Special museums for you to explore Cantonese cuisine

BY :SilkRoadPost

UPDATED :2024-04-17

Shenjing Roast Goose Museum

Crispy roast goose is a famous dish in Guangdong province. And “Shenjing roast goose (深井烧鹅)” in Guangzhou’s Huangpu district is among one of the most renowned. In January this year, a museum dedicated to Shenjing roast goose was opened to the public.

Characterized by crispy skin and tender meat, Shenjing roast goose takes its name from the ancient village of Shenjing on Changzhou Island (长洲岛) in Huangpu district, and also from "Shenjing", or deep well, referring to the production of roasting goose in the well.

The first floor of the museum shows delicious roast geese hanging on poles, as well as the history, techniques and steps of making roast goose. The second floor is a restaurant with Shenjing roast goose as the main dish. The restaurant has a ceremony for the fresh-from-the-well roast geese at 12 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day.

Address: A2 building of Huangpu Military School Cultural Travel Area, Huangpu district 黄埔区黄埔军校主题文旅街区A2栋

Opening hours: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Admission fee: free

Rice Noodle Roll Museum

Changfen, or rice noodle roll, is an authentic Cantonese delicacy that tourists must try when visiting the city. The Rice Noodle Roll Museum is located in the Yongqingfang area of Liwan district, one of the most popular landmarks in Guangzhou.

The museum has been converted from an old Xiguan Qilou (骑楼) building, and displays stoves, steam shelves, a stone mill, bamboo baskets and other tools for making rice noodle rolls. It also reconstructs a rice noodle roll restaurant from the 1980s, with old-fashioned tiles, tables, counters, and bamboo price boards.

Visitors can learn how to make rice noodle rolls in the restaurant on the first floor and taste their rice noodle rolls on the spot.

Address: No. 221 Enning Lu, Liwan district 荔湾区恩宁路221号

Opening hours: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. (close on Mondays)

Admission fee: free entry, 59 yuan/person or 99 yuan/family for cooking course

Water Chestnut Cake Exhibition Hall

Cantonese water chestnut cake is a traditional dessert in Guangdong province, and was included in the eighth batch of Baiyun district’s intangible cultural heritage in 2022. To promote the water chestnut cake, an exhibition hall was opened to the public in November 2023.

Covering an area of about 780 square meters, the two-storey exhibition hall showcases the growing process of water chestnut, and the techniques for making water chestnut cake. Visitors can try their hands at making the cake in the experience center on the second floor, and bring their self-made cakes back home. This course is very popular with family visitors.