First: Blind Man Cake, homely and friendly

Features: Made entirely of glutinous rice with sugar, peanuts, sesame seeds, pork, raw oil and other high-quality raw materials. The pork sandwiched in the cake is made in a more exquisite and exquisite way. It is marinated in fine white sugar for several months (at least a few days) before being taken out and prepared

Where to buy it: supermarkets, spring flowers and other specialties Shop

Blind male cake is one of the famous local products in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. Because it was created by a blind man. Hence the name Blind Man Cake. It was created in the late Pu Jiaqing era (1796-1820), which is 160 years ago.

The blind man's name is He Shengchao. When he was eight years old, he became blind due to a poor family and no money for medical treatment. He began to learn divination at the age of ten. After completing his studies, he opened the "Qian Qian Tang" Gua Ming Pavilion at the entrance of Jiaoshanfang in this city, which was quite popular among some people at that time. He has two sons, one is Yinyuan and the other is Fenxing (named Yuzhai). Yuzhai, on the other hand, serves his father in the pavilion. Because most of the querents bring children with them, they make noises and cry, which affects the work. Yu Zhai then came up with a method: grind rice coke into rice flour, add sesame seeds and peanuts, and mix it with raw oil to make rice cakes, which are called "meat cakes". (Nowadays, the seal of the blind cake still has the word meat cake.) In this way, it can be sold to people asking for fortune to lure children, and it can also make more money to support the family. Because of the ingenious production, sweet fragrance and delicious taste, and the low price, more and more people buy it. In order to make a profit, neighbors also imitated and sold the meat cakes, but the quality was not as good as the "genuine" ones. People flocked to He Shengchao to buy the meat cakes, and the story passed down from generation to generation. People who bought the meat cakes from the Blind Man called the meat cakes "Blind Man Pancakes". The Blind Man Cake got its name from this.

The production of blind male cakes is different from ordinary cakes and has its own unique features. Most of the cakes sold on the market are made with flour, while blind male cakes are made entirely of glutinous rice with sugar and peanuts. , sesame, pork, raw oil and other high-quality raw materials are skillfully made. The pork sandwiched in the cake is made in a more exquisite and exquisite way. It is marinated in fine white sugar for several months (at least a few days) before being taken out and prepared. It tastes sweet and crispy, delicious, and is well-known at home and abroad.

Almond cakes, chicken cakes that melt in your mouth, wife cakes and husband cakes that are perfect for drinking tea and wine, sweet snacks such as Cantonese cured meat, Qingyuan chicken, a delicious nourishing product in autumn and winter, Xiangpiao Jiuxiang Chaoshan beef balls, refreshing Banya Guangdong herbal tea, a daily health drink

Second: Almond cake, melts in your mouth

Features: The main raw material is mung bean powder. It is called almond cake because it looks like almonds. . Some stores will also add almond fragments

Where to buy: restaurants, bakeries, specialty shops

Origin 1

According to legend, during the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty , the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty continued to collect various taxes from the people, and the people were oppressed and plundered more seriously. There were endless uprisings across the country. One of the most representative teams was the uprising army led by Zhu Yuanzhang. His wife, Ma, was a very smart person. In the early days of the uprising, because there were wars and food was often insufficient, and the army often had to run around to fight, in order to make it easier for the sergeants to carry dry food, Ma came up with the idea of ??using wheat and mung beans. , soybeans and other edible things were mixed together, ground into powder, made into cakes, and distributed to the sergeants. Not only was it easy to carry, but it could also be eaten anytime and anywhere, which was of great help to marches and battles. Because the cake made from such a mess of things was unpalatable, smart people added or reduced the raw materials and updated the method on the basis of this kind of cake. Finally, people found that mung bean powder, pork filling and other raw materials were used to make the cake. The cake that came out was very delicious, and this became the ancestor of macaroons!

Source two

Another source is that in the late Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a scholarly family in Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan City). The family fortune was declining and the economy was getting tighter. It was his mother's birthday, and she was worried about the expenses for entertaining relatives and friends. The maid of her family was named Pan Yanxiang. She was a self-combed girl. She was smart and studious by nature, and she had a good skill in making cakes. She used mung bean powder and marinated it with sugar. Fatty pork slices, carefully made with mung beans and meat cakes, presented to the old lady. The cakes are sweet and fragrant in the mouth, and when chewed, they are fat but not greasy, with the aroma of apricots. Birthday congratulators ate them and praised them endlessly.

Third: Chicken cake, perfect for drinking tea and wine

Features: No less than ten kinds of ingredients are used, sugar accounts for 30% of the weight, plus a small amount of refined salt, pepper and Five-spice powder is mixed with ice meat (fatty pork) and terminus to make the cake crispy, salty and sweet, and can be used with tea or wine

Where to buy: Lianxianglou, Guangzhou Restaurant , Taotaoju (Lucky Building), Chengzhu Cake House

Chicken cake is a specialty of Guangzhou. It originated from the "Xiaofeng Cake" produced in Chengzhu Building in Henan (Haizhu District), Guangzhou. It has a long history. , famous far and wide. It is named after it was created by Xiaofeng, the maid of Wu Ziyuan, the original owner of Chengzhu Tower. Because people nickname "chicken" as "phoenix", and its trademark is named after "little chicken" ("little chicken" is commonly known as "chicken" in Guangzhou), so the cake has two names: it is called "chicken cake". "Also called "Xiaofeng Cake".

It was half a century later that Xiaofeng Cake became famous. Since the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes at Chengzhu Teahouse were in poor sales, the cake maker suddenly thought of making the mooncakes according to the Xiaofeng cake method. There are no less than ten kinds of ingredients in the chicken cake. Sugar accounts for 30% of the weight. A small amount of refined salt, pepper and five-spice powder are added, and ice meat (fatty pork) and terminol are mixed to make the cake crispy and salty yet sweet. , it serves tea and wine, and is well received by customers. In this way, a new variety of "Chengzhu Xiaofeng Cake" was born.

Fourth: Wife cake and husband cake, sweet snacks

Features: thin skin and thick filling, moist and soft filling, sweet but not greasy taste

Where to buy: Lianxianglou, Guangzhou Restaurant

Wife Cake

Husband Cake

Wife Cake is a kind of pastry snack with thin skin and filling It is thick, the filling is moist and soft, and the taste is sweet but not greasy. It is indeed a good snack, but its most attractive thing is its warm name and touching legend.

There is also a beautiful legend about wife cake. Once upon a time, there was a loving couple, and the daughter-in-law was willing to sell herself to the family to treat his illness. The husband who lost his wife was not discouraged and worked hard to develop a delicious cake. He eventually redeemed his wife by selling cakes and lived a happy life again. The preparation method of this delicacy has been passed down to this day and is called "wife cake".

Corresponding to "wife cake", there is another type of cake called "husband cake". They are slightly different in shape and taste unique. The filling of husband cake is mainly salt and pepper flavor. The "wife cake" is small in shape and has a delicate texture. After eating the sesame seeds, you still feel the fragrance on your lips and teeth. It is really as meticulous and thoughtful as a little woman. The "husband cake" is slightly larger in shape and tastes a bit like bread. It looks a bit like a carefree man.

Fifth: Cantonese cured meat, a good nourishing product in autumn and winter

Features: Cantonese cured meat is pickled, and the meat is dipped in a sauce made of wine, soy sauce, sugar, etc. for two or three times. After a few days, it is hung to dry or dried, so it tastes sweeter.

Where to buy: Huangshanghuang, Cangzhou, Autumn Wind

“When the autumn wind blows, it’s time to eat cured meats.” Although Cantonese are very picky about what they eat and like the new and dislike the old, they are popular Cured meat, a traditional food that has been around for thousands of years, is still popular in Guangdong. The traditional delicacy, Cantonese-style cured meat, has also become the first choice for giving gifts during the New Year. Cantonese-style cured meat is marinated in a sauce made with wine, soy sauce, sugar, etc. The meat is soaked for two or three days and then hung to dry in the sun or oven, so it tastes sweeter. According to reports, Cantonese-style bacon is the best when it is golden and shiny. Cantonese-style cured meat is unique and has long been famous all over the world.

Nowadays, as people’s tastes change, the varieties of cured meats are constantly being renovated. They mainly include: light soy sauce sausage, old soy sauce sausage, duck liver sausage, lean meat sausage, pig heart sausage, abalone sausage, etc., nearly a hundred of them. kind. And the prices range from high to low, suitable for different levels of consumer needs. Many people who travel to Guangdong will buy it as souvenirs and say that the cured meat here tastes very fragrant and they want to eat it again after eating it. The most famous one is "Dongchang Emperor's Cured Meat Shop".

Sixth: Qingyuan Chicken, Xiangpiaojiuxiang

Features: moderate muscle fat deposition, delicious meat, rich chicken flavor, fragrant after cooking, and tastes better than ordinary chicken It tastes good, the chicken skin is smooth, the chicken is tender, the chicken bones are loose, and even the bone marrow is sweet. Currently sold in vacuum packaging

Where to buy: Qingyuan Specialty Store

Qingyuan Ma Chicken, commonly known as Qingyuan Chicken, is listed as one of the 27 high-quality varieties in the "Chronicle of Chinese Poultry Breeds" , so named because the hen's back feathers are dotted with numerous sesame-like spots.

It has been famous since ancient times for its tender and smooth meat due to the region and raising method (it is completely raised in bamboo forests to drink dew and eat small insects). It is known for its golden skin color, tender and smooth meat, smooth skin, soft bones, bright red meat and delicious taste. The unique flavor is well-known in the provincial, Hong Kong and Macao markets. It is deeply loved by gourmets.

In 1972, when US President Nixon visited China, Premier Zhou Enlai selected domestic famous chickens to entertain him, and finally selected Qingyuan Chicken. Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei, the envoy of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, also ordered to taste Qingyuan Chicken when he visited China.

Qingyuan Chicken has recently officially become a geographical indication protected product of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. According to the standards, Qingyuan chicken from four places: Qingcheng District, Qingxin County, Fogang County, and Yingde City in Qingyuan City is authentic, and the weight of the chicken is required to be between 1.1-1.75 kilograms, and the "age" is not less than 115 days , calf circumference should not be greater than 4.5 cm.

According to reports, authentic Qingyuan free-range chicken has moderate muscle fat deposition, delicious meat, rich chicken flavor, and a fragrant aroma after cooking. It tastes better than ordinary chicken, with smooth skin and tender chicken. Chicken bone pine, even the bone marrow is sweet. The standards set by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China for Qingyuan chickens are: the body shape of the chicken should be wedge-shaped, with compact forequarters and rounded hindquarters; a thin head and thin feet; the back feathers should mainly come in three colors: jute, brown linen and brown linen. At present, the protection scope of Qingyuan chicken geographical indication products covers the administrative areas of the four counties and cities of Qingyuan City: Qingcheng District, Qingxin County, Fogang County, and Yingde City. It requires beautiful natural environment, fresh air, clean water sources, and traditional natural breeding methods. The hillside green space is free-range, and chickens play in the vast bamboo forests, jungles, and pastures all year round, drinking from mountain springs and eating insect ants. In other words, the Qingyuan chicken produced in these four places is authentic and can be protected.

Not only that, the relevant standards also require that the floor area ratio of the chicken house should be no more than 12 birds/square meter, and the area of ??the activity area outside the chicken house should not be less than three times the area of ??the chicken house.

When neighbors identify Qingyuan chickens in the future, in addition to looking at the coat and body color and weight, they can also check whether the chickens have unique ankle rings on their paws. Qingyuan chickens need to wear anklets when they are 40 to 50 days old. This kind of anklet code has a maximum of 5 numbers. The first digit is the code of the parent breeder farm, the second digit is the month of seedling introduction, and the last three digits are the batch of seedlings emerging from the parent breeder farm.

Seventh: Chaoshan beef balls, delicious and chewy

Features: The size is like a table tennis ball. It is said that good beef balls can bounce higher than a person. Currently sold in vacuum packaging

Where to buy: Guangdong Chao Beef Hot Pot Restaurant, Chaosheng Beef Restaurant

Famous snacks. Derived from Hakka cuisine. In the early days, most of the vendors selling beef balls were Hakkas. They carried small poles and hawked in the streets of Shantou City. Especially at night, from the Bajiao Pavilion on Handi Road to the Hanjiang River behind the park, there are often shuttle boats with a small light hanging on the bow, selling late-night snacks, especially beef ball soup, to the Hakka cargo ships moored there. In the 1940s, there were many food stalls along Xinxing Street, and Luo Jinzhang was famous for his unique beef balls. Later, there were Daxiangshan Beef Balls on Waima Road and Beef Balls on Zhenbang Street, which were operated by various snack stalls.

Authentic Chaoshan beef balls are about the size of a table tennis ball. It is said that good beef balls can bounce higher than a person and are not suitable for refrigeration or long-distance transportation. The so-called Chaoshan beef balls can be found everywhere in Guangzhou, ranging from noodle shops on the streets to five-diamond restaurants.

Specific method: Use fresh beef shank meat ingredients, remove the tendons and cut into pieces, place them on a large chopping board, use two special square hammer knives (weight about 3 kg), keep going up and down Hammer the beef shank hard into a pulp, add a small amount of snow powder, refined salt, fine fish sauce and MSG, continue hammering for another 15 minutes, then use a large bowl to serve, add minced fish, white meat cubes and MSG, mix well. Stir the tart vigorously with your hands until the meat slurry sticks to your hands and does not fall off. Then grab the meat slurry with your hands, clench your fists and squeeze into balls, scoop them into a basin of warm water with a spoon, cook the balls over slow fire for about 8 minutes, and remove the beef. pill. When eating, put the original soup and beef balls into the pot and bring to a boil (the water should not be too boiling, otherwise the beef balls will not be smooth), add an appropriate amount of MSG, sesame oil, pepper and celery grains, and serve with sand tea sauce or chili sauce. .

Eighth: Guangdong herbal tea, daily health drink

Features: In addition to clearing away heat and detoxifying, herbal tea can also remove dampness, promote fluid production, clear fire, improve eyesight, disperse knots, reduce swelling, etc. It can also treat red eyes, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, boils, swelling and high blood pressure. It can be consumed as a refreshing drink in summer.

Where to buy: Wanglaoji, Huang Zhenlong, Deng Lao, Chen Liji, Baiyunshan, Pan Gaoshou, Shangqingyin, Xingqun Xia Sangju

Herbal tea is a general name for Chinese herbal beverages . Guangdong herbal tea is the representative of herbal tea culture. Herbal tea is a drink made by decoction of Chinese herbal medicine with cold properties and the ability to relieve heat in the human body to eliminate the heat in the human body in summer, or to treat throat pain and other diseases caused by dryness in winter. For Cantonese people, herbal tea can be said to be "life comes from water, and health comes from herbal tea." In addition to clearing away heat and detoxifying, herbal tea can also remove dampness, promote fluid production, clear fire, improve eyesight, disperse stagnation, reduce swelling, etc. It can also treat red eyes and headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, boils, swelling and poison, and high blood pressure. It can be consumed as a refreshing drink in summer. . People with a cold constitution should not drink too much, and pregnant women and children should not drink herbal tea.

The earliest Guangdong herbal tea is Wanglaoji herbal tea created by Wang Zebang from Heshan, Guangdong in 1828 (the eighth year of Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty). Later, Wanglaoji herbal tea traveled across the ocean and became popular among Chinese around the world for more than 170 years. It can be regarded as the pioneer of heat-clearing, detoxifying and beauty-beautifying drinks. Bamboo sugarcane grass root water is one of the Guangdong herbal teas. It has the effects of clearing away heat and reducing internal heat, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and detoxifying.

Commonly used herbal teas such as Wuhua tea, Xia Sangju, Wanglaoji, etc. are all composed of medicines that are bitter in taste and cold in nature. They are suitable for stagnation diseases such as colds, headaches and fever. Among them, Wanglaoji has the most cooling properties, while Wuhuacha and Xia Sangju are relatively mild.

In order to upgrade the food industry to a food culture industry, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and the Guangdong Provincial Food Industry Association*** jointly established the Guangdong Provincial Food (Dietary) Cultural Heritage Work Leading Group and organized a group of experts from literature, history, and An expert committee composed of experts in cultural relics, traditional Chinese medicine, and food engineering unanimously recognized herbal tea as one of the first batch of "Guangdong Province Food (Dietary) Cultural Heritage."

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