Crispy-skinned young pigeon, a Shiqi specialty.
Deep-fried dace fish balls with clam mustard.
Special-fed carp with crunchy flesh, great for hotpot.
Thick rice noodles in clear broth.
Mung-bean almond shortbread, souvenir.
Zhongshan squab, crisp skin tender bone.
Hand-pounded beef balls, springy and juicy, a Chaoshan snack icon.
Fish balls from Dahao, white, bouncy and fresh.
Oysters with tapioca starch and egg, crispy outside, soft inside, dipped in fish sauce.
Slow-braised goose with galangal and spices, the king of Chaoshan braised meats.
Flat rice noodles in clear broth with beef or fish balls.
Rice noodles tossed with satay and sesame sauce, savory and rich.
Pig intestine stuffed with glutinous rice and mushrooms, sliced and sauced.
Slippery yam and ginkgo in sweet broth, a Chaoshan dessert.
Rice sheets in gravy with braised sides.
Sweet-savory double-filling zongzi near Shantou temple.
Chaoyang rice cake with preserved radish.
Island fisherman boiled-cold fish.
City sweet tofu pudding with peanut sugar.
Sweet-potato leaf soup, famous Chaozhou vegetarian dish.
Fried glutinous kueh, crisp outside soft inside.
Aged citrus peel, used in dishes and tea, aromatic and sweet.
Rice fried with stripped eel, Qiaoxiang wok-hei.
Thick rice noodles in pork bone broth.
Yellow-shell clams cooked with oil and salt until they pop open.
Roast goose from Gujing, crispy skin and juicy meat.
Xinhui dried tangerine peel with mung bean.
Gujing roast goose, crispy and juicy.
Rice fried with stripped eel, Qiaoxiang wok-hei.
Aromatic braised goose from Chaozhou, served with rice vinegar.
Cookie with fermented bean curd, sweet-savory Chaozhou pastry.
Crispy spring roll with mung bean, dried shrimp and pork.
Aromatic oolong tea, the star of Chaoshan gongfu tea.
Soft gorgon seeds in sweet soup, mild and auspicious.
Chaozhou sweet tangyuan in herbal syrup.
Mountain-water fried tofu, crisp outside.
Tiny rice cups with preserved radish.
Thin pancake with sugar threads.
Fish-paste wrapper with meat filling, tender in broth.
Taro sticks coated in brittle sugar shell.
