Guangzhou Food

As the origin of Cantonese cuisine, Guangzhou really is a dinning city. As the saying goes, food is the paramount necessity of the people and good taste is the first necessity of food. Guangzhou boasts of its various delicacies characterized by varied and exquisite ingredients, diversified and delicate garnishes as well as fresh and smooth flavors. Guangdong food has strengths in cooking techniques, including stir-frying, deep-frying, braising, stewing, etc. Local delicacies include Dragon, Tiger and Phoenix with Chrysanthemum, Yunyun Mian (Wonton Noodles), Baiqieji (White Cut Chicken), Tingzai Porridge, Roast Goose, Tangshui (Sugar Water) and some more.

Soup and tea also play important roles in Cuangzhou cuisine. Locals gather together with their friends and relatives in teahouse, making tea drinking a unique culture in Guangzhou. Therefore, ordering a one pot of tea and two snacks gives you a true experience of their social activities.

The method of cooking White Cut Chicken is simplest one, which just boil the chicken with water giving the most fresh and original taste of it. Roast Goose, evolved from roast duck, features golden color, fat but not greasy and fresh crispy.

Eight Bao Chinese Winter Melon uses Winter Melon as a bowl which is stuffed with various ingredients such as pork, turkey, ham, crab meat, frog meat, fresh oyster and more.

Tangshui literarily means Sweet Water, but actually it is somewhat like a soft drink with the ingredients being fruits and vegetables. Guangzhou people are partial to Tangshui. They regard it as nutritious food. 'Boiled' Tangshui is a hot drink and the 'frozen' one is the soft drink.