Guangdong Street Food

5 dishes in China

5 street foods from Guangdong, China: Wong Lo Kat Herbal Tea, Changfen, Yuntun Mian, Niuza and Tingzai Zhou. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

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Street foods of Guangdong

Wong Lo Kat (王老吉) Herbal Tea

Cooling Remedy · Herbal Tea Wong Lo Kat (王老吉) Herbal Tea It started in 1828 as a doctor's medicinal brew for 'internal heat' — nearly 200 years later it's one of the best-selling canned drinks in China. Wong Lo Kat is a dark, slightly bitter herbal tea made from chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and licorice, sold hot from clay urns at liangcha (herbal tea) shops on nearly every Guangdong…

Changfen (Rice Noodle Roll)

Snack · Steamed Changfen (Rice Noodle Roll) The 'roll' is made from a liquid rice batter steamed into a thin sheet — closer to a crepe than a noodle in how it's actually cooked. A thin rice-flour batter is steamed on a flat tray until it sets into a silky sheet, then rolled around shrimp, beef, or char siu, sliced, and doused in soy-based sauce.

Yuntun Mian (Wonton Noodles)

Noodle · Simmered Yuntun Mian (Wonton Noodles) The broth's savory depth traditionally comes from dried flounder, not chicken or pork bones — an old Cantonese trick for clear, umami soup. Thin egg noodles are blanched for only seconds to keep them springy, then served in a clear broth alongside plump pork-and-shrimp wontons and Chinese broccoli.

Niuza (Braised Beef Offal)

Snack · Simmered Niuza (Braised Beef Offal) A single serving can combine half a dozen different textures — tripe, tendon, lung, intestine — all simmered together in one broth. Various cuts of beef offal are simmered for hours in a spiced, savory broth until tender, then sliced and served with a dipping sauce or over rice noodles.

Tingzai Zhou (Sampan Congee)

Soup · Simmered rice porridge Tingzai Zhou (Sampan Congee) It was originally cooked and sold from small boats bobbing on a lake, with vendors paddling right up to diners along the shore. A silky rice congee is topped with a generous mix of fish slices, jellyfish strips, fried dough sticks, peanuts, and scallion.

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