Don't get me wrong, this shop has nothing to do with the "natural" of the small fresh route and the "night club" of the sound and horses. If you're unfamiliar with the name, you might as well change it to its nickname – "Rooftop Barbecue". This small shop, which is considered to be the bottom of the environment and remote in the food stalls, is the favorite of countless old Guangzhou.
Although Guangzhou people generally do not have high requirements for the environment of supper, they still need to be supported by hard enough products to open their stores on the rooftops of old residential buildings in the open air. Every evening, in front of the inconspicuous park during the day, it is transformed under the decoration of ghost stalls, like the temperament of a food street, and the natural night market chooses the back streets and alleys away from the flow of people.
Passing through the stone archway with a sense of age, the sparsely populated deep laneway, and then following the faint light and charcoal fire to climb up to an old building full of old objects and floating ash, you can hear the bustling voice of people on the rooftop. Bare concrete walls, two dim incandescent lamps, low square tables and even lower plastic benches make for uncomfortable seating at night. However, even on weekday nights, the place is full, and there are even three or two guests, standing on the sidelines and waiting for a table.
The owner's daughter is the owner's daughter, and the owner and his wife are in charge of the barbecue. The natural night market, seasoned only with honey and barbecue sauce, has a dry, crispy and sweet taste, which makes many old Guangzhou people fall in love with it. There are not many types of dishes in the store, but the ingredients are purchased on the same day, pickled, skewered, grilled, and sold, and you can taste fresh in every bite. The honey-glazed chicken wings and pork ribs are charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the skin covered with honey and sauce becomes golden and charred under the charcoal fire, while the inside of the sauce is tender, juicy, sweet and delicious. Most of the beef skewers in the night market are seasoned with salt and black pepper, but the beef skewers in the natural night market are sweet and tender with a honeyed texture. The grilled chicken kidneys with a hint of pepper are thick and firm, and are very crispy. In addition to the signature meats, seafood and vegetables such as grilled dried squid and grilled dried tofu are also delicious.
The natural night market is a fully open-air environment, so the owner will open the door according to the weather conditions, and it is not open on the night when the temperature is too high or it rains, so it is recommended to call in advance. If you happen to be foraging in front of the park and want to renew your stall, you can go downstairs to see if the roof is lit with incandescent lights, and when the lights are on, the door will be opened.
