東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)，又稱客家(jia)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)，以(yi)惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)為代表，屬于(yu)客家(jia)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)的(de)水系(xi)流派(pai)，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)鹽焗雞(ji)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)釀(niang)豆(dou)腐(fu)、梅菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)扣肉等(deng)聞名(ming)遐邇，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)已(yi)成(cheng)(cheng)為東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)文(wen)(wen)化特(te)色(se)中不可缺少的(de)組成(cheng)(cheng)部分。東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)歷(li)史悠久(jiu)，考古發(fa)(fa)現，四五千年前東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)流域(yu)的(de)先民(min)已(yi)大量(liang)食用河蜆；唐(tang)宋時期大批貶官謫徙惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)，在客觀(guan)上促進了(le)(le)中原文(wen)(wen)化包括飲食文(wen)(wen)化在惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)的(de)傳播(bo)與影(ying)響(xiang)；明(ming)清時期，惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)作為東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)流域(yu)商品的(de)集(ji)散地，商業、飲食業得(de)(de)以(yi)進一步(bu)發(fa)(fa)展，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)鹽焗雞(ji)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)釀(niang)豆(dou)腐(fu)由此成(cheng)(cheng)為東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)的(de)招(zhao)牌。改(gai)革(ge)開放(fang)后，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)吸收了(le)(le)全國各地菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)式的(de)優點，傳統菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)也得(de)(de)到(dao)進一步(bu)挖掘和發(fa)(fa)展。在一批名(ming)廚(chu)的(de)努力(li)下(xia)，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)鹽焗雞(ji)、惠(hui)(hui)州(zhou)釀(niang)春、瀝(li)林碌鵝等(deng)特(te)色(se)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)品紛紛亮相中央、省和海外傳媒，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)步(bu)入了(le)(le)空前繁(fan)榮的(de)新(xin)時代。

惠州(zhou)市的(de)特色小吃比較偏(pian)向于“糍、糕”類(lei)，如沙糕粄、大籠粄、發(fa)糕、阿嬤叫、粽子等惠州(zhou)傳統的(de)風味小吃。

惠(hui)州(zhou)地(di)處珠江三角洲(zhou)，依(yi)山傍水。優越的(de)地(di)理位置使惠(hui)州(zhou)物產(chan)繁多，嶺南(nan)佳果品(pin)種齊全，山珍海(hai)味應有盡(jin)有。其中，有不少是惠(hui)州(zhou)所獨有的(de)土(tu)特(te)產(chan)品(pin)，成(cheng)為海(hai)內外游客(ke)必購的(de)珍品(pin)。比(bi)如惠(hui)州(zhou)梅菜(cai)(cai)、羅(luo)浮(fu)山酥醪萊、羅(luo)浮(fu)山百草油、羅(luo)浮(fu)山甜(tian)茶、東(dong)江糯米酒(jiu)、南(nan)昆山觀音(yin)菜(cai)(cai)、龍(long)門竹筍、龍(long)門竹牙(ya)簽(qian)、荔(li)枝等(deng)。