Times are changing and society is progressing. Although everything is changing, there are always some things that can't be erased, such as the smell of hometown. In each of our memories, hometown is full of flavor. This kind of taste is particularly cordial, unique, warm-hearted, deep into the bone marrow, intoxicating and unforgettable.
This taste is the first memory of life, starting from childhood, then slowly settling down, becoming more and more full with the passage of time. No matter where we go, no matter where we are, we can rely on this warm breath to send a tired heart back to our hometown, find that long-lost touch and throw ourselves into the warm embrace of our hometown. There are many forms of hometown flavor, and the most direct one is authentic hometown dishes.
The word "Hakka" is pronounced as "Hakka" in Hakka dialect and Chinese Cantonese dialect, which means "Hakka". The ancestors of Hakkas originated in the Central Plains and migrated from the Central Plains to the south. Hakka is a branch of Han nationality in southern China, and it is also one of the most widely distributed and far-reaching Han ethnic groups in the world.
Ganzhou is the south gate of Jiangxi and is known as the cradle of Hakka. Ganzhou is the first stop for Hakka ancestors to move south to the Central Plains, the birthplace of Hakka people and one of the main settlements of Hakka people. Hakkas account for more than 95% in the city, which is known as the "cradle of Hakkas" in the world. Ganzhou is the place where Hakka people gather the most in the world. Since 19 World Hakka Congress was successfully held in Ganzhou, more and more Hakka folks at home and abroad have come to Ganzhou, the cradle of Hakka, to seek their roots and ancestors. As one of the three largest Hakka gathering places in China, it is also known as one of the "four Hakka States" with Meizhou, Huizhou and Tingzhou, and has a strong Hakka culture.
Ganzhou, the gathering place and hometown of Hakkas, the flavor of Hakka banquet is the hometown flavor that every Hakkas miss. The dietary style of Hakka people is inclusive of North and South, which is related to the frequent migration of Hakka ancestors. Today's Hakka tradition is still frugal, but it is meticulous in the arrangement of Hakka banquet menu. "Birds and beasts go to the ground to eat chickens, pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep", which constitutes Hakka's unique food culture.
In the rural areas of Ganzhou, regardless of weddings, funerals and weddings, there has always been a tradition of catering. Not to mention how lively the scene of eating a banquet in the country is! Relatives, friends, and neighbors always hold banquets when they meet important events such as leaving home, birthdays, birthdays, new imports, getting married, and the death of the elderly. It was a big event in the village, and six relatives and nine relatives came uninvited. This magnificent sight is only available in the countryside.
Braised pork with plum, pigskin, braised trotters, steamed meat, meatballs, fish balls, etc. They are all indispensable dishes in Ganzhou Hakka rural banquet. Although many rural banquets are now held in hotels, there are still many rural areas that still maintain the traditional custom of holding banquets together in the whole village. Rural banquet is not only a folk form, but also reflects the hospitality of Hakka people, and the head here is mixed with a strong hometown flavor.
Everyone has always had two hometowns, one is the hometown of space and the other is the hometown of time. For an adult, if he grew up in another place, the appearance of that place more than ten years or even decades ago will always be engraved in his mind, and will be given more emotional colors, including the taste of that year. Just like Liang Shiqiu's Beijing, Yu Dafu's Hangzhou, Zhang Ailing's Shanghai and Wang Zengqi's Gaoyou. They are not so much missing the food in their hometown as recalling their own growth.
Hakka banquet on the tip of the tongue, the most distinctive food culture in rural Ganzhou, unforgettable hometown flavor. Shooting plants, rural areas, old houses, ancient buildings, ancient villages and towns, all around us are friendly, and the scenery in life does not need to be gorgeous, just be familiar with it. Welcome to follow, collect, forward and leave a message.