Tingzai Porridge
In the past men of letters and tourists loved to take a boat tour in the western suburbs of Guangzhou when night tell in summer. Small boats carrying porridge served scholars and tourists taking a boat tour. Later many local restaurants began to prepare such porridge too. Now people can taste Tingzai porridge everywhere in Guangzhou. even in high-elms hotels.
Steamed Changfen (Rice Flour Rolls)
Steamed rice flour tolls are as white as snow, as thin as paper, aromatic, smooth and tasty.
Guangzhou Snacks
With a time-honored history, Guangzhou snacks have remained in great demand for a long time. The snacks mainly fall into seven parts: fried refreshments, various kinds of porridge, noodles made of rice or wheat flour, cakes made of wheat or glutinous rice flour, sweet food, Zongzi (a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) and snacks made with grains other than wheat and rice. They are served all the year round. In winter when eating various kinds of refreshments, people would take a bowl of porridge. Snack stalls can be found all over Guangzhou, especially in the five food streets, i.e., Xihao Ermalu, Guangda Lu, Qingping Lu, Guigang and Hongde Lu.
Fried River Snails
River snails have thin shells and thick meat. Frying river snails and purple perilla will produce a sweet and spicy taste, which is loved by both southerners and northerners of China, as well as compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao and foreigners.
Shahe Rice Noodles
Rice noodles originated from Shahe Town in Guangzhou, hence the name Shahe rice noodles. Rice noodles can be boiled, steamed or fried, with sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty tastes. Shahe Restaurant enjoys the highest reputation of serving best rice noodles.
Chashao Bun (Steamed Meat-stuffed Bun)
Chashao bun, an old-brand famous snack of Guangdong, soft, sweet and fragrant, are served by all large and small restaurants in Guangdong all the year round.
(Source: ebeijing.gov.cn)
