Cantonese Food and Cuisine

By Rory Boland, About.com Guide

Cantonese cuisine originates from the southern Guangdong region of China, the home of the Cantonese people. Their stronghold is Hong Kong and many of the best chefs and restaurants can be found in the city. Unfortunately, while Hong Kongers are passionate about their cuisine, the restaurants (most of them takeaways) that they have set up around the world have rarely proved to be a good advert for the food. From Tribeca to Tamworth, Montreal to Motherwell, you rarely have to travel far to find a Cantonese restaurant – usually a take away and usually a bad one. Thankfully, the menu and food at a Cantonese take away in Topeka bears little resemblance to that served up in Hong Kong While in China Cantonese cuisine is considered the most sophisticated of the country’s regional cuisines, in the US, UK, Oz and New Zealand it’s often considered a small step up from a Big Mac. It shouldn’t be.

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• What Is Cantonese Cuisine
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• Street Food
• Seafood dishes
• Feast Cuisine
• Dessert Houses

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