Guangzhou Evening Food Tour

Guangzhou, formerly known as Canton, has long been a crossroads of global trade, creating a culinary culture that blends local flavors with international influences. On this walking tour, you will explore a rarely visited residential neighborhood where the city’s upper class once lived for centuries. Starting with a traditional coconut herbal-chicken soup, made over four hours with seasonally selected ingredients, the tour introduces you to dishes prepared exactly as they have been for generations. You will also try delicate rice noodle rolls prepared on woven bamboo mats and wonton noodles made from duck eggs and flour, pressed with bamboo poles to achieve the perfect texture. Along the way, you will sample a variety of classic Cantonese dishes including sand ginger squid, fish cakes with chive, taro and pork belly in miso sauce, stuffed okra, and freshwater eel, each highlighting the city’s most-used ingredients and cooking methods.

The tour concludes with a simple yet magical dessert made from just two ingredients, showcasing how traditional Cantonese techniques transform basic elements into a rich and refreshing custard. Strolling through one of Guangzhou’s first residential districts, you will gain insight into how locals have eaten for centuries. From family-run restaurants to hidden street stalls, this experience offers an authentic glimpse into the culinary soul of old Canton, allowing you to taste the flavors that have defined the city’s food culture while learning about its history as a key hub on the Maritime Silk Road and the birthplace of dim sum and Cantonese cuisine.