Chaoshan cuisine (delicious food with seaside flavor)

Chaoshan cuisine is a traditional cuisine in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, China, which is famous for its unique seaside flavor and delicious taste. Chaoshan area, located in the southeast of Guangdong Province, is an area with marine fishery as the main industry. Therefore, Chaoshan cuisine takes seafood as the main ingredient, and also pays attention to the use of local vegetables and meat, as well as unique seasoning methods, forming a unique Chaoshan cuisine.

characteristics of Chaoshan cuisine

Chaoshan cuisine is famous for its light, delicious and delicate taste. The most representative ones are Chaoshan hot pot and Chaoshan casserole porridge. Chaoshan hot pot takes its clear soup base, fresh seafood, meat and vegetables as the main ingredients, and is accompanied by Chaoshan's unique seasonings, which are delicious but not greasy. Chaoshan casserole porridge is made of rice, meat, seafood, vegetables and other ingredients in a casserole. It has a delicate taste and rich nutrition.

besides hot pot and casserole porridge, Chaoshan cuisine has many other special dishes, such as Chaoshan brine platter, Chaoshan fish balls, chaoshan beef meatball, Chaoshan beef and so on. These dishes have a common feature, that is, they use local ingredients and unique seasoning methods, so that people can feel the unique flavor of Chaoshan area in the process of tasting.

Method of making Chaozhou-Shantou cuisine

The method of making Chaozhou-Shantou cuisine is complicated and requires some time and skills. Here are some common methods of making Chaoshan dishes.

Chaoshan Hotpot

Materials: seafood, meat, vegetables, seasonings, etc.

Steps:

1. Prepare seafood, meat and vegetables, and wash them for later use.

2. Prepare chafing dish base. The base material of Chaoshan hot pot is usually clear soup or chicken soup, and appropriate seasoning can be added according to personal taste.

3. pour the chafing dish bottom material into the chafing dish and heat it to boil.

4. put seafood, meat and vegetables into the hot pot and cook.

5. When eating, it can be matched with Chaoshan special seasonings, such as garlic paste and bean curd.

Chaoshan casserole porridge

Materials: rice, meat, seafood, vegetables, etc.

Steps:

1. Wash the rice and soak it for half an hour.

2. Prepare meat, seafood and vegetables, and cut them into small pieces for later use.

3. Put the rice and meat into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil and turn to low heat for 3 minutes.

4. put seafood, vegetables and other ingredients into the casserole and continue to cook for 1 minutes.

5. When eating, you can add a proper amount of seasonings, such as salt and pepper.