There are seasonal delicacies throughout the year in Dongguan. What kind of food can represent the flavour of autumn in Dongguan? Is a blue crab with abundant meat and sauces, or rich and delicious seafood, or the fragrance of cured meat, the thick taste of beef, the crispy roast goose? ...... At 18:54 this evening (October 8), the special program of Taste on CCTV-10, Taste, Golden Autumn Flavor, leads food lovers to find the answers.
In the Dongguan chapter of Taste: Golden Autumn Flavor, the hosts will take a trip of the tongue in Dongguan to find the golden autumn flavour. What delicious food will be presented in this program? Let's have a look!
Humen crab cake
Humen's unique geographical environment breeds a wide variety of marine organisms, and the fluctuation of salt also stimulates the full flavor of seafood, filling the Dongguan people's "picky" taste. Blue crabs are the speciality of this area.
The production team of Taste will take you to visit the fishing ground of blue crabs to see how these delicacies from the sea come to our table.
Ling Cod cooked in various ways
Dongguan's new style of Cantonese cuisine continues the innovative spirit of traditional Cantonese cuisine. While inheriting the essence of traditional Cantonese cuisine technology, it constantly uses new ingredients and styles to integrate fashion aesthetics to make old dishes look new. Cantonese chefs in Dongguan have the habit of meeting regularly to exchange new skills, ingredients, dishes and concepts. Many local innovative dishes are produced in this exchanging of views.
In this program, the crew participated in a gathering of chefs, exploring the possibilities for a giant ling cod to become food.
Dalingshan litchi wood roast goose
In Dalingshan Town, there is no feast without geese. The litchi wood roast goose is also the most famous delicacy in Dalingshan. It can be called the local food card, and it is the local intangible cultural heritage technology that has been passed down for hundreds of years.
Why do they use litchi wood to roast geese, and how to make a roast goose with crisp skin and tender meat? On October 8, let's follow the CCTV into Dalingshan Town to explore the secret of the unique flavor of Litchi wood roast goose, starting with goose selection.
Hengli cattle feast
"A thousand years of Hengli, a hundred years of cattle". Dongguan Hengli Cattle Farm is one of China's four famous cattle farms. It originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and has more than 400 years of history.
Unlike Chaoshan beef hotpot, the beef dishes here combine various cooking methods of Cantonese cuisine.
Roasted Beef Leg
Beef Noodles
Dongguan Sausage
When it comes to Dongguan's signature food, Dongguan sausage can never be overlooked.
Why Dongguan cured meat is delicious? Maybe everyone will give different answers. It may be that Dongguan sausage has crisp skin, fat and thin meat, mellow fragrance, and salty and sweet taste; It may be that Dongguan sausage is round and short and suitable for cooking with rice; It may also be that it is easy to cook various kinds of cured meat; It may also be that Dongguan has a large variety of cured meat.
Remember to watch the National Day special program "Taste: Golden Autumn Flavor" on CCTV-10. Let's start an incredible journey to explore the autumn flavor of Dongguan tonight!
First broadcast: 18:54, October 8, 2022
Replay: 00:04, October 9, 2022; 11:00, October 9, 2022
