Guangzhou is universally known for its excellent food. Cantonese cuisine is one of the Famous Eight in China with different flavors and styles, by using diverse and delicate materials, exotic spices and various cooking skills. Cantonese cuisine, as epitome of Chinese food culture, is a mixture of tradition and modern, east and west. Basically, it is also a combination of local dishes from the different prefectures of Guangdong Province, or even from other provinces and abroad. Cantonese dishes are often characterized with various unusual ingredients and materials. Apart from seafood, animals, insects and worms, flowers and weeds are all made into dishes. There is a variety of Cantonese dim sum, sweet or salty. The delicious Cantonese-style dim sum served with tea offers a fresh flavor in leisure time. It is estimated that there are over 1000 ways of making desserts in Guangzhou. Most locals are gourmets and love varieties. Scattered all over the city there are over 5 000 restaurants, teahouses and snack eateries, offering service around the clock..
☆ Food:
● Taiye Chicken (Taiye Ji)
Taiye chicken is named after an ancient county mayor. In the late Qing Dynasty, a local mayor invented this dish after his retirement. The cooking method is quite simple. Once boiled, the chicken is then smoked with fried black tea leaves and honey. After it cools, it is sliced and cut into bite size pieces, and added to a special salty soup with honey and MSG.
● Bai Yun Sweet and Sour Pork Kidneys (baiyunzhushou)
To make this classic sweet and sour Guangzhou dish, por
k kidneys are cut into pieces and boiled thoroughly. Once cooked, they are submerged in Baiyun Spring Water and soaked for at least a day to remove all the impurities. The next day, they are boiled with some sugar, white vinegar and salt. After boiling, they must cool for several hours before being served. Crispy-skinned and delicious, you will never get tired of Baiyun Sweet and Sour Pork Kidneys!
● Sweet Baked Pork with Honey Juice (Mizhichashao)
One of the most traditional local dishes, loved for its sweet, crispy flavor. First pork is chopped into small pieces, and then is placed in an earthenware pot. After being marinated for 45 minutes, the meat is strung together and baked in an oven where it is marinated at intervals while being cooked to perfection.
● Roast Goose (Shao'e)
Roast Goose is one of Guangzhou's most famous dishes. Ideally, this dish is made with a black or brown goose from Qingyuan. Once cleaned, the goose is coated with five-spice powder. Hot water is then poured over it and immediately afterwards it is submerged in cold water. The goose is then coated with sugar and salt and roasted over an open fire. The most famous places to try the dish are Yuji Roast Goose Restaurant, and Shenjing Roast Goose of Changzhou Island, Huangpu District.
☆ Restaurants:
● Wenji Restaurant
Wenji serves up the original Qinping chicken. The former chefs of Qingping Restaurant established this restaurant.
Add: 10 Xuanyuan Qiao, Baohua Lu, Liwan District, Guangzhou
Tel: 020-81728887
● Chicken Village Restaurant
A spacious place to try local chicken delicacies. The "braised chicken with shallots" is particularly recommended: cured chicken is braised in a copper pan with white wine, shallots, sliced Chinese dates, and Sichuan pickles, to create a unique taste treat.
Add: Entrance of Longmei Village, Yingbin Lu, Panyu District, Guangzhou
Tel: 020-84661010
● Yuji Roasted Goose Restaurant
Add: 2-3F, Sub-building, Yuexin Hotel, 329 Huanshi Donglu, Guangzhou
Tel: 020-83599125
● Shenjing Roasted Goose Restaurant
Add: 3-5F, Fuhao Hotel, 33 Cangbian Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Tel: 020-83302808
● Eh-gong Village
Spacious as a small park, Eh-gong Village is famous for its roast goose with special sauce. Their geese are from Qingyuan, approximately 70-80 days old.
Add: 402-404 Huadi Dadao Nan, Fangcun, Liwan District, Guangzhou
Tel: 020-81513428