Houjie Roast Goose

Thick meat and crispy skin, a Houjie classic....

Daojiao Meatball Congee

Hand-pounded meatballs in congee, Dongguan supper....

Shilong Tofu-Skin Chicken

Chicken wrapped in tofu skin, Dongguan old taste....

Xiansha Fish Balls

Hand-made fish balls, bouncy and sweet....

Tong Bu Si

Glutinous balls in peanut syrup, wedding sweet....

Hakka Braised Goose

Goose braised in Hakka sauce, deeply savory....

Houjie Sausage

Short Guangdong sausage, wine-savory....

Houjie Sausage

Short sweet-savory Cantonese sausage....

Shiqi Squab

Crispy-skinned young pigeon, a Shiqi specialty....

Xiaolan Fish Ball

Deep-fried dace fish balls with clam mustard....

Crunchy Grass Carp

Special-fed carp with crunchy flesh, great for hotpot....

Sanxiang Laifen

Thick rice noodles in clear broth....

Almond Cookie

Mung-bean almond shortbread, souvenir....

Shiqi Squab

Zhongshan squab, crisp skin tender bone....

Yunan Seedless Wampee

Large seedless wampee, sweet and sour....

Sixth Patriarch Vegetarian

Zen Buddhist vegetarian dishes from Xinxing....

Luoding Fish Tofu

Minced fish formed into tofu-like bites, tender and savory....

Shunde Raw Fish Slices

Thin raw freshwater fish slices with scallion, ginger and pe...

Chencun Rice Noodles

Paper-thin rice noodles with soy and peanut....

Double-Skin Milk

Made from buffalo milk, thick creamy skin and silky texture....

Fried Milk

Buffalo milk fried to a custard-like set....

Blind Monk Biscuit

Foshan old-style biscuit with sesame and peanut aroma....

Lunjiao Rice Cake

Fermented rice cake, light sweetness....

Jian Dui

Deep-fried glutinous ball, crispy outside, symbol of reunion...

Jun'an Steamed Pig

Whole pig steamed, crisp skin juicy meat....

Daliang Beng Sha

Fermented-bean fried biscuit, savory crisp....

Jinbang Milk Slice

Water-buffalo milk pressed into salty slices....

Shunde Deboned Fish Soup

Minced dace fish soup with fine vegetables, silky and savory...

Shunde Fried Fish Cake

Minced dace fish cake pan-fried golden, bouncy and fragrant....

Chencun Rice Noodles

Paper-thin rice noodles with soy and peanut oil....

Fried Milk Custard

Buffalo milk set then stir-fried, custard-tender....

Jun'an Steamed Pig

Whole pig steamed at high heat, crisp skin, juicy meat....

Lunjiao Steamed Cake

Fermented rice cake, lightly sweet and springy....

Beng Sha Biscuit

Fermented-bean biscuit with peanuts, savory and crisp....

Shunde No-Rice Congee

Rice boiled to creamy broth, ingredients cooked on the spot....

Shunde Sashimi

Thin raw freshwater fish with assorted toppings....

Rice Roll

Steamed rice roll with thin, smooth skin, eaten with soy sau...

Poached Chicken

Plain-poached to keep original flavor, skin silky and meat t...

Har Gow

Top dim sum: thin skin, plump shrimp....

Claypot Rice

Rice cooked in clay pot with crispy crust....

Tingzai Congee

River congee with fish, peanut and fried skin....

Shahe Rice Noodles

Steamed rice sheets cut into ribbons, beef ho fun base....

Pantang Water Chestnut Cake

Water chestnut cake, crystal-clear and bouncy....

Chencu Chicken Feet

Sweet-sour chicken feet, a dim-sum staple....

Lo Po Biscuit

Winter-melon pastry, partner of “husband cake”....

Char Siu Bao

Steamed bun split open with char siu filling....

Lava Custard Bun

Custard bun with flowing salted-egg yolk....

Huizhou Preserved Mustard Pork

Dongpo-style pork with preserved mustard greens, rich and sa...

Hengli Noodle Soup

Pork-bone broth with meatballs, old Huizhou taste....

Dongjiang Salt-Baked Chicken

Dongjiang-style salt-baked chicken, fragrant skin and firm m...

Huidong Oysters

Coastal plump oysters, great grilled, fried or braised....

Dongjiang Stuffed Tofu

Hakka stuffed tofu, Dongjiang style....

Ama Jiao

Huizhou sweet glutinous fritter....

Longjiang Pig Trotter

Braised pig trotters, gelatinous and soft, from Hailai Jieya...

Puning Fried Tofu

Fried tofu, crisp coat fluffy center....

Jieyang Raw Cured Seafood

Raw shrimp and crab cured spicy-sour, addictive....

Pingpang Kueh

Glutinous skin with peanut syrup, Chaoshan sweet....

Jieyang Kway Chap

Rice-sheet gravy with offal and egg....

Jiexi Lei Cha

Hakka pounded tea with grains and sides....

Mianhu Kway Roll

Mianhu fried kway roll, aromatic....

Pingpong Kueh

Glutinous skin with peanut candy, sweet Chaoshan kueh....

Puning Rice Roll

Puning rice roll with braised-style sauce....

Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken

Whole chicken baked in salt, fragrant and tender, a Hakka cl...

Sanjidi Soup

Pork liver, intestine and lean pork soup with noodles....

Fengshun Rolled Rice Sheet

Rice sheet rolled with fillings....

Stuffed Tofu

Tofu stuffed with meat, a signature Hakka dish....

Hakka Pickled Noodle

Garlic-lard tossed noodles, Meizhou breakfast....

Hakka Rice Wine

Glutinous-rice wine, sweet and warming, called the Hakka mot...

Bamboo Shoot Dumpling

Taro-starch wrapper with bamboo shoot filling....

Mei Cai Braised Pork

Pork belly steamed with preserved mustard greens, savory and...

Rat-Shaped Rice Noodles

Thin long rice noodles, chewy and smooth, a Meizhou Hakka sn...

Mugwort Rice Cake

Rice cake with mugwort, a Hakka Qingming-season snack....

Meizhou Pickled Noodle

Garlic-lard alkaline noodles, Hakka breakfast....

Open-Pot Meatball

Taro-starch meatballs steamed, Hakka banquet....

Fried Taro Shreds

Shredded taro deep-fried crisp....

changfen

Rice noodle rolls are a must-try delicacy in Chaoshan, and e...

niurouwan

Hand-pounded beef meatballs with a springy bite, served in h...

Braised Lion-Headed Goose​

Spiced-braised giant goose with aromatic ginger and master-s...

Chaoshan Beef Balls

Hand-pounded beef balls, springy and juicy, a Chaoshan snack...

Dahao Fish Balls

Fish balls from Dahao, white, bouncy and fresh....

Oyster Omelette

Oysters with tapioca starch and egg, crispy outside, soft in...

Braised Lion-Head Goose

Slow-braised goose with galangal and spices, the king of Cha...

Kway Teow Soup

Flat rice noodles in clear broth with beef or fish balls....

Satay Kway Teow

Rice noodles tossed with satay and sesame sauce, savory and ...

Glutinous Rice in Pig Intestine

Pig intestine stuffed with glutinous rice and mushrooms, sli...

Ginger Yam & Ginkgo Sweet Soup

Slippery yam and ginkgo in sweet broth, a Chaoshan dessert....

Kway Chap

Rice sheets in gravy with braised sides....

Laomagong Rice Dumpling

Sweet-savory double-filling zongzi near Shantou temple....

Hou Guo

Chaoyang rice cake with preserved radish....

Nanao Fish Rice

Island fisherman boiled-cold fish....

Guangchang Sweet Tofu

City sweet tofu pudding with peanut sugar....

Huguo Vegetable Soup

Sweet-potato leaf soup, famous Chaozhou vegetarian dish....

Fried Kueh

Fried glutinous kueh, crisp outside soft inside....

Haifeng Beef Patty

Hand-made beef patty, bouncy and savory....

Cai Cha

Veggies, meat and vermicelli porridge, Haifeng New Year dish...

Vegetable Tea Porridge

Porridge with greens, meat and vermicelli, a Shanwei dish....

Layered Rice Kueh

Layered steamed rice cake, savory or sweet....

Shanwei Thin Pancake

Hailufeng thin pancake with sprouts and shrimp....

Xinhui Dried Tangerine Peel

Aged citrus peel, used in dishes and tea, aromatic and sweet...

Taishan Eel Rice

Rice fried with stripped eel, Qiaoxiang wok-hei....

Enping Laifen

Thick rice noodles in pork bone broth....

Popping Corbicula Clams

Yellow-shell clams cooked with oil and salt until they pop o...

Gujing Roast Goose

Roast goose from Gujing, crispy skin and juicy meat....

Chenpi Green-Bean Soup

Xinhui dried tangerine peel with mung bean....

Gujing Roast Goose

Gujing roast goose, crispy and juicy....

Kaiping Eel Rice

Rice fried with stripped eel, Qiaoxiang wok-hei....

Pork Knuckle Rice Noodle

Pork knuckle broth over rice noodles, a Heyuan breakfast....

Eight-Cut Pork Soup

Eight pork parts in clear soup, Hakka style....

Mugwort Rice Dumpling

Mugwort glutinous dumpling, a Hakka seasonal snack....

Heyuan Radish Cake

Radish glutinous cake, Hakka winter snack....

Guangming Squab

Shenzhen Guangming’s signature squab, crispy and tender....

Shajing Oysters

Historic Shajing oysters, sweet and plump....

Guangming Squab

Crispy-skin squab, Shenzhen signature....

Qingyuan Chicken

Yellow-skin chicken, great poached or in soup....

North River Fresh Fish

North River small fish/shrimp, best steamed....

Luokeng Bamboo Shoot

Tender Qingyuan bamboo shoots, clean flavor....

Yingde Black Tea

Northern Guangdong black tea, mellow and slightly sweet....

Qingyuan Black-Plume Goose

Qingyuan goose, firm meat for roast or braise....

Charcoal Oysters

Oysters grilled with garlic, juicy and sweet....

Sandworm Congee

Coastal sandworm congee, briny umami....

Zhanjiang Poached Chicken

Coastal free-range chicken, silky skin and sweet meat....

Xuwen Pineapple

Tropical pineapple, sweet, tart and juicy....

Boiled Dog

Leizhou-style plain-boiled dog with ginger dip....

Chaozhou Braised Goose

Aromatic braised goose from Chaozhou, served with rice vineg...

Fermented Bean Curd Cake

Cookie with fermented bean curd, sweet-savory Chaozhou pastr...

Chaozhou Spring Roll

Crispy spring roll with mung bean, dried shrimp and pork....

Phoenix Dancong Tea

Aromatic oolong tea, the star of Chaoshan gongfu tea....

Euryale Sweet Soup

Soft gorgon seeds in sweet soup, mild and auspicious....

Teochew Tangyuan

Chaozhou sweet tangyuan in herbal syrup....

Fenghuang Fried Tofu

Mountain-water fried tofu, crisp outside....

Ham Sui Kueh

Tiny rice cups with preserved radish....

Sugar Spring Roll

Thin pancake with sugar threads....

Chaozhou Fish Dumpling

Fish-paste wrapper with meat filling, tender in broth....

Sugar-Coated Taro

Taro sticks coated in brittle sugar shell....

Beef Hotpot

Fresh beef with fine knife work, light and savory broth....

Tea-Fragrant Duck

Duck infused with tea aroma, fragrant and mellow....

Doumen Heavy-Shell Crab

Estuary crab with thick roe, salty-sweet....

Hengqin Oysters

Island oysters from Hengqin, fat and sweet....

Hengqin Oyster

Brackish-water oyster, fat and sweet....

Zhaoqing Wrapped Zongzi

Big leaf-wrapped zongzi with pork and mung bean....

Dinghu Buddhist Vegetables

Dinghu Mountain vegetarian stew....

Deqing Bamboo Pole Noodle

Air-dried on bamboo poles, extra slippery....

Sihui Sugar Tangerine

Thin-skinned sweet tangerines from Sihui....

Bamboo-Pole Rice Noodle

Rice noodles air-dried on bamboo poles....

Huazhou Tuoluo Cake

Cake with coconut and peanut filling, a western Guangdong Mi...

Boji Chui

Steamed rice layers cut and sauced....

Dianbai Seafood

Dianbai harbor seafood, caught same day....

Gaozhou Lychee

Big juicy lychees from Gaozhou....

Huazhou Sweet Soup

Western Guangdong dessert: mung bean, yam, tremella....

Shuidong Leaf Mustard

Crisp mustard greens, best lightly blanched....

Shuidong Mustard Pot

Crisp mustard greens in light broth....

Yangjiang Fermented Black Beans

Salty fermented soybeans, soul of western Guangdong cooking....

Zhugang Lu

Rice sheet rolled with sprouts, street snack....

Goose Female Rice

Older goose fried with rice, savory chewy....

Chengcun Oysters

Chengcun oysters, plump enough for raw or grilled....

Yangjiang Rice Roll

Rice sheet rolled with bean sprouts....

Nanxiong Dried Duck

Air-dried duck with strong cured aroma....

Nanxiong Sour Bamboo Duck

Hakka spicy duck with sour bamboo shoots....

Stir-Fried Hill Snails

Hill-stream snails with chili and perilla....

Shaoguan Stuffed Tofu

North-Guangdong Hakka stuffed tofu with meat filling....

Shaoguan Stuffed Pepper

Hakka stuffed peppers pan-fried....

Double-skin Milk Custard

Rich milky aroma, smooth and tender, a Shunde dessert classi...