瀛洲狮头鹅(牌坊街店)

▫️As the saying goes, "When wine is served, goose meat is chopped" and "No goose, no feast". ▫️In Chaozhou cuisine, Chaoshan braised goose is a highlight. As we all know, it was Shantou that promoted Chaoshan braised goose, but few people know that the origin of braised goose is Chaozhou. ▫️So now it is said that braised goose is basically divided into two schools - Chenghai braised goose in Chaoshan and Xikou braised goose in Chaozhou. ▫️Although they all use the "world goose king" lion head goose, the ingredients are also similar, with galangal and more than a dozen other spices, but the taste is still slightly different, all because of the braised soup. ▫️It is said that Chenghai's braised soup is salty and fragrant, while Chaozhou's braised soup has more rock sugar and tastes sweet. ▫️There are countless braised goose restaurants in Chaozhou. We originally chose the second-ranked Axiong, but it closed too early, so we finally went to this "Yingzhou Lion Head Goose". Maybe there are many tourists who like it, so it ranks very high. ▫️The decoration is simple with a sense of design, the color is fresh, and it is very photogenic. The meat-cutting chef chopped the meat through the window, and a spoonful of soul sauce was added before the goose meat was served, which was quite ceremonial. ▫️Ordered a 238 platter (six pieces of goose meat + tea tree mushroom soup + blanched lettuce). Except for the goose head, there are goose liver, goose gizzards, goose intestines, goose blood, goose feet, and goose wings. The goose is rich and sweet. A plate of six pieces is a whole goose feast, which is not a waste of the trip to Chaozhou. 🍴Food Guide 🦢Yingzhou Lion-Head Goose 📍Address: No. 3 Taiyuan Road, Paifang Street, Chaozhou City (320 meters walk from Zhumu City Gate Tower) Transportation: Self-driving is recommended. #GoToTheStoreTogether #FoodExplorationRecord

This time, I was probably in the ancient city of Chaozhou and the West Lake. There are two essential food streets in the ancient city: Xima Road and Paifang Street. You can eat all the way along these two streets. 🔷Paifang Street: Super many foods, tourists must check in 🔸Hu Rongquan Duck Mother Twist Duck Mother Twist is actually a kind of sweet soup, like the water-milled glutinous rice balls in the south, which are as big as duck eggs; there are four kinds of fillings: mung bean filling, red bean paste, taro paste and black sesame; there are 2 in a bowl, the flavor is random, with small ingredients such as white fungus, sweet potato, ginkgo, etc., which is very suitable for the appetite of Shanghai people who love sweets. 🔸Yingzhou Lion Head Goose This store is not big, but it is so delicious that I added the boss on WeChat. If I want to eat it in the future, I will ask him to vacuum express it. I recommend everyone to order the braised goose platter, which has goose meat, goose liver, goose intestines and goose blood, and comes with vegetables, soup and rice. It is enough for 2 to 4 people to eat, and you can taste everything. The Chaozhou marinade is naturally sauced, the goose meat is tender and firm, the goose intestines are very crispy, the goose liver is powdery and has no meat smell, and the marinade is infiltrated, leaving an endless aftertaste! 🔷 Xima Road: Locals' Canteen 🔸 Xingji Kueh Juice The kueh juice is cooked on order, and the taste is sticky, a bit like rice milk; the marinated flavors include braised large intestine, braised egg, and braised fried tofu, which are sweet; the large intestine is handled very cleanly and is the most popular in the shop, and takeout is also accepted. The overall taste is smooth and palatable, which is quite suitable for breakfast. Uncle has to take a lunch break at one or two o'clock every day, so don't go empty-handed. 🔸 Lao San Dried Tofu Beef Balls This shop has been open for decades, only accepts cash, and opens after 1:30 pm. 20 yuan a bowl, full of various meatballs (pork balls, dried tofu balls, beef balls); especially the dried tofu balls, which are full of bean flavor, soft and glutinous in the mouth, and a piece of fat is attached underneath, which is very special. 🔸Wu Jinping Snack Shop This spring roll is the only snack I bought two days in a row. It's only 2.5 yuan each. You must try it! The main ingredient of the spring roll filling is mung bean kernels, so it tastes powdery. There are also dried shrimps, bacon, mushrooms, and chestnuts mixed with seasoning, and the sweet and salty taste is just right. Take a bite while it's hot, it's crispy on the outside and sandy on the inside, with rich taste layers! 🔸Sugar Scallion Pancake Please look for this one on Xima Road! Their pancake skin is made to order, crispy and fragrant; the filling is filled with sugar scallions, black and white sesame seeds, crushed peanuts and sugar scallions, and coriander to neutralize the taste, sweet and refreshing. The store also sells canned sugar scallions separately, you can buy them home and make them yourself! 🔸Shibaqu Laoer Fish Dumplings This is an authentic old shop that has been passed down for four generations. It is recommended to order a family meal. The 25 small portions are already a full bowl, which contains fish dumplings, fish noodles, fish balls, and fried wontons. From the skin to the filling, there is fish meat involved, which is chewy and chewy! There is also the "Laobing Qicongsong Licorice Fruit" that is only available on Paifang Street, and the Huier Fried Ice on Xima Road is even better than Heytea. I can't write about it! #Finding Food in Travel #Chaozhou Ancient City #Chaozhou Travel #Chaozhou Food #Food Exploration

🌟The Chaoshan people's favorite food, braised food is unique among them. From the braised food stalls lined up on the streets, we can see its position among the Chaoshan people. The first braised food is definitely braised goose. Chaoshan people have a long history of eating braised goose, which can be traced back to the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years ago. To make the best Chaoshan braised goose, you must use the Chenghai lion head goose unique to Chaoshan. The lion head goose is one of the largest geese in the world, and its origin is Fubin Township, Raoping County, Chaozhou City, Guangdong. It has a big head and small eyes, and has large black tumors on the top and sides of the head. As the goose ages, the tumors also increase, resembling a lion's head, so it is called a lion head goose. 🍗In addition to the goose species, the braising soup is also the key to making braised goose. It is said that the braising soup of each Chaoshan family is a unique secret recipe, resulting in different tastes for each family. There are more than 10 parts of a goose that can be eaten, and the taste is different! The most expensive and tasty one is the goose head; braised goose liver is also a treasure, the larger the goose liver, the higher the price and the better the quality; the goose wings are chopped into small pieces, with skin and bones, and it is more exciting to pick up and bite with your hands; there is also a thin layer of goose fat in the middle of the goose meat, which is clearly layered. The goose intestines are chewy and have the aroma of the marinade. 🤔To be honest, as a Cantonese, I don’t have that kind of obsession with braised food, especially the Chaoshan lion head goose that has been "deified" in recent years. For ordinary people, it is basically a sky-high price. Is it worth it? Having said that, since I came to Chaozhou to find food, I still have to try the local characteristics. No one recommended it. Zhuzhu found this store on Paifang Street and drove in. Although there was a navigation, it took a long time to get there. You can park in front of the door, but it is recommended to walk there. Next to it is a hotel. This store is similar to the hotel's restaurant. The store is super small and there are many takeouts. There are only a few tables in the store, with simple decoration, wooden tables and chairs, and transparent windows, which are full of braised food. A clerk was serving as receptionist, and a chef was chopping ingredients. We ordered a "braised platter" which had everything except the goose head, plus vegetables and rice, for more than 200 yuan. The taste was OK, and I would eat it occasionally. 🏠 Yingzhou Lion Head Goose 📌Address: No. 191, Taiping Road, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province 🚌Transportation: Get off at "Zhumumen" Station on Bus 601, and walk for 7 minutes to arrive #Try the authentic old brand #Local food #My late night canteen