What are the specialties of Chaozhou?

Chaozhou cuisine includes: Chaoshan beef balls, Chaozhou oranges, zongzi, potato flour jiaozi, Fenghuang Dan Cong and so on.

1, Chaoshan beef balls

Beef balls are one of the most famous snacks in Chaoshan, one of the top ten meatballs and a famous snack in China. Beef balls are delicious food with fresh beef as the main raw material. It is unique in that the meat is tender and elastic, and you can feel the delicious meat when chewing.

2. Chaozhou oranges

Chaozhou orange is called "big orange (auspicious)" by Chaoshan people because of its bright color, soft quality and delicious juice. Pairs of "big oranges" reflect the hospitality, friendship and yearning and pursuit of a better life of Chaoshan people.

3. Zhizong

Zongzi is a glutinous rice dumpling, a traditional folk food in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, and an essential food for the Dragon Boat Festival. It is the favorite custom food of Chaoshan people, with fine processing and unique flavor. When eating, you should dip a little white sugar. The sugar of glutinous rice balls and the viscosity of glutinous rice are delicate and delicious, suitable for all ages.

4. Potato flour cake

Potato flour jiaozi is a very common jiaozi in Chaoshan area. Pieces of potato flour are crystal clear in jiaozi. You must eat it while it is hot and take a bite. Q-bomb jiaozi is wrapped in sweet stuffing, which makes people reluctant to put down chopsticks. At the same time, potato flour can also be boiled into soup.

5. Phoenix Dan Cong

This is a kind of Chaoshan oolong tea, which is produced in Fenghuang Mountain, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province. The area is close to the East China Sea, with warm climate, abundant rainfall, foggy all year round, humid air and large temperature difference between day and night, with an annual average temperature of about 20℃, which is beneficial to the development of tea trees.

Phoenix Dan Cong tea soup is golden and Ming Che, with mellow taste, sweet aftertaste after entering the throat and relatively resistant to brewing. After drinking a cup, the lingering fragrance stays at the bottom, which is likely to be "lingering on the nose for three days", which can be called "heaven, earth and people". Phoenix Dan Cong belongs to oolong tea, and its tea is very popular, with a history of more than 900 years.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaozhou