番外篇——长汀糖姜饭

这期节目让我带着大家一起了解来自我的老家长汀的一道特色美食——糖姜饭↓↓↓

Hello everyone.

In this episode,I would like to introduce a unique specialty from my ancestral home,Changting.

Above all,being the first city seated on the bank of Ting River,the Hakka capital,Changting,holds a prominent and profound type of cuisine,acting as an indispensable part of the Hakka cuisine. The ingredients here in Changting are generally apart from seafood,such as pork,beef,yams,herbs and so on,thus helps the cuisine develops a light and soupy feature. There are some distinguished dishes,for instance,Hetian chicken,Braised pork-chunk,Lamp-shaped pancakes,which stay popular across the country. Yet they won't become our protagonist here in this episode as you can easily sought them out online.

So what is it?

Now,let me uncover the shade.

Say hello to'Stewed Rice in Brown Sugar and Ginger'.

Though it's so called 'stewed',this one is more likely to be some sort of thick soup. In fact,this miraculous combination of brown sugar and ginger is able to apply to other ingredients as well,including eggs and chicken. I personally reckon this recipe holds a similarity with the western ginger ale. The subtle mixture of spiciness from ginger,sweetness from brown sugar and a slight aroma emitted from the added rice wine creates an intoxicating halo above the tiny bowl,with countless tongues captured.

There are several procedures ahead if you wish to obtain it yourself.

Gingers should be fried in lard,then powdered, altogether sieved. With rice half-done,lard ought to be placed in the pot,waiting for the grains to be scrambled. Till what's inside becomes golden,pour the ginger powder into the pot together with the brown sugar and rice wine. By the time the crimson porridge starts boiling,the masterpiece is accomplished. Moreover, if an impeccable taste is demanded, there lies explicit restrictions on the ingredients. Gingers are supposed to come from 'Guanqian' town,while the aged ones fit better. Brown sugar produced in both 'Tufang' town and 'Zhuotian' town are the finest,which would be perfect accompanied by the rice wine brewed in 'Datong' town. (These three towns all belong to Changting county )

Gulping a mouthful,you’ll sense a strong pulse of flaming current surging inside your veins,with little sparkles dancing on your throat. In the old days, this very delicacy was merely offered to lying-in women as a nourishment. Hence,there exists a distinctive appetite for brown sugar and ginger in my grandmother's stomach,as well as in loads of local elderly's. It represents the precious enjoyment in their youth.

In the traditional Chinese medicine,this recipe replenishes one's inner 'qi' and chase away the cold inside the body. Nevertheless, the dishes with ginger and brown sugar are obliged to be sampled moderately in case not to drive in the internal heat.

Anyhow, wandering along the familiar alley,stepping into the cracked threshold,ordering a bowl of 'Stewed Rice in Brown Sugar and Ginger' have already turned into an instinct,melted inside my heart.

So here's the end of this episode. Thank you for listening. See you~

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