There`s a famous saying in China:”Eat in Guangzhou, wear in Suzhou, play in Hangzhou, and die in Liuzhou. “
Tough you`re kind of “Cantonese” now , do you know the meaning of “Eat In Guangzhou?”.
As another old saying in Guangzhou goes:
”Cantonese dare to eat evey crawling things which with legs, except the tables and chairs ; Cantonese dare to eat every flying things which with wings, except the airplanes.“
Guangzhou citizens always have great enthsiasm and courage in eating, they are considered to be the most willing to spend money in that hobby. Just take a look at the streets and alleys in Guangzhou, you can find restaurants here and there, so that you may feel Guangzhou people`s love of food.
Then, today we will talk something about what to eat in Guangzhou.
Cantonsese would like to use no condiment while steamming this dish, so the chicken meat may looks white, and then the chef would chop the chicken into pieces. As a result, Cantonese call it “Bai Zhang Ji ” , which means “ sliced chicken with original taste ”.
Eating this dish, people would prepare some soy sauce in advance, and mix the sauce with shallot and garlic. Then Pick up a piece of chicken meat , and dip it into the mixed sauce, you will fall in love with the delicious taste of Sliced Cold Chicken.
Among the Cantonese Cusines, though there are more than 200 ways to cook chicken, the most popular one is the Sliced Boiled Chicken. Whenever festival comes, most cantonese families would cook a dish of Sliced Cold Chicken, to celebrate the traditional events.
Get up early in the morning , drink a pot of tea , and eat two dishes of dim sum, it`s considered to be the most leisure life style for Cantonese.
Dim sum , it`s a traditional kind of Cantonese dessert indeed. Cantonese would like to chat with relatives & friends , or even talk about business in Dim Sum Restaurant.
The most common dim sums are Shrimp Dumplings, Rice Noodles Rollls and Egg-tart and so on. General restaurant may supply as many as fifty to sixty kinds of Dim Sum, some may even supply hundreds kinds of Dim Sums. From sweet to salty, you can try any taste you want.
Stewed soup has a long history in Cantonese Cusines, there`s no doubt that most people would treat it as the symbol of Cantonese Cusines. The high reputation comes with the various types and the low price, and, to be honest, it generally has a good taste.
The secret of stewed soup is the “Heat Controlling.” It requires an experienced chef to control the flame, to keep the heat in optimized temperature. Thanks to serveral hours` stewing, the soup would taste sweet and delicious, and it is beneficial to people`s health.
Guangzhou is a sweet city which is full of delicious desserts. The most famous desserts here are the Ginger Milk Pudding and the Double-layer Milk Custard.
The Ginger Milk Pudding was created in Panyu District, as a great mixture of ginger and milk, it is considered to be the best desert in cold weather, which makes people feeling warm. The Double-layer Milk Custard is also a kind of sweet dessert, which is made of milk and eggs, you can can put some red beans, lotus seeds, raisins, or ginger juice into it.
Since there`re too many delicious Cantonese dishes, so it`s hard to count them all, if you`re a super fan of cuisines, you`d better go discovering Cantonese Cuisines yourselves.
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