September VLOG | Food Paradise Flavor Chaozhou Travel Notes

I didn’t have a special itinerary, and I didn’t make a food guide. I only had two days. I didn’t want to arrange it too tightly because I wouldn’t be able to eat all the local specialties in two days, and I wouldn’t be able to cover this ancient town. When you want to walk on the streets of the city, try to distinguish the accent of Chaozhou dialect, feel the enthusiasm of Chaozhou people, and explore the traces left by the long history.

In the past, it seemed that I just wanted to be a bird without feet, flying non-stop, wanting to see the vastness of the world, just a passing passerby, not staying for a long time; I once believed in traveling with a wandering mood and living with a traveling attitude. , always walk with head high and brave the thorns, with tears in my eyes.

But after traveling to many places, I realized that real life is in the trivial life, in the smoke and smoke of the market, and in the three meals a day that are carefully managed.

Chaozhou is not large in area, and the main attractions are in the old city. Opposite the inn is Chaozhou West Lake. It is also very close to the main scenic spots in the old city and can be reached on foot, which is convenient and time-saving.

Chaoshan, many friends mistakenly think it is a city, but it is not. Chaoshan generally refers to the three cities of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang. Chaoshan in a broad sense also includes Shanwei. There are quite a lot of people in Chaoshan. It is said that there are 30 million people, 10 million are overseas, 10 million are all over the country, and 10 million are in Chaoshan area.

Teochew flavor

Of course, the reason for flying to Chaozhou is to eat. I became crazy about Chaoshan delicacies while watching China on the Tip of the Tongue.

In the mind of Chen Xiaoqing, the director of "A Bite of China 1", the Chaoshan region is a treasured place for gourmet food. He said, "From raw fish to fat wine, the food culture from the Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty has been left here."

Chaoshan beef hot pot, beef cake, Cantonese morning tea, oyster omelet, rice rolls...

There are also all kinds of street snacks that can’t be named. Two days is really too short.

For beef I remember the pills very clearly. It was the first thing I ate after I got off the plane. A meal. Two or three beef balls in the beef cake made me full. I can only blame my stomach for being so uncooperative. I need to borrow ten stomachs in advance before coming to Chaoshan.

Rainbow Jingji Beef Restaurant: No. 1, Xiwaima Road

I have never been to Guangdong and was laughed at as a fake food blogger. Local specialties must be eaten locally to be authentic. I have eaten Chaoshan beef hotpot in many restaurants in Shanghai. This time I finally tasted the authentic Chaoshan beef hotpot.

A friend said that all the restaurants on the streets in Chaozhou are very delicious, because if you don’t eat delicious food, you won’t be able to open it, and it’s very difficult to get into the trap.

There is a beef shop: 1 km straight from the Guantang intersection of No. 242 Township Road, Guantang Town, next to Xiangshan Primary School

The restaurant I chose in Chaozhou this time was brought to me by local foodie friends as a place worth eating. The local restaurants with good reputations are for your reference only.

"There is a beef restaurant" was highly recommended by a friend. I drove a long time to go there to eat it. I felt that the location was very remote and the taste was of course not good.

The yellow dessert pictured above is charred on the outside, tender on the inside, soft and glutinous. It is amazing at the first bite. Friends who love sweets must order it. It is super delicious.

The name of Chaoshan beef is completely different from the name of meat in Western food. It is not a system. The picture below is attached for reference.

Because there were only three of us this time, we only ordered three types of meat. I remember there was Diaolong. This meat is also a must-order when eating Chaoshan beef hot pot in Shanghai. The feeling here is more tender, and it is super delicious when paired with Shacha sauce. eat.

The pork belly is more expensive because the quantity is smaller. The meat is chewy and crispy. There is a little fascia on the tender meat, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes.

The breast is white, has a relatively high caloric content, and has a completely different taste. You can try it. Each part tastes different.

Rinse it in the pot for eight seconds and it's ready to eat. It's very satisfying. Chaoshan beef is different from the modern beef acidification process. It completes the decomposition of fresh beef within four hours, avoiding the accumulation of lactic acid and making the meat feel fresher.

Experience the Hong Kong The Cantonese-style morning tea in the play, with a table full of a wide variety of dishes, and a spectacular scene in the hall, full of a sense of ritual, shows the Chaoshan people's love for life. But I prefer the small stalls on the busy streets, which are more down-to-earth and give me a sense of the everyday life.

Han Shanglou: In Fengzhou Park, Fengzhou West Road, near Hanjiang Bridge

Attractions & itinerary

 

Day 1: Archway Street→Jiadi Lane→Kaiyuan Temple→Guangji Tower→Guangji Bridge

The next day: Han went upstairs for breakfast → Longhu Ancient Village → took the train to Guangzhou in the afternoon

Kaiyuan Temple

 

Kaiyuan Temple has three thousand years of historyand is one of the four remaining Kaiyuan Temples in the country and the first ancient temple in eastern Guangdong.

It is full of ancient charm, the breeze blows on your face, and the fragrance is in the courtyard.

The two stone scripture buildings show the richness of history and show the style of a large temple in the Tang Dynasty for the first time. It is made up of stacked stone carvings. It was built when Kaiyuan Temple was first built. It is more than 1,200 years old. Although the surface is severely eroded and the images are mottled, the carving patterns and Sanskrit characters with bright lines and concise techniques are still vaguely visible. Full of ancient charm.

The huge bodhi tree in the courtyard also has a sense of history. The tangled branches of the dragon and the bodhi leaves swept down by the autumn wind make it seem like seeing Sakyamuni meditating under the bodhi tree, meditating on what he is looking for. After becoming a Buddha, Sakyamuni was respectfully called Buddha, which means a person of great enlightenment. Sakyamuni Buddha realized the Four Noble Truths and the Twelve Causes and Conditions under the Bodhi tree.

If Kaiyuan Temple is the heart of the ancient city of Chaozhou, then Archway Street is the spine of the ancient city of Chaozhou, running through the entire old city.

Guangji Bridge

 

As the world's first opening and closing bridge, Guangji Bridge integrates a beam bridge, an arch bridge and a pontoon bridge. It is an isolated example in the history of Chinese bridges.

The beautiful river scenery on both sides of the river is romantic and intoxicating at night.

Since the early days of its construction in the Song Dynasty, the famous poet Yang Wanli has written a poem: "A green dragon lies under the ice of a jade pot, and three mountains overseas fall into its eyes."

Longhu Ancient Village

 

Longhu Ancient Village is located on the west bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, just beside the highway and less than 5 kilometers away from Chaoshan High-speed Railway Station. It has a history of more than 1,000 years and more than 100 ancient buildings are still preserved.

Walking into the gate of Longhu Village, you will see the deep courtyard inside the village and the well-organized streets and lanes. Thousand-year-old banyan trees and intertwined dragons can be seen everywhere. There are countless famous houses and giant temples crisscrossing the alleys.