東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)，又稱(cheng)客(ke)家菜(cai)，以(yi)惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)菜(cai)為(wei)代(dai)表，屬(shu)于(yu)客(ke)家菜(cai)的(de)(de)水系流派，東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)鹽(yan)(yan)焗(ju)雞、東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)釀豆腐、梅菜(cai)扣肉等聞(wen)名(ming)(ming)遐邇，東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)已成為(wei)東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)文(wen)化(hua)特色中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)不可缺少的(de)(de)組成部(bu)分。東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)歷(li)史悠(you)久，考古發(fa)現(xian)，四五千年前(qian)東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)流域的(de)(de)先(xian)民(min)已大量食(shi)用河蜆；唐(tang)宋(song)時(shi)期(qi)大批(pi)貶(bian)官謫徙惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)，在(zai)客(ke)觀(guan)上促進(jin)了(le)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)原(yuan)文(wen)化(hua)包括飲食(shi)文(wen)化(hua)在(zai)惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)的(de)(de)傳(chuan)播與影響；明清時(shi)期(qi)，惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)作為(wei)東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)流域商(shang)品的(de)(de)集散地，商(shang)業、飲食(shi)業得以(yi)進(jin)一步(bu)發(fa)展，東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)鹽(yan)(yan)焗(ju)雞、東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)釀豆腐由此成為(wei)東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)的(de)(de)招牌(pai)。改革(ge)開放后，東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)吸(xi)收了(le)全國(guo)各地菜(cai)式的(de)(de)優點，傳(chuan)統菜(cai)也得到進(jin)一步(bu)挖(wa)掘和(he)發(fa)展。在(zai)一批(pi)名(ming)(ming)廚的(de)(de)努力下，東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)鹽(yan)(yan)焗(ju)雞、惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)釀春、瀝林(lin)碌鵝等特色東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)品紛紛亮相中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央、省和(he)海(hai)外(wai)傳(chuan)媒，東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)步(bu)入了(le)空前(qian)繁(fan)榮的(de)(de)新時(shi)代(dai)。

惠州(zhou)市的特色小(xiao)吃比較偏向(xiang)于“糍、糕(gao)”類，如沙(sha)糕(gao)粄、大籠粄、發糕(gao)、阿(a)嬤叫、粽(zong)子等惠州(zhou)傳統的風味(wei)小(xiao)吃。

惠(hui)州(zhou)地處(chu)珠江三角洲，依(yi)山(shan)傍水。優越的地理位置使(shi)惠(hui)州(zhou)物產繁多，嶺南佳果品種(zhong)齊(qi)全，山(shan)珍海味(wei)應有(you)盡有(you)。其(qi)中(zhong)，有(you)不少是惠(hui)州(zhou)所獨有(you)的土特產品，成為海內外游客必購的珍品。比如惠(hui)州(zhou)梅(mei)菜、羅浮山(shan)酥醪萊、羅浮山(shan)百草油(you)、羅浮山(shan)甜茶、東江糯米酒、南昆山(shan)觀(guan)音(yin)菜、龍門(men)竹(zhu)筍、龍門(men)竹(zhu)牙(ya)簽、荔枝(zhi)等。