Guangzhou Food

Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong in southern China. Of all the regional varieties of Chinese cuisine, Cantonese is renowned both inside and outside China for its unique styles and favors. With sophisticated cooking methods, delicacy styles, variety dishes and delicious taste, Cantonese cuisine is almost perfect in terms of color, fragrance, favor and design and has been highly recognized by gourmets throughout history.

Cantonese cuisine can be found through the whole nation, even occupying markets of other cuisine. Its over sea reputation is due to its attraction to Westerners and the great numbers of early emigrants from Guangdong. In China, it enjoys great prestige among the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine, and Cantonese chefs are too skilled to be highly sought throughout the country.Features
Guangzhou was known as “the paradise of gourmets” and tea is a must in Guangdong food culture. Actually, drinking tea is another form of meal for Guangdong people. One can find that tea is served at restaurants, hotels as well as teahouse from morning to night. People like to discuss business, exchange information and meet with friends while drinking tea.

Tea, dim sum, porridge, noodles and some exquisite dishes make up the abundant content of drinking tea. Guangdong-style dim sum enjoys great prestige among the three great traditions of Chinese pastry, characterized by its long-history, variety, colorful and exquisite shape as well as unique favors. Guangdong–style porridge is noted for its flower-shape rice and seasonings. Chicken and Mushroom Congee, Fresh Fish Congee, the Chop Suey and Giblet congee and mini-boat porridge are the most famous ones. Shahe fen is a specialty of Guangdong, famous for its elastic and a bit chewy texture.

Guangdong situated in the south of China, weather there is both hot and wet. Due to heat-clearing function, soup is deeply loved by local people. Some gourmets even regard soup as the base of catering culture in Guangdong and the sources of Guangdong people’s daily life.

We will introduce several representatives of Guangdong specialties below. They are Har gow, Shaomai, mini-boat porridge, Rice noodle roll, Sticky rice in lotus leave, Shahe fen and beef bone soup.