Cantonese

Behind every great Cantonese dish is a sauce. From soy and oyster to XO and plum, discover 10 essentials that define the cuisine.

From father to son, two family-run restaurants have enchanted Hong Kong diners with traditional delicacies and lots of heart.

Chef Tam's Seasons was awarded one MICHELIN star in its first year of opening and was promoted to two stars this year. We spoke with the MICHELIN inspectors about their experiences at Chef Tam's Seasons and delved into the efforts and creativity involved in reinventing traditional Cantonese cuisine.

For Albert Au, Executive Chef of the two-MICHELIN-Starred restaurant The 8, the dish "Coral Lobster" is the finest example of his philosophy: staying in tune with diners' preferences and adapting to the evolving dining landscape to remain sharp and continuously innovate."

Tucked away in a public housing estate mall in Wong Tai Sin, East Kowloon, Man Yuen Restaurant has already made its mark by gaining a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand recommendation just one year after opening. Of course, the team behind the restaurant takes full credit for this achievement.

Here are some tips for pairing three traditional Lunar New Year dishes with wine, as recommended by sommeliers of MICHELIN-Starred restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau.

Ee-fu Noodles are an auspicious dish that's great for any upcoming occasion. MICHELIN Cantonese restaurant Elegant Inn in Kuala Lumpur shows us how to make the perfect plate.

Embracing the pride that comes with being a chef, Ken Chong always considers ways on how to integrate traditional dishes with innovative techniques.

Many would consider a visit to three-MICHELIN-Starred Forum in Hong Kong incomplete without having its famed Ah Yat braised abalone, but with so much more to offer from dim sum to classic Cantonese cuisine at affordable prices, the full menu is worth exploring indeed.

Meet Jacky Luk, sommelier of three-MICHELIN-star Forum and winner of the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau Sommelier Award, presented by Perrier-Jouët. Luk took over Forum’s wine program and brought the 46-year-old institution’s wine list to greater heights, all while bringing in a fresh perspective to pairing wine with Chinese cuisine.

Black sesame cakes, put chai ko, red bean cakes… for many Hongkongers, these street snacks evoke sweet memories of their childhood.

From Cantonese home to MICHELIN-starred establishments, many of their kitchens begin the morning similarly, by making one of the most time-consuming and important elements in Cantonese cuisine in time for lunch – soup.

After four decades of tasting the variegated flavours that characterise his trade, master chef Siu Hin-Chi of Ying Jee Club, the two MICHELIN-starred fine dining Cantonese concept under ZS Hospitality Group, still has not forgotten the unadulterated love of cooking that first drew him into the kitchen all those years ago.

It’s the time of the year to greet each other by asking how their cholesterol levels are, then followed by how many hairy crabs they intent to devour this season. Here's a list of MICHELIN restaurants that feature the seasonal hairy crabs.

White sugar sponge cakes, fermented bean curd puffs, wife cakes… these Cantonese pastries and cakes that were once very common are now increasingly hard to find. Chefs from MICHELIN restaurants in Hong Kong explains why.

Many disappearing traditional Cantonese dishes are slowly making a return onto Hong Kong menus.

In its 2022 edition, the MICHELIN Guide Thailand welcomes Cantonese cuisine to its Star selection with newly minted Yu Ting Yuan as the first and only Cantonese restaurant to be awarded one MICHELIN Star in Thailand.

The MICHELIN Selected restaurant preserves vintage style and diminished traditional dishes worth savouring.