Chaozhou cooking respects natural flavor while extending it through master stock, fish sauce, and rice-based specialties. Beef is sliced by cut, seafood is served at peak freshness, and humble rice batter becomes a remarkable range of snacks.
Pure freshness
Rice-cake craft
Master-stock aroma
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What to eat in Chaozhou
N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 01Fresh Beef Hot Pot
Precisely cut beef is swished by the second and paired with nutty satay sauce.
水餃喵 · CC BY-SA 4.0 02Oyster Omelet
Sweet oysters and starch batter form crisp edges, brightened with fish sauce.
0754Hombee · CC BY-SA 4.0 03Master-Stock Goose
Aromatic soy braise permeates the goose, with liver and web prized separately.
白布飘扬 · CC BY-SA 4.0 04Red Peach Rice Cake
A peach-shaped rice wrapper encloses sticky rice and savory fillings.
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Eat like a local
Share beef hot pot with a group, explore rice cakes by day, then graze through old-town stalls after dark.