Be a Cantonese who dares to eat anything

I have been to many places because of my work. I am very grateful. I can travel while working, and I can also eat some local delicacies. Therefore, I want to record them one by one by memory, but it is not a waste of time. The food is on the go. gift.

Let me talk about it first, I have been to Guangdong a few times and my favorite Cantonese food. The first time I went to Guangdong, I was in my early twenties. At that time, Guangdong was already at the forefront of the reform and opening up economy. It was dark all the way from Guangdong to Shunde. Unlike now, the gap between urban and rural areas is almost invisible. The Pearl River Delta has become one piece, which is ahead of the big plan of the Yangtze River Delta. But the local ordinary people were still very conservative at that time. When they saw a woman wearing lipstick, they called all women outside Guangdong "beimei". Generally, the migrant workers who went to the mainland were generally plain-faced and very plain. .

Shunde cuisine, now popular because of a foodie documentary, has become a popular cuisine. At that time, the restaurant was not big, and the decoration was old, but the business was booming. The people who went with us were locals. When we got on the plane, they had already called to reserve the seat and ordered the food. After being seated, the dishes came up soon. Salt-baked prawns, goose with black bean, fried snake segments, salt and pepper ribs, pan-fried fish cakes, garlic kale, and a sweet and sour pork were ordered according to my taste. They were all hungry. After they sat down, they poured tea and ate for themselves, as if they hadn't had the taste of their hometown for a long time, with satisfied smiles on their faces: "Come, come, hurry, eat while it's hot".

After a while, I will serve a cup of soup, one for one person. At that time, there was no such thing in the mainland. The waiter opened the lid for you, "This is our special dish here, Shunde fans, it's delicious, try it." , he spoke Cantonese and smiled slyly. Well, fortunately, I'm not a talkative person. I didn't follow his words. I took a bite. I felt that this fan was very sticky, but it was delicious. Such a delicious thing cannot be let go. "This is shark fin, my first time. When you eat it, treat it as a fan.” My friend couldn’t help but say, “Okay, this special tea is good, and the price is not cheap. I thought to myself, nodded, and continued to eat.

The fried snake section is the real love, and in the next few days, everyone asked to order this dish. The water snake is used. The bigger it is, the more plump it is. It is full of salty fragrance. I can eat a plate by myself. Later, when there are high-end dining tables in the mainland, this dish will be served, but most of them use king snakes, which are not as delicious as fried water snakes in Kanto. Now this dish is almost invisible, next time you go to Guangdong, find an old Shunde restaurant to get back the taste in memory.

At that time, the local friends were relatively early fortunes there. They had to drive to a place an hour away for a meal, and in order to have a good meal, they had to pay tolls on the way. That restaurant may be closer to Guangzhou. It is much taller, with big boxes and bright lighting. There are about 20 people at a table, and a table full of dishes are all game and rare fish. Never eaten either. It is said that the fish alone will cost one or two thousand yuan, which is a very luxurious dinner table at the time of consumption. Because I was young, I didn't particularly write down these dishes. Now that I think about it, it's a little regrettable. What shocked me the most was that a plate of worms was served. The worms in the plate were slightly smaller than cockroaches. I dared not touch them at all. They said it was a high-protein, local famous dish. They persuaded me to try one. In front of me, I hesitated to pick up the chopsticks and wanted to pick one. When the chopsticks were about to touch the insects, I immediately retracted the chopsticks and put them down: "Forget it, I don't want to try." In the end, they didn't take a bite, and they said this: Water cockroaches, after hearing the name, I am even more fortunate that I did not try it with chopsticks.

Later, I went to Guangdong once and visited a vegetable market. There was a stall that sold all kinds of insects. The rectangular wooden lattices made of wood were full of various insects. One of them is full of light yellow worms, squirming: "What kind of worm is this, can you eat it?" Ask the shop owner: "All the worms here can be eaten. This is called bamboo worm. They are all good things and are rich in nutrients." . Then he stretched his hand into the plate of worms, grabbed it there, put it down, grabbed it, put it down again, "Hey, that's disgusting!" I watched this scene in horror, and the shopkeeper was still playing with it.. ...

Now, eating these strange monsters is not the patent of Cantonese. People from Fujian and Guangxi also eat them. When the epidemic is over, they will fly to Shunde, Guangdong, and then go to find out. They will live there for a month and eat all kinds of delicious food. And muster up the courage to be a Cantonese who dares to eat anything.