mid-Autumn Moon cake. Cantonese-style moon cakes are world-famous. The most basic thing is that their materials selection and production skills are extremely exquisite. They are characterized by thin and soft skin, shiny luster, golden color, beautiful shape, exquisite patterns, clear patterns, not easy to break, exquisite packaging and convenient carrying. They are the best gifts for people in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are also indispensable for people to eat cakes and enjoy the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

steamed dumpling

Dry steaming and selling is a Cantonese dim sum. The method is to use egg liquid and water as the skin, fresh shrimp meat and pig fat and lean meat as the stuffing, wrap it into pomegranate shape and steam it. The finished product is light yellow in color, soft and fleshy, slightly juicy, fresh and not greasy, and is popular in urban and rural areas of Guangdong and Hainan. In recent years, dry steaming and selling have spread all over large and medium-sized cities in Guangxi, becoming a must-have product in Lingnan teahouse and restaurant tea market.