Guangdong local food
Local dishes, ingredients and the stories behind them.

Claypot rice 煲仔饭
The meal combines moist, flavored grains above with crunchy toasted rice below. Topping juices contribute much of the aroma.
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Liwan sampan congee 荔湾艇仔粥
The porridge is soft and mild, offset by marine savoriness and crunchy pieces. No single topping list applies to every shop.
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Nan'ao sea-urchin fried rice 南澳海胆炒饭
The rice is savory and briny, with a creamy marine richness distributed through the grains.
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Taishan eel rice 台山黄鳝饭
The rice is savory and aromatic, with tender eel pieces and, when present, a crisp toasted crust beneath softer grains.
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Sampan Congee 艇仔粥
Sampan Congee (艇仔粥) is a Guangzhou (广州) rice congee topped with fish, seafood and crunchy extras.
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Jidi Pork Offal Congee 及第粥
Jidi Pork Offal Congee (及第粥), also called zhuangyuan jidi congee (状元及第粥), is a Cantonese congee of pork offal cooked to order in plain rice congee. It is one of the best-known congees of Xiguan (西关) in Guangzhou (广州).
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Claypot Congee 砂锅粥
Claypot Congee (砂锅粥) is rice congee cooked in a clay pot with fresh seafood or meat, a speciality of Shantou (汕头), Guangdong, where it goes by the name Chaoshan claypot congee (潮汕砂锅粥).
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Braised Pork Trotter Rice 猪脚饭
Braised Pork Trotter Rice (猪脚饭) is a local snack of the Chaoshan (潮汕) region of Guangdong: pork leg simmered in master stock, sliced and served over rice with side dishes.
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Cold Salt-Poached Fish 鱼饭
Cold Salt-Poached Fish (鱼饭) is sea fish cooked in brine and eaten cold, a Chaoshan (潮汕) food.
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Kaiping Chikan Claypot Rice 开平赤坎煲仔饭
Kaiping Chikan Claypot Rice (开平赤坎煲仔饭) is rice cooked in individual clay pots over a wood fire in Chikan (赤坎), a town in Kaiping (开平) under Jiangmen (江门), Guangdong.
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Taishan Oyster Rice 台山蚝饭
Taishan Oyster Rice (台山蚝饭) is rice cooked with chopped fresh oysters and prawns, one of the everyday ways of cooking oysters in Taishan (台山) in Jiangmen (江门), Guangdong.
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Dianbai Shuidong Duck Congee 电白水东鸭粥
Dianbai Shuidong Duck Congee (电白水东鸭粥) is a meal of rice congee cooked in duck stock, served with a plate of the poached duck, from the coastal town of Shuidong (水东) in Dianbai District (电白区), Maoming (茂名), Guangdong.
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