Zhaoqing cuisine belongs to Chaozhou cuisine, which has unique Lingnan cultural characteristics, clear but not light, fresh but not fishy, tender but not raw, oily but not greasy. It can be described as a paradise for food on earth. Jiayu, three catfish, Xijiang shrimp, etc. Deqing's traditional snacks, such as bamboo tube powder, kohlrabi by the river, sour pressed and so on, are very famous, and a food festival is held every two years.

Dinghu Shangsu is a famous dish in Zhaoqing, with mushrooms, straw mushrooms, tremella, auricularia, elm, tremella, osmanthus, day lily, vermicelli and other vegetarian dishes as the main ingredients. It is healthy, light and delicious.

Tea oil chicken is the most famous dish in Sihui. Zhenshan is the best place to eat tea and oil chicken, and there are many shops in Liuzu Temple, all of which can be eaten. Tea-oil chicken tastes delicious and has high nutritional value.

Baisha bamboo shoots Baisha bamboo shoots are a specialty of Baisha Village, Qingtang Town, Sihui City. Bamboo shoots are mostly tender and crisp. Suitable for cooking or seasoning, sliced and stewed with duck and pork slices, refreshing and fragrant, with appetizing effect.

Wenqing carp is different from ordinary carp, which is characterized by a round head, a round body and three golden threads, and the meat is fresh, fat and fragrant. According to legend, this dish was once given a plaque by Empress Dowager Cixi as "the first pool in Lingnan, Magikarp in Wenqing".

The word "landscape" of Dinghushan tofu flower emphasizes the water source. Dinghushan spring water is cool and sweet, and the tofu flower is fragrant and smooth, soft and tender. While enjoying the lakes and mountains, it is really a great enjoyment to have a bowl of cold and slippery landscape tofu.

Zhaoqing steamed zongzi is a kind of zongzi. Zhaoqing people make this kind of zongzi with winter leaves as the outer skin, the above-mentioned glutinous rice and mung beans as the inner lining, and all kinds of meat stuffing and seasonings. The filling tastes mellow, fat but not greasy.