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Jun 22, 2005 00:36
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Can someone answer this SH lady's question. She wants to know more about GZ food. Answer in English or Chinese.

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Jun 23, 2005 21:42
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Food in Guangzhou is famous the world over. Cantonese cuisine is one of China's four basic culinary styles, and is made up of Guangzhou cuisine, Chao-Shan cuisine and Dongjiang cuisine, the Guangzhou style dominant. With different ingredients, fine preparation, a light flavor and rich in variation, its color, scent and taste are superior, and it’s nutritionally-sound, too. The food industry in Guangzhou ranks among China’s top. To date, there are over 10,000 restaurants in the city, with seats for over 500,000.
There are also many restaurants with reputations running back more than one-hundred years, serving traditional dishes, snacks and dim-sum. The Guangzhou Restaurant, the North Garden Restaurant, the Banxi Restaurant, the Southern Restaurant, the Dasanyuan Restaurant and the Datong Restaurant each has its own unique specialty. Guangzhou’s restaurants are open for “the three teas, two meals and the midnight snack”, and are sure to meet the expectations of any guest
Jun 23, 2005 22:10
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AS for the famous food in GZ,here are they.
1. Dragon, Tiger and Phoenix with Chrysanthemum
What the Cantonese people mean dragon, tiger and phoenix in the menu are actually snake, cat and black chicken. The recipe is to cook a soup with the snake pieces, chicken, cat, winter mushroom, sweet date and so on. This dish has been rewarded Gold Pot Reward by the Ministry of Commerce.
2. Roast Goose
Roast Goose, originating from the roast duck, is one of the traditional roasted dishes of Guangzhou. The best material are medium and small sized black geese from the Qingyuan county.
3. Gold Medal Sulking Pig
This dish is named after the reward of "gold tripod" which was issued by the National ministry of commerce. It is one of the most famous Cantonese cuisine in the banquet. The cooking skill was already very good since North and South Dynasty, 1400 years ago.
4. Plain Chicken
The plain chicken is easy to cook and it can keep the original flavor of the chicken, which makes it the most popular dish in Cantonese cuisine. The Plain chicken in Panxi restaurant is awarded the Gold Medal award from the national ministry of commerce.
5. Qingping Chicken
The Qingping chicken is one of the most famous chicken dishes in Cantonese dishes. It was created by Qingping restaurant in 1965, and it soon became a famous dish in the restaurant.
6. Taiye Chicken
As a traditional cuisine of Guangzhou, the Taiye chicken is named after an ancient county mayor.
7. Wenchang Chicken
The Wen Chang chicken is the most famous dish of Guangzhou restaurant. It is interesting that the chickens are from Wenchang county and the restaurant is located in Nanchang Road. Therefore, it is easy to remember the name of the restaurant.
8. Salted Chicken
The Dongjiang salted chicken is the typical dish of Dongjiang food. There are two different cooking methods.
9. Crisp Skin Chicken
As one of the famous chicken dishes of Guangzhou, it was created by Datong Restaurant in the 1940's according to the method of Jinling sliced-skin duck.
10. Soup Contained in Winter-melon
This soup is suitable in summer time. It got this name from the container -the winter melon.
Apr 7, 2009 03:12
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where is this PanXi Restaurant ?
Apr 12, 2009 19:13
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Panxi Restaurant
Panxi Restaurant is home to the best of Cantonese cuisine. As a national superfine restaurant, Panxi Restaurant offers more than 1,000 kinds of delicacies to its customers. The landscape design of the restaurant is worth the visit.
Add:No.151,Long Jin Xi Lu
Tel:81815718
Apr 22, 2009 04:36
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Useful info above.

BTW it's "Suckling Pig"....NOT "sulking pig". :p
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