Some notable Cantonese dishes include:

• Dim Sum - (literally touch of heart), small dishes served with tea usually at lunch

• Shrimp wonton noodle soup (鮮蝦雲吞麵)

• Char shiu (叉燒) - BBQ pork usually with a red outer coloring

• Braised squabs (燒乳鴿)

• Thick rice porridge with various toppings and deep-fried breadsticks (白粥,油條)

• Pork rind curry (咖哩豬皮)

• Dace fish balls (鯪魚球)

• Steamed fish (清蒸魚)

• Steamed fish intestines (蒸魚腸)

• Salted preserved fish (蒸鹹魚)

• Steamed chicken (白切雞 or 蒸雞)

• Slow cooked soups (老火湯)

• Shark fin soup (魚翅羹)

• Braised dried abalone (燜鮑魚)

• Herbal turtoise gelatin (龜苓膏)

• Various steamed desserts and sweet soups (糕點,糖水)

• Steamed shrimp dumplings (蝦餃 har gow)

• Lo mein (撈麵) - noodles served a unique way

Other favorites with unique Cantonese style:

• Roasted suckling pig (乳豬)

• Roasted duck (燒鴨 or 火鴨)

• Braised crispy chicken (炸子雞)

• Soy sauce chicken (豉油雞)

• Beef entrails (牛雜)

• Beef stew (牛腩)

• Hot pot (打邊爐)

• Pan-fried crispy noodles (港式煎麵) - two sides brown fried egg noodles

• Black tea with condensed milk (港式奶茶)

• Various dessert drinks served with shaved ice (刨冰)

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