Gui Yuan Bai Zhou

Cantonese people eat morning tea, Chaoshan people drink porridge. How can you not drink white porridge when you come to Shantou? I have already made a plan. Guiyuan White Porridge is the most down-to-earth shop. Because I went there with my parents, they are too old to be taken to eat supper, so we went there at 4:30 in the afternoon. They had just started business, and there were only two tables including us. We ordered raw pickled three-eyed crabs, blood clams, mantis shrimps, braised goose kidneys and goose intestines, and each person had a bowl of white porridge, which was delicious. Don't be afraid of you laughing at us, we also brought a lot of anti-diarrhea medicine with us, just because we were afraid of diarrhea after eating raw pickled food. Fortunately, we didn't use it. Please feel free to eat it. The price is also affordable. The average price for three people is 100👍🏻.

Night porridge, as the name suggests, is white porridge. "Da Leng" comes from the Chaoshan dialect, also known as Chaozhou Da Leng, which refers to the popular cold dishes and cooked food sold in Chaozhou food stalls. Most of these foods are Chaozhou-style local dishes, usually composed of the following categories: one is brine, two is fish rice, three is pickled products, and four is cooked food. Every night, Chaoshan porridge shops will be crowded with diners looking for food. Night porridge shops generally do not have menus. All the ingredients are placed on the table. You can choose whatever you want to eat. Hundreds of ingredients, super luxurious lineups from land, sea and air, are dazzling and overwhelming.

The white porridge in Chaoshan is different from that in other regions. It is something between porridge and rice. The grains are distinct and cooked until the rice just bursts and emits fragrance. To be honest, it is not very good to eat alone, but with other side dishes such as salty miscellaneous, it becomes a perfect match. White porridge really lives up to its name.

Very local food, a good choice for late night snack. Although the word "white porridge" is mentioned in the name, the white porridge itself is just a supplement, and the dishes that go with the porridge are the focus. The raw and marinated seafood is good, and the marinade is also great. However, the dishes that go with the porridge have a strong taste, and of course the white porridge is indispensable.

The trip to Shantou finally arranged the "cold food" that I had not arranged for a long time. [Color] Standard night snack food stalls, with many choices. There are raw pickled, white porridge side dishes, pig's feet, fish rice, various seafood, format stir-fried... [Steamed udon with crab roe]🌟🌟It's amazing! I went to the local vegetable market several times and found that the variety of crab roe here is different from the ones sold in Shanghai. The meat is sweet, tender and plump. Although it is not the best season to eat crabs, the crab roe is fragrant and fat. Finally, I took a spoon of hot oil to show the Cantonese flavor. [Raw pickled mantis shrimp and snow clam]🌟Snow clam is called "Ninghan" in Shanghai. It is so tender that "Afa is willing to let go if you slap it" [snickering]. The whole mantis shrimp is pickled and cut into small pieces before serving. It is a very Chaoshan pickling method, but I still think it is not as plump as ordinary shrimp. In addition, the mantis shrimp has many thorns on the shell, which is more tongue-twisting. [Stir-fried thin shells] are stir-fried small shells. "Thin shells" are similar to "clams" with thin shells and small but tender meat. If you like this kind of food, you must try it! Anyway, I love it. [White porridge and side dishes] Shantou white porridge is not as melted as Guangdong porridge. It basically feels like Shanghai rice that has been cooked for a long time. "Hemp leaves" are a local specialty. They should be fried. They are super fragrant and must be eaten with porridge. "Red rice" is small clam meat, a very special side dish. I ordered 2 dishes in one plate. [Pig's feet] Braised pig's feet, and there are also braised pig skin and pig intestines. I chose the pig's feet and pig intestines, but I didn't eat enough of the pig's feet [囧]

Guiyuan White Porridge, this is our first meal in Shantou. It was already past 22:30 when we arrived, but the night snack shops on the roadside in Shantou were still quite lively. This shop is located on Changping Road, which is also the most prosperous section of Shantou, but this road is very, very long!