Chaoshan, located in the southeast coastal zone of Guangdong Province, consists of Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and their surrounding areas, this land is like a bright pearl embedded in the southern tip of China, with its profound historical and cultural heritage and unique maritime subtropical climate, giving birth to a rich and diverse local cuisine, one of the most representative is Chaoshan casserole porridge.
Chaoshan, the name itself contains a heavy historical accumulation and distinctive cultural characteristics.
It is an important node of China's Maritime Silk Road, where the blending and collision of maritime civilization and Central Plains culture has formed a unique folk customs and food habits in the Chaoshan region.
The residents here are particular about the original taste and are adept at combining land and sea ingredients to create a variety of delicious and nutritious dishes, and casserole porridge is one of them.
Chaoshan casserole porridge, as the name suggests, is a kind of porridge carefully boiled from a casserole as a cooking utensil. The charm lies not only in the selection of high-quality rice, but also in the meticulous cooking process and the wide selection of ingredients. After a long time of slow simmering, the porridge fully absorbs the essence of the ingredients, making each grain of rice plump and glutinous.
Common ingredients include fish fillet, shrimp and crab, shellfish, chicken, duck, etc., as well as winter vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, scallops, etc., which make the porridge fragrant and nutritious.
In the minds of Chaoshan people, casserole porridge is not only a delicacy on the table, but also a way of health preservation and an emotional sustenance. On a hot summer day, a bowl of sweet seafood casserole porridge can quench your thirst, and on a cold winter night, a steaming pot of nourishing casserole porridge can ward off the cold and warm your stomach.
It is not only a warm breakfast at the home of ordinary people, but also a shared delicacy when relatives and friends gather for dinner, and it is also a unique way for Chaoshan people to express their care and blessings during festival celebrations and post-illness recovery.
Chaoshan casserole porridge, with its unique cooking skills, rich combination of ingredients and deep-rooted food culture, has become a beautiful business card of Chaoshan food culture, conveying Chaoshan people's love for life, persistent pursuit of food, and advocating the concept of healthy life. Behind each bowl of casserole porridge, there is a condensation of the simple and profound food wisdom of the Chaoshan people, and also tells the long and vivid food story of the Chaoshan land.
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