東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)，又稱(cheng)客家菜(cai)(cai)(cai)，以惠(hui)州菜(cai)(cai)(cai)為代表，屬于(yu)客家菜(cai)(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)水(shui)系流派，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)鹽焗雞(ji)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)釀(niang)豆腐(fu)(fu)、梅菜(cai)(cai)(cai)扣肉等(deng)聞(wen)名遐(xia)邇，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)已成(cheng)為東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)文化特色中不可缺少的(de)(de)組成(cheng)部分。東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)歷史悠(you)久，考(kao)古發(fa)現(xian)，四五千年(nian)前東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)流域(yu)的(de)(de)先民已大量食(shi)(shi)用河蜆(xian)；唐宋時(shi)期(qi)大批貶(bian)官謫(zhe)徙惠(hui)州，在客觀上促進(jin)了(le)中原文化包括飲食(shi)(shi)文化在惠(hui)州的(de)(de)傳播與(yu)影響(xiang)；明(ming)清時(shi)期(qi)，惠(hui)州作為東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)流域(yu)商品的(de)(de)集散地，商業、飲食(shi)(shi)業得(de)以進(jin)一步發(fa)展，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)鹽焗雞(ji)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)釀(niang)豆腐(fu)(fu)由此成(cheng)為東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)招牌(pai)。改革開(kai)放后，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)吸收(shou)了(le)全國各地菜(cai)(cai)(cai)式的(de)(de)優點，傳統菜(cai)(cai)(cai)也得(de)到進(jin)一步挖掘和發(fa)展。在一批名廚的(de)(de)努(nu)力下，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)鹽焗雞(ji)、惠(hui)州釀(niang)春、瀝林碌鵝等(deng)特色東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)品紛紛亮相中央(yang)、省和海外傳媒，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)步入了(le)空前繁(fan)榮的(de)(de)新時(shi)代。

惠州市的特色小吃比較偏向于(yu)“糍、糕(gao)”類(lei)，如(ru)沙糕(gao)粄(ban)、大籠粄(ban)、發糕(gao)、阿嬤叫、粽子等(deng)惠州傳(chuan)統(tong)的風(feng)味小吃。

惠州地處珠(zhu)江三(san)角洲(zhou)，依山(shan)傍水。優越的地理位置使(shi)惠州物產繁多(duo)，嶺(ling)南佳果(guo)品(pin)種(zhong)齊全，山(shan)珍(zhen)海(hai)(hai)味應有盡(jin)有。其中，有不少是惠州所獨有的土(tu)特(te)產品(pin)，成(cheng)為海(hai)(hai)內外游客必(bi)購(gou)的珍(zhen)品(pin)。比如惠州梅菜(cai)、羅(luo)浮(fu)山(shan)酥醪萊、羅(luo)浮(fu)山(shan)百草油(you)、羅(luo)浮(fu)山(shan)甜茶、東江糯米(mi)酒、南昆山(shan)觀(guan)音菜(cai)、龍門竹(zhu)筍、龍門竹(zhu)牙簽、荔枝(zhi)等。