1, blast the ghost
Although we often say that drunkards, gamblers and dead ghosts are all spoken words, what is this ghost bomber and what is it? Actually, it has nothing to do with ghosts. In fact, the "fried ghost" in Guangdong population is not unique to Guangdong, but can be seen all over the country, that is, fried dough sticks.
How can fried dough sticks be called fried ghosts? Qin Gui, a traitor in Song Dynasty, killed Yue Fei, a patriotic general. People made a kind of fried food, one * * * two, representing Wang and his wife, and named it Fried Ji to express their anger. Later, it became a fried ghost. Fried dough sticks are also called fried fruit in Chaoshan area, oil film in Anhui area and hemp leaves in Shanxi.
2, chicken excrement rattan cake
Hearing the word chicken shit, many people will definitely lose interest and even turn off their appetite. Actually, it's not chicken manure, but chicken manure vine, which is a very common plant in southern China. Why is it called this name? Because it smells like chicken shit. You probably don't know about Paederia. There is "ginseng" among the people, which has high nutritional value. It can clear away heat and promote diuresis, promote digestion and relieve cough, nourish the body, make tea, make jiaozi and make cakes. It is also called Wu Qinteng Cake. In Chaoshan, Guangdong, if someone coughs continuously or coughs badly at night, they will make soup with chicken manure and rattan.
3. Rat Quxiang
Does this sound like it has something to do with dirty mice? Is it made by rats? After all, Cantonese people eat rats. In fact, this kind of food is made of a kind of rat grass, which is also a good thing. Stems and leaves can be used as medicine, which has the function of relieving cough and resolving phlegm. This kind of rat grass is common all over the country and can also be seen near rice fields with yellow flowers. Rat Quguo, also known as Qingming Fruit, is a traditional food eaten in Tomb-Sweeping Day, just like wormwood dumplings. Fillers are rich, including green bean paste, red bean paste, peanuts, black sesame seeds, taro paste and so on.
4, the first meal
When a foreigner goes to a restaurant in Guangdong for the first time, if he hears someone shouting "first meal", I'm afraid his face will turn white with fear. Although Cantonese dare to eat anything, they dare not eat people's heads. Are they afraid to eat rice cooked like human heads? In fact, cooked rice is a cantonese term, which is not found all over the country. Head-to-head meal is to serve meals according to the head, and several bosses serve several bowls of rice. People who don't know will be really shocked.
5, duck mother twist
Although the name is not scary, it is strange that mother duck is mother duck. Is it the dish twisted by mother duck? It has nothing to do with ducks. To put it bluntly, there is a kind of glutinous rice balls all over the country. Why is it called Mama Duck Twist? There are two explanations. The first is that this jiaozi is much bigger than that in the north, as big as a duck's egg. In Chaozhou, a duck egg is a mother duck egg, so it becomes a mother duck twist. The second is that jiaozi will float on the water after cooking, like a white duck, so it is called duck mother twist.
There are two explanations about the origin of the name of mother duck twist. One is that this kind of dumplings used to be as big as duck eggs, which are also called mother duck eggs in Chaozhou dialect, so they are called mother duck twist; Secondly, this kind of jiaozi floats on the water after being cooked, like a white duck, so it is called Mother Duck Twist. The reason why there are so many strange names is related to Cantonese on the one hand and local characteristics on the other. In fact, every place has some delicious food, which sounds bad, but you can't forget it after eating it, such as stinky tofu, which smells bad and tastes delicious. If you have a chance to go to Guangdong, I suggest you try.