Shenzhen Food

Shenzhen is a typical immigrant city. So you can find cuisines of many other cities of China here. Additionally, Thai cuisine, Vietnam cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Indonesian Cuisine and many other Western-style fast-foods are available in Shenzhen too. Besides the traditional hotels and restaurants, various theme restaurants like cafe, tea house and snack bars are also very popular.

Chaozhou Style Cooking (潮州菜)

Chaozhou style cooking is well received in Shenzhen and there are numerous restaurants around town serving up this cuisine. This type of food is characterized by its refreshing, crisp and lightly seasoned flavors. The emphasis is placed on maintaining the natural flavor of the raw ingredients. Shark fin is a popular meat used in Chaozhou style recipes.

Gongming Barbecued Chicken (公明烤鸡)

Gongming barbecued goose originates in the town of Gongming near Shenzhen. This kind of goose is very tasty, fragrant and flavorsome. The recipe is quite complex and the meat is flavored with soy sauce, sugar, salt, wine, black bean and honey. The bird is cooked in a huge pottery stove and roasted until it turns a golden brown color. This roasted duck is really delicious and the skin tastes crisp but is not greasy.　Most of the big restaurants downtown serve up this appetising dish.

Crystal Meat (水晶肉)

The meat looks crystal in appearance and it is a good choice to dispel the effects of alcohol. The crystal meat is made by pork without the skin, white sugar and slices of melon. You should first cook the pork thoroughly and chop it into pieces. Then, preserve the meat with white sugar for one day. After that, put some slices of melon on it and braise it thoroughly. The meat is tender, fragrant, delicious, a little fat but not greasy.