Guangdong food

The basic idea

Cantonese cuisine often emphasizes freshness, ingredient quality, seafood, steaming, roasting and soups.

Morning tea

Morning Tea (早茶, Zǎochá) is a social meal built around tea, dim sum and small shared dishes.

Popular items include:

• Shrimp Dumplings (虾饺);
• Siu Mai (烧卖);
• Char Siu Bao (叉烧包);
• Rice Noodle Rolls (肠粉).

Roast meats

Look for Char Siu (叉烧), Roast Goose (烧鹅) and Roast Duck (烧鸭).

Claypot rice

Claypot Rice (煲仔饭) combines rice with ingredients cooked in a hot clay pot.

Best place to start

In Guangzhou (广州):

morning tea + roast meats + one seafood meal

provides an excellent introduction.