Chén Tiānjì

Guangzhou


In a narrow alley off Baohua Lu, this hugely popular hole-in-the-wall serves three dishes – crunchy blanched fish skin (鱼皮, yúpí) tossed with peanuts and parsley, sampan congee (艇仔粥, tǐngzǎi zhōu) and rice-flour rolls (肠粉, chángfěn).


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