On every major day of the Hakka people, even every day, the figure of rice dumplings is everywhere. Why do Hakka people like to eat rice dumplings?
Eating rice is a dietary Xi carved into the bones of the Hakka people. In the old days, Hakka ancestors moved from the Central Plains to the south in order to escape the war. The living environment in the mountainous areas is far inferior to that of the Central Plains, and flour is hard to find. The shape of this "rice dumpling" is very similar to the noodles of the Central Plains, which can not only satisfy hunger and endure, but also use it to remember the ancestors and relieve homesickness.
The Hakka rice dumplings are ever-changing, and they do not refer to just one type of food. It can be fried, stir-fried or boiled, salty, sweet, dry and wet, and its naming is also different. There are sweet rice dumplings named after taste, rat rice dumplings named after shape, bundled rice dumplings named after recipes, and yellow rice dumplings named after color. What makes it special is that it can be both a staple food and a snack. For example, you can add some chopped green onions and stir-fry them, or you can drizzle them with yellow syrup and eat them directly.
There is also a special way to eat rice dumplings, and the rice dumplings eaten are different in different seasons and seasons. Eat bowl rice dumplings during the New Year, eat Qingming rice dumplings during the Qingming Festival, eat immortal rice dumplings in ambush and so on. The Hakka people have a soft spot for rice dumplings, and a small piece of rice dumplings carries family affection, conveys nostalgia, and hides many people's childhood memories and moving stories. What is your favorite rice dumpling?