Longnan County is located in the southernmost part of Jiangxi Province, because of its geographical and transportation advantages are very prominent, so it is known as the southern gate of Jiangxi's all-round opening. Jiangxi Longnan County is a well-known Hakka gathering place in China, where there is a strong Hakka culture, Hakka houses, Hakka costumes, Hakka mountain songs... It has a long history and is intriguing. At the same time, Longnan's Hakka-style snacks are also dazzling, and after the precipitation of time, they have become more flavorful. Mouth-watering.
Longnan pearl soup is a famous traditional snack in Longnan, Jiangxi, which belongs to Hakka cuisine. The fragrance is striking, refreshing and delicious, and it is a green food that nourishes the human body, so it is very popular with people.
Folk legend of pearl soup
Regarding pearl soup, there is also a legend in Longnan folklore, legend that during a certain year in Daoguang, Longnan's dragon head fish harvested, a person named Xu Sizhuang paid a large tribute to the dragon head fish, and the emperor sent a minister of Chincha to Longnan to give him a reward.
Summer is hot, the mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel, Chincha Minister on the way to heat stroke, came to Xu Sizhuang's house has been nearly dusk, the big fish and meat in The town of Wei has been sold out, Xu Sizhuang will stew longnan Hakka famous dish "pearl soup" for Chincha to eat, Chincha takes a spoon to eat, the fruit is exhausted, even feels that it is a rare delicacy, ask its dish name, Xu Sizhuang saw pearl rice crystal clear, like longan, in order to please Chincha, back said that it is "dragon's eye soup", and elaborated: "This soup is cooked from the eyes of the dragon head fish in Baizhang Longtan, so it is called longan soup, used to honor the lord." After Qin Cha listened, he felt that the name of this dish was on the line, Xu Sizhuang was uneasy, and was busy explaining that this was not cooked by the purpose of the tribute "dragon head fish", but a local dish of Longnan folk, and showed Qin Cha to give the dish name. Chincha was Xu Sizhuang's colleague and friend in Beijing, and was flattered and warmly entertained by him, and after several deliberations, he said: "It is better to follow the Folk of Longnan and call it 'Pearl Soup'." Therefore, "pearl soup" or "pearl powder" is still used today.
One side of the water and soil to raise one person, the other side of Longnan to raise a pearl soup
For thousands of years, the Hakka people have vigorously retained their own unique charm culture, so that hakka culture not only inherits the excellent Han culture of the Chinese nation, but also creates a rich and colorful culture with the times.
The people of Longnan have always been industrious and wise, generous and simple, hospitable, people-oriented, virtuous with kindness, simple folk customs, and have noble moral sentiments in the four seasons and eight festivals, folk celebrations and daily life, and maintain the customs and habits of the Central Plains Tang and Song Dynasties.
Longnan County is a typical Hakka settlement, exuding the unique charm of Hakka culture, especially the very characteristic Hakka cuisine.
The so-called "one side of the water and soil to raise one side of the people", the Hakka Longnan people's diet not only inherits and maintains the characteristics of the ancestral home of the Central Plains in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but also after a long period of continuous practice, combination, refinement, and combined with the local southern indigenous eating habits, forming a typical "time, place, people" characteristics. Its staple foods, side dishes, dishes and snacks are all locally sourced, and all the food materials are tender, wild, domesticated and coarse.
The two typical dishes of Longnan gray cuisine, fish pounding and pearl soup can be described as sister dishes, which feel like a must-have dish for a wedding feast, of which the most classic and regional characteristics are pearl soup. Pearls are repeatedly rubbed by hand in a round container to make the grains clear and boiled out of the crystal and color. Served with shredded ginger, chives, shredded meat, shiitake mushrooms, cooked over high heat, you can smell the fragrance across the screen!
Pearl soup looks very tempting, elastic pearls, soup to drink a mouthful, endless aftertaste, fragrant but not greasy, simply too appetizing. How, when you are moved, let's try it with your big cousin.
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Gannan Hakka cuisine is varied and colorful.
The Hakka diet not only inherits the characteristics of the ancestral home of the Central Plains, but also after a long period of continuous practice, combination, refinement, and combination with the local indigenous eating habits, forming a typical "time, place, people" characteristics.
Its staple food, side dishes, dishes and snacks are all locally sourced, using a combination of north and south production methods, which are both salty, salty, spicy and spicy, and have the characteristics of light and fresh.
What hesitation is there about such a delicious landscape, and why not appreciate its unique beauty?
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