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Roast Goose |
Eating is everyone's favorite activity in Guangzhou. When it is time to eat here, the range and diversity of dishes will impress even the most expert Chinese food connoisseur.
Guangzhou dishes are among the most famous in China. This fame derives partly from the excellent resources and fertile land surrounding the area and partly from the scarcity of money in the city. Guangzhou is situated close to the sea and fresh sea food is readily available. The land here is also very fertile and a wide range of vegetables and fruits are grown. The European influence in the area can also be seen and fruit such as lychee and Portuguese oranges are commonly served up- an effect of the areas proximity to Macau. However, the fact that this is a traditionally poor area has also contributed to the growth of a great local cuisine. In times of need, resources were pooled and ingenuity ruled the kitchen! As such, the visitor to Guangzhou today can still find an incredible range of dishes that use ingredients in an unusual but inspired way.
Roast Goose
Cantonese roast goose is prepared by seasoning the skin of the bird and then marinating the meat with honey and spices. The goose is next cooked above a charcoal fire until it is golden and roasted. Cantonese goose is traditionally served with a delicious soy based dipping sauce.
| Mantanxiang Assorted Soup |
| This soup consists of chicken, goose, duck meat, shark fin and mushrooms simmered in delicious Shaoxing wine. This dish is also said to be nutritious and is great to warm you up on a cold winters day! |
| Sliced Steamed Chicken |
| Sliced and delicately steamed chicken is the most common way to prepare chicken meat in Guangzhou. As such, this is a very popular dim sum dish and the meat prepared this way maintains its succulence and flavor. Meat prepared in this way has its skin brushed with peanut oil and the cooked chicken is usually accompanied by a ginger and shredded onion sauce. The Banxi Restaurant serve some good dim sum. |
| White Melon Bowl with Assorted Delicacies |
| Local Guangzhou residents believe this dish has properties to help them cool down in the summer time. This dish is made by removing melon flesh from the skin and boiling it. The melon skin is then stuffed with oyster, ham, frog, pork and turkey meat and the boiled melon is added. The whole concoction is then steamed in the melon skin and then served. This delicious dish is widely available in most Guangzhou restaurants and the combination of flavors, while alien to many foreign palates, is surprisingly tasty. |
| Rice Flour Noodles |
| Rice four noodles originated in Guangzhou approximately 100 years ago. These noodles differ from egg noodles in that they are very fine and translucent. To cook, the noodles are boiled for literally seconds as they are fine enough to absorb water very quickly. They are often served with salad or stir fried with vegetables. |
| Steamed Raddish Cake |
| These small steamed cakes are a popular dim sum dish in Guangzhou made from rice flour and shredded radish and shrimp. These cakes are especially popular during the Autumn moon festival but are available all year round in most Guangzhou restaurants. |
| Water Chestnut Cake |
| Water chestnut cakes are made by frying sugar and water chestnut paste together and steaming this paste in a bun. These golden colored cakes are usually served as a desert or with tea. Visitors to Guangdong who have been elsewhere in China will welcome the abundance of sweets and deserts in Guangzhou which are not so popular elsewhere in the country! |
| Shrimp and Rice in Lotus Leaves |
| Rice served in Lotus leaf is widely available in most Guangzhou restaurants. Rice served in this way makes a refreshing change from the staple diet of boiled or steamed rice popular elsewhere in China. There are many variations on this dish including rice flavored with crab, chicken and sesame, all are served and presented in Lotus leaves like a small parcel. This makes a great snack to eat on the move or to have in a restaurant. |
| Won Ton Soup |
| Won ton (dumpling) soup originated in Guangzhou. This delicious and very popular soup is traditionally made with pork and shrimp meat dumplings which are served with egg noodles in a light translucent soup. |
| Wenchang Chicken |
| If you order Wenchang Chicken you will be served boneless pieces of chicken and chicken livers cooked in a spicy sauce. The county of Wenchang in Hainan is famous for its tender birds and game meat, hence the name of this dish. The combination of tastes in this stew are great and the Guangzhou Restaurant is a good place to sample Wenchang Chicken. |
| Shrimp Dumplings |
| Shrimp dumplings were actually the invention of one of the original chefs in the Banxi Restaurant many years ago. Filled with lean pork and shrimp and flavored with coriander, the dumplings are traditionally served in small steamed baskets. They are particularly good dipped in soy sauce and vinegar. |
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