From morning tea to night tea
Drinking tea in Guangdong has not been forgotten. "Guangzhou people love to drink tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, most of the greetings in other places are "Have you eaten", and guangzhou people are often "drinking tea?" (Did you drink tea?) ）。 The drinking tea that Guangzhou people say actually refers to going to the tea house, not only drinking tea, but also eating snacks, one cup and two pieces, you can enjoy it; not only drink morning tea, but also drink afternoon tea and night tea; not only fill your belly, but also spread news, talk about friendship, and negotiate business by the way. It can be seen that tea drinking in a certain sense has gone beyond the category of simple "tea" and has become a way of social communication. Tea drinking constitutes a distinctive trait of Lingnan culture that distinguishes it from other cultures.
Now in Guangzhou, there is no time limit for drinking morning tea, and there is no need to rush early in order to drink morning tea, and a table of people are sleepy eyes to sleepy eyes. Guangzhou's tea market continues from morning to late at night, and Guangzhou people can also drink all the way from morning tea to afternoon tea to night tea. Although it is a "tea" word, the protagonist is not tea, and tea drinkers are not particular about what kind of tea they drink.
Radish brisket
Radish brisket is a famous traditional snack in Guangzhou, made with white radish, fresh beef brisket, and seasonings for a long time stew. In some bustling sections such as Beijing Road, Shangxiajiu Road and other places, the fragrance of radish brisket floats all over the street. On the street, you will often see people shopping with turnip brisket in bowls, especially young boys and girls.
Wonton noodles
Wonton noodles are the common name of Wonton noodles in Guangzhou, and there are many snack bars selling wonton noodles in the area of Shangxiajiu Road, Xihua Road and Renmin Road. Due to the strong flavor of this soup, the thin filling of wonton skin, and the feeling of elastic teeth on the egg noodles, it has become a breakfast and snack food for Guangzhou people.
Double skin milk
Nanxin Double Skin Milk is the signature food of Nanxin Milk Dessert Shop. After stewing, the milk is double-layered, the color is white, it is paste-like, semi-solid, smooth and smooth, the milk skin is not separated from the edge of the bowl, the flavor is sweet and soft, the nutrition is rich, and it has the effect of moisturizing the lungs and nourishing the face.
Intestinal powder
Cantonese-style intestinal powder is a must-have snack in Guangdong tea houses, it looks like the powder skin is as white as snowflakes, as thin as cicada wings, crystal clear, delicious and fragrant, delicate and smooth, and a little tough, making people unforgettable. Intestinal powder is rich in protein, trace elements, vitamins and so on. It has a strong and life-enhancing effect, especially suitable for malnourished children and adolescents.
Cantonese radish
Cantonese radish cake is a Guangdong Han Cake delicacy. The taste is salty and umami, and the main ingredients are wheat flour, white radish, bacon (raw), and shrimp. Radish, also known as vegetable head, takes the harmonic sound of its good color head, and is the most seasonal and most pleasing vegetable in the New Year.
Shrimp dumplings
Shrimp dumplings are a famous traditional snack in Guangdong, belonging to the Cantonese cuisine, shrimp dumplings were founded in the early 20th century in Wufeng Township, a suburb of Guangzhou City, a family-style small tea house, has a history of 100 years. Those places are rich in fish and shrimp, and the tea house master pairs it with pork and bamboo shoots to make meat filling. At that time, the skin of shrimp dumplings was made of sticky (large) rice flour, and the skin was thicker, but because of the delicious taste of fresh shrimp, it quickly spread. The tea houses in the city introduced shrimp dumplings and improved them to cover one or two shrimps in a layer of dough skin, and the size of the portion size was limited to one bite. The traditional shrimp dumplings are half-moon shaped, spider belly has a total of twelve folds, the filling is shrimp, meat, bamboo shoots, delicious and smooth, delicious and delicious. Legend has it that at that time, Wu Village was very prosperous, the place was beautiful, on both sides of the river, there were often fishing boats selling fish and shrimp on the river. In order to attract customers, the owner of this restaurant has made ingenious purchases of locally produced shrimp, plus pork, bamboo shoots and other fillings to make shrimp dumplings. At that time, the shrimp dumplings were thick and not shiny, but because of the novelty, the taste was delicious, won the love of diners, and soon became famous in Guangzhou, the major restaurants competed to produce and sell, and through the reform of the pastry chef, the raw materials were changed to "Cheng powder", the effect was particularly good, more attractive to guests.
In addition, there are many beauty points in Guangdong, I am afraid that it can be called the crown of the country. There are twenty-three kinds of skins in four categories; there are three categories and forty-six kinds of fillings. There are no less than two or three thousand kinds of fancy beauty points. With their superb skills, the dim sum chefs give different skins and fillings a kaleidoscopic combination and shape. Dim sum snacks with local characteristics include: shrimp dumplings, dry steamed steamed dumplings, powdered fruits, pantang horseshoe cake, honeycomb sweet potato horn, chicken cake, glutinous rice chicken, hometown saltwater corner and so on.
Now, the "Xiguan People's Home" in Liwan Square has gathered people's favorite "Xiguan Snacks". All kinds of delicacies are operated in the open file, not only bringing together Nanxin's double skin milk, Yinji's intestinal powder, Wu Zhanji porridge, but also "Liang Yingji wrapped steamed dumplings", "Rong de Ma Rong soup pills" and "Sister E's powder fruit" and other well-known ancient Xiguan snacks . In particular, there is a two-color cotton cake, which was specially made by the creator of this dim sum, Liao Guoxi, who is more than 80 years old. In terms of price, snacks are mostly between 3 and 6 yuan per item. And the snack bar even the decoration is a Xiguan style: wooden chestnuts, long bridge stools, green brick stone foot Manchurian windows, even if you do not eat snacks, look at the decoration there, you can also get a glimpse of the charm of Guangzhou Xiguan.