Eat like a local in Guangzhou: dim sum and yum cha, morning tea, street snacks, and the teahouses worth the queue.
Guangzhou eats on a schedule, not a menu. This guide walks six Cantonese tastes through one day, from the morning teahouse to the late-night sweet soup shop, and ends with the dragon-boat zongzi of early summer.
Siu mei is the most everyday food in Guangzhou. This guide explains the roast goose story, the lychee-wood craft, sour plum sauce, how to order at a roast shop, and what to pair it with.
Why is Dim Sum the Soul of Guangzhou? Guangzhou awakens to the steam rising from bamboo baskets each morning. More than just breakfast, yum cha (tea drinking) is a ritual woven into local life. Sitting in teahouses with chrysanthemum-pu'er tea and three stacks of dim sum while re
