Shantou cuisine belongs to the Chaozhou cuisine of Cantonese cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine, also known as Chaoshan cuisine, originated in the Chaoshan region, because of the "color, aroma, taste, type" and beauty and reputation at home and abroad, then, what are the famous dishes in Shantou? MAIGOO Xiaobian sorts out the top ten famous dishes in Shantou for you, including Chaoshan brine flavor, Chaoshan brine goose, Chaoshan sour pickles, oyster sauce and other Shantou representative dishes, as well as roasted goose goose, Mandarin duck cream crab, plum steamed eel, taro mud sea cucumber, national cuisine and other traditional dishes in Shantou, among them, Chaoshan brine flavor was rated as one of the first Cantonese cuisine summit "Top Ten Famous Dishes of Cantonese Cuisine", Chaoshan brine goose was selected as "Guangdong Top Ten Famous Dishes" list of "Chinese Cuisine", let's take a look at Shantou specialties.
1. Chaoshan brine taste
Chaoshan brine is a local traditional dish with full color and flavor in Chaoshan area, which belongs to the Chaozhou cuisine of Cantonese cuisine, Chaoshan people like brine, such as Beijing people like roast duck, Guangfu people like roast goose, Hakka people like salt baked chicken, is one of the representative dishes of Chaozhou City, Shantou City and other Chaoshan areas. The preparation method is to "brine" more than a dozen natural spices such as brown sugar, water, salt, bean paste (or soy sauce), shallots, southern ginger, cinnamon, star anise, fennel and so on. Dip the goose, duck, pig's foot, pig's scalp and the like into a brine pot and marinate it scientifically by fire. Chaoshan brine contains many types, including brine duck, brine goose, brine pig's feet, brine pig scalp, brine pig intestines, brine eggs and so on. In 2009, Chaozhou Brine was selected as one of the "Top Ten Famous Dishes of Cantonese Cuisine" at the First Cantonese Cuisine Summit.
2. Chaoshan brine goose
Chaoshan brine goose is a traditional dish in Chaoshan region, Guangdong, belongs to the Cantonese cuisine Chao cuisine, because of the selection of Shantou Chenghai famous specialty goose - Chenghai lion head goose as the ingredient, so the goose body is large, the meat is tender, with the Chenghai lion head goose made of Chaoshan brine goose, with the taste of foot, heavy color, taste of salty characteristics, fragrant into the taste, fat but not greasy, has become Shantou and other regions of the classic famous dish. Chaoshan brine goose is also a famous dish in Chaoshan area, as the saying goes, "goose meat is invited to guests, Chaoshan no goose is not a banquet", Chaoshan families will brine goose feast every New Year's Festival. In 2018, the "34 Famous Dishes of Chinese Cuisine" sponsored by the China Cuisine Association was selected into the list of "Guangdong Top Ten Famous Dishes".
3. Chaoshan sour pickles
Chaoshan sour pickle is one of the three treasures of Chaoshan cuisine, which is a small dish common in the home life of Chaoshan people, and it is also a delicious specialty of Chaoshan cuisine cooked by some Chaoshan restaurants, and it is also a delicious specialty of Chaoshan area. Chaoshan pickles are golden crystalline, sweet and sour, crispy, mellow and refreshing, with a unique and mouth-watering flavor. In particular, Chenghai sour pickles have always adopted a unique scientific pickling method, which is delicious and fragrant, cool and delicious in the mouth, and is more favored by people. Chaoshan mustard has rich and juicy leaves, slightly bitter and sweet taste, thick flesh, crisp and tender, and Chaoshan pickles are made of mustard greens with local Chaoshan specialties as the main raw material, so they have a unique flavor.
4. Burn geese
Dry roast goose goose is a traditional dish with full color and flavor in Chaoshan area, belongs to the Cantonese cuisine Chaozhou cuisine, widely spread in the Lingnan region, in the Chaozhou cuisine, "roasted goose goose" is quite a traditional representative dish of Chaoshan regional characteristics, and has a long historical heritage. The roast goose was originally made of wild geese, and later changed to Shantou Chenghai lion head goose, the effect is particularly good, the color is red and purple, the skin is crisp and tender, accompanied by sweet sauce, and the sweet flavor is strong. Eat roast goose, drink beer, eat faster, sauce to accompany food. Legend has it that former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew ordered this famous dish when he visited China, and he was full of praise, which shows that roasted geese and geese are called one of the representative works of Cantonese cuisine, which is worthy of the name.
5. Oyster branding
Chaoshan oyster sauce is a famous specialty of Chaoshan area, popular in Chaozhou, Shantou and other places, Taiwan is called oyster frying, foreigners come to Chaoshan always want to taste this - food. Chaoshan oysters have a delicious and crispy flavor, crisp but not hard, crisp but not soft. The method is to wash the oysters and wait for use, stir the eggs and chili sauce, mix the corn starch and powder with water into the powder sauce, then put the sea oysters in, first put the cooking oil into the ding, and then put the stirred ingredients into the ding, fry until golden brown on the plate, and then eat. As one of the famous snacks in Chaoshan Province, in the small markets of Chaoshan cities and villages, there are often such small shops or stall vendors, which is also a special snack in Chaoshan Province.
6. Mandarin duck crab
Mandarin duck crab is a traditional dish in Shantou, Guangdong Province, which belongs to the Cantonese cuisine family. This dish is extremely delicious, beautiful shape, one is blue-red, one is fine blue, relatively paired, so the name "Mandarin duck cream crab", for the table delicacies. The cream crab is fat with its belly cream, delicious taste, rich in nutrients, and it is insatiable.
7. Steamed eel in plum sauce
Steamed eel in plum sauce is a traditional dish in Shantou with full color and flavor, which belongs to the Cantonese cuisine family. This dish is made of eel, and its unique cooking techniques can not be forgotten after eating, so there are also eels in the "plum sauce" that have not tasted, and it is said that they have been to Zhangdong in vain. The preparation of this dish is not complicated, but because of the clever combination and proper cooking, it has reached the realm of "there is a real taste here, and there is no word to say".
8. Taro mud sea cucumber
Taro mud sea cucumber is a traditional dish in Shantou, Guangdong Province, which belongs to the Cantonese cuisine family. This dish is delicious and unique, delicious and unique. It is made with sea cucumber, pork belly, dried shrimp, etc.
9. Protect the national dish
Huguo cuisine is a characteristic traditional dish of Chaoshan region in Guangdong, which belongs to Chaozhou cuisine and is a type of vegetable soup. In Chaoshan, the legend of the Song Emperor Yu filling his hunger with "Tianhe vegetarian dish" and being crowned as a national dish was widely spread, and the national dish was named after it. This dish is the top of the soup dishes in the Chaoshan region, chaoshan restaurants around the world, in the banquet of "water and land Luo Bazhen, bottle overflowing with nine sauces", there is always a soup dish on the top of the product: "protecting the national dish", but see: ice bowl soup bi, emerald dissolved light, holding the gelatin slippery, chewing teeth to leave a soft fragrance. The national dish is to use sweet potato leaves, first remove the tendons and wash, and then soaked in alkali water and then pressed dry to remove the bitter taste; then cut through the horizontal knife, stir-fry in oil pot, and then served with northern mushrooms, ham mushrooms and other condiments, plus soup simmered.
10. Baked chicken with Chaoshan bean sauce
Chaoshan bean sauce baked chicken, also known as bean sauce chicken, is a traditional dish in the Chaoshan region of Guangdong Province, which belongs to the Cantonese cuisine Chaozhou cuisine. This dish is light yellow in color, maintaining the original taste, the meat is smooth and tender, and has a rich bean sauce aroma, which is widely spread because of its unique flavor, rich nutrition, and simple preparation. Baked chicken with bean sauce is light yellow in color, maintaining the original taste, the meat is smooth and tender, with a rich bean sauce aroma, it is one of the famous dishes in Chaoshan Province. MAIgoo Xiaobian recommends another classic dish in Chaoshan Province: bean sauce baked crab, which is the traditional way of eating chaoshan people, green crab paste is plump, crab meat is delicious, no need to add more compound seasoning, single use of Puning bean sauce raw baking, you can integrate with crab paste, crab meat to create a unique taste.
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