There are two things that are most annoying when traveling in Chaozhou, Guangdong. First, what to eat? It's not because there's nothing to eat, but because there are so many delicious things all over the streets, which can easily lead to selection disorder. And I want to eat everything. After eating, I see something else and can't eat anymore, which is also very distressing.
Another worry is what to buy. On Archway Street in the ancient city of Chaozhou, in addition to restaurants and snack bars, the streets are filled with local specialty shops, ranging from beef balls to pastries and snacks, as well as local traditional wood carving crafts. It's a bit difficult to start.
When eating and drinking in Chaozhou, you will definitely eat the special beef balls. The chewy and chewy texture is unforgettable. They also provide vacuum-packed cold fresh delivery to your home, which is very convenient. When drinking tea in Chaozhou, it is indispensable to eat some tea with refreshments, such as mung bean cake, navel cake, and fermented bean curd cake, each of which is very unique. In addition, the Chaoshan rice cakes sold on the street are also very delicious. The festive red peach cakes have a special shape, and the wood-carved red peach cake molds are naturally very popular.
However, the most popular specialty products sold on the streets of Chaozhou are the three kinds of preserved fruits known as the three treasures of Chaozhou. Many tourists do not know what preserved fruits are and what are the three so-called three treasures. thing.
In fact, preserved fruits and candied fruits are somewhat similar, but they are also very different. Preserved fruits are mainly pickled with sugar and are usually used as snacks. Chaozhou Liangguo is mainly pickled with licorice, salt and sugar, and has medicinal effects.
The three treasures of Chaozhou refer to the three most distinctive kinds of Chaozhou cold fruits, including Lao Yao Tang, Huang Pi Su and Lao Xiang Huang.
Laoyaojie is the best-understood flavor, which is made from kumquats as raw materials. Huangpi fermented rice is a little unfamiliar to everyone, but the raw material is actually in the name, which is Huangpi. This is a southern fruit that is very similar to longan. The particles are smaller than longan and the skin is thinner. The fresh fruit is also delicious.
The last one is old fragrant and yellow, known as the first of the three treasures of Chaozhou. It is difficult to tell what the raw material is from the name, but it is actually chayote. This kind of food is even more unfamiliar to everyone. Friends in the north may have never seen it when it is fresh. After it turns into old fragrant yellow, it becomes more difficult to identify its true identity.
These three kinds of cold fruits, which have the same origin as medicine and food, have been pickled for a long time, and their color has become darker and darker, which does not look very attractive. But the enthusiastic Chaozhou shopkeepers will hospitably invite you to taste an old medicine orange and drink a cup of tea made from Laoxianghuang.
The tourists who were already too full after eating all kinds of delicacies were so enthusiastic that they reluctantly took a bite. They were surprised to find that they felt a little relieved.
Yes, the three treasures of Chaozhou have the effects of strengthening the stomach, digesting, resolving phlegm and moisturizing the lungs. They are very suitable for foodies who are full of food when traveling in Chaoshan. The pharmacological soothing effect forged by traditional techniques is much more reliable than the current dish of domperidone. Therefore, many tourists will buy some Chaozhou Three Treasures to take home, which is good for personal use and as gifts.