The meal is served
The fireworks in Jieyang rejuvenate the dragon
Wuchuan's New Year's rituals bring a meal to life
The lanterns of the soul make the villagers cheer
The buns in Hong Kong give birth to a towering mountain
Burning fire dragons, eating Lunar New Year's food, grabbing buns on the mountain, and enjoying lanterns, all in a lively atmosphere.
Accompanied by delicious food
Prayers and blessings
The taste of old Guangzhou adds prosperity and wealth
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival of the year for Chinese people
It's also the most traditional festival
People from Guangfu, Chaozhou, and Hakka, with their distinct dialects,
In lively ceremonies,
Bid farewell to the past
And meet the future
Chaozhou-Shantou region has fully embraced and preserved its traditional folk culture.
A dazzling array of various cuisines,
Breathtaking traditional customs and competitions
Together create the richest flavor of Chinese New Year
They uphold the solemn and serious attitude
To follow the rules laid down by their ancestors
Uniting people's hearts
Maintaining integrity and heritage
The passionate people of Chaoshan fill the streets and alleys
The warmth of human feelings and the density of crowds
Reach their peak throughout the year
In 2023, Ying Ge dancing
became a sensation across the country
It's hard to imagine
In the distant Chaoshan, far from the Central Plains
There is an annual
Folk ritual praising the heroes of Liangshan
Dancers embody the heroes
Uphold good and suppress evil
Praying for auspiciousness and peace
On the other side,
The magnificent Chaozhou big drums resound through the sky
pray for a good harvest
During the New Year celebrations
They don't promote individual heroism
But emphasize the collective effort of all ages
And each village has its own unique skills
As the Spring Festival approaches,
In Qiaonan Village, Jieyang,
The youth dragon dance team
Is already preparing for the Spring Festival activities in front of the ancestral hall.
Lin Yukai, 43, used to be a mainstay in dragon lifting as well
This year is the dragon length of the No. 1 dragon
This dragon is 40 meters
The body of the dragon is more than 10 catties
The dragon's body weighs more than 20 catties.
It takes over 100 people to lift this dragon.
Three dragons means 300 people.
The dragon dance has been passed down for over 600 years,
becoming ingrained in daily life
and a cherished tradition.
After a hiatus of three years,
it takes flight again this year,
igniting enthusiasm in every household.
During the Spring Festival
the most heartfelt dishes complement the grandest ceremonies.
Lin Yukai's family is also busy at the same time.
The most important thing to do is to make the New Year's kuey teow at the right time of the year.
Ping pong kuey teow is a must-have on local dinner tables
Lin Yukai and his wife Wang Sanying
are both skilled chefs,
but for traditional dishes,
The family's master, Lin Liangkui, is still in charge.
Just use your thumb.
A little bit goes a long way.
Not too thick.
Is that right?
Yes, you have to press and turn at the same time.
You have to press evenly.
It'll get bigger as it's stuffed.
The filling of "Pingpong kuey teow" is quite rich,
consisting of a mixture of ice embryo, sesame seeds, crushed peanuts, and other ingredients.
Originally named "Binbei kuey teow,"
its pronunciation in the Chaoshan dialect is similar to "Pingpong,"
leading to a misunderstanding and the adoption of the name "Pingpong kuey teow."
It's easy to remember and pronounce.
So the name "ping pong kuey teow" stuck.
But press gently, not too hard.
After being steamed in a steamer, the finished "Pingpong kuey teow"
becomes a delicacy for the Spring Festival.
However, locals prefer it fried.
Let the ping pong kuey teow cool and coat with egg wash.
Fry in a deep fryer until the skin swells slightly.
Crispy and soft
Hot and flavorful
Salt or sweet
Teochew's Kuey Teow holds a thousand flavors
The fillings of the vegetable kuey teow are not surprising.
One is stuffed cabbage
Chop the cabbage
Add garlic and five-spice powder
Then mix with shrimp peel to enhance the freshness
Stirred with lard
The other is leek stuffing
Freshly chopped leeks
Directly add lard and mix
The filling of vegetable kuey teow is loose
It's a test of skill to make the kuey teow blanks
You have to pour boiling water into the sticky rice flour.
Then knead it repeatedly while it's still hot
You have to be hot to knead this kuey teow.
It's not good when it's cold.
The hotter the better
Take a small dollop of kuey teow
Pinch it into a bowl
Add the filling
Wrap it up
A round vegetable kuey teow is ready!
For the Chaoshan people
Making kuey teow is not only a family affair
Relatives always help each other
Everyone sits around and wraps the kuey teow together
Weaving in and out of our fingers
The kuey teow is soft and filled with flavor
Feelings are deepened through exchanges
Freshly baked kuey teow
The skin of the kuey teow is soft with a little bit of toughness.
After a small bite
The flavorful filling is wrapped in a ball of white
Hot air soars out
makes you crave for more
I don't care if it's hot, I'll eat it.
Yummy, yummy, yummy
The Spring Festival in Chaoshan
It's always lively and full of fireworks
A day of reunion
All kinds of food are served
Pan-fried oysters, fried rice crackers and sweet and sour fish.
No matter how busy he is, Lin Yukai has to cook a few specialties for his family.
Cooking with heart
Eating at home is a Chinese obsession.
The family is all in one place.
They eat and talk.
The reunion is more important than the food itself.
It's delicious.
After dinner, Lin Yukai rushed back to the village.
By nightfall, the entrance to the ancestral hall was packed with people.
All the villagers of Qiaonan Village are eagerly waiting for it.
From the first day of the Lunar New Year.
This young dragon dance team
Will perform several shows around Qiaonan Village.
The main event is on the night that everyone is most looking forward to.
At the command.
The three dragons set out in full force
The whole village is abuzz with excitement
A carnival begins
The traveling routes of the three dragons are all planned in advance.
As the leader of the dragons.
Lin Yukai will lead Dragon No. 1 through the crowd.
He mustn't get lost.
The dragon weighs 60 to 70 pounds
Need to be wielded by the team members in turn
In addition to the three dragons.
Qiaonan Village has prepared 3 phoenixes and 18 carp.
And a lot of colorful flags.
Running after the cruise ship
This is the highest level of participation.
Adults and children fill the streets and alleys
Villagers along the road set off fireworks
Exorcise the sick and drive away the evil spirits
To welcome spring and bring good fortune
It's all about excitement.
Whenever the firecrackers go off.
The dragon will stop
To perform for the folks.
To bring the atmosphere to a climax.
Tying fireworks to the Dragon God
It's a preparation for an even bigger show.
Stick the fireworks closer together.
Just two layers.
When the top layer is finished.
You can put in the next layer.
Five days in a row.
These team members relayed together
Around the clock to give the dragon
And the phoenix carp
With fireworks of all sizes.
It's a big event for the whole village.
Compared to the other young men
The young people who walk several kilometers a day.
Those who work quietly behind the scenes are more tedious and laborious.
Just to attach the fuses to nearly 50,000 fireworks.
It takes at least half a month of work.
But everyone is proud to be a part of it.
It's the pride of our family name.
Out of all these people
These people work the hardest
They work till 2:00 at night every day
The whole village is working together.
The whole village is working together.
Lin Yukai's wife was not idle.
She started to prepare for the midnight snack.
Pure rice paste polished by stone grinding
Steamed on a steamer drawer
Although she is not from Chaoshan
But from years of experience
Ying knows the local customs by heart
She's also very good at making local food.
Kuey teow is actually kuey teow
Steamed kuey teow is stacked on top of each other and cooled.
Then cut them into cubes
And save the other ingredients for the evening
After a long struggle
The dragon with fireworks is finally ready.
But the team didn't dare to stop
From the flow to the line to the security
They made final confirmations over and over again.
Red Dragon Plaza on the 10th night of the Lunar New Year was packed to the rafters.
This is the peak night of the entire Chinese New Year.
Jumping meeting meeting meeting meeting
Let's go!
The fireworks show is a prelude
It's the colorful dragon's flash that's the climactic prelude
2 pieces
Torch Leads the Way
Dragon Ball Dive Island
As the fire line of the dragon map is lit
The whole colorful dragon quickly transforms into a gorgeous fire dragon
Thousands of fireworks were launched instantly
The scene was full of fireworks
The team members wear bare shoulders and shorts
Wearing bamboo hats
Running like a flying dragon with fireworks in both hands.
The colorful dragons hover and leap through the clouds
Qiaolin fireworks fire dragon is commonly known as burning dragon
This traditional event has been going on for over 600 years
Originated in the late Ming Dynasty
Qiaolin people successfully fought against foreign invaders
To celebrate their victory
After hundreds of years
It has finally evolved into a folk custom of celebrating the New Year in Chaoshan.
It symbolizes the wish of the Chaoshan people for peace and prosperity in the country.
The good wishes of the Chaoshan people for good weather conditions
The dragon, phoenix and koi carp make their debut one after another
The atmosphere of the scene is pushed to the climax again and again
During these two months
All the team members gave up their vacations
At the end of the year
They composed a powerful symphony.
As the 40000 spectators slowly dispersed.
The dragon dancers' hearts finally relaxed.
Lin Yukai's wife has already gone home to prepare the midnight snack.
kuey teow made in advance
With boiled duck soup
With meatballs and duck's blood
And a spoonful of garlic oil to finish.
This is the local specialty of duck soup kuey teow
Eating a bowl of kuey teow is a reserved part of the meal after the Dragon Roast.
It symbolizes peace
It's also a relief for the team after a busy day.
Burning the dragon is a very scary process.
If one of the team members fails to lift properly
Slip of the hand
It's dangerous for the audience.
It's only after the burning of the dragon is over
Then we can put down the big stone in our hearts
No one was hurt.
Nothing happened.
The moment the dragons were released.
They knew
The next event of this magnitude
May be years away.
But the promise of a better life
Will not vanish with the fireworks
In the western Guangdong New, New Year's rituals
This is a popular event in the Qing Dynasty.
Feast for friends and relatives
It's like a living fossil of Chinese folklore.
In Wuchuan, Zhanjiang, it is held every year.
It's held every month in every village
It's probably the only one in the country
It's probably the only custom in the country where you can eat for free from the beginning to the end of the year.
During the Spring Festival holiday
From day to night
Wuchuan people are either eating
Or on their way to New Year's rituals
In the courtyard, they set up a stove
Gathering and reunion
To socialize.
After dinner, they go to the flower street and set off fireworks.
It's all just a basic version of the New Year's festival.
In Zhanjiang
There's a kind of show that's an enhanced version of the New Year's celebration.
It's the most horrifying show in the world.
The custom of crossing the sea of fire
Is popular among the people of Guangdong and Guangxi
Leizhou Peninsula in Zhanjiang.
Not only do you need a person
Biting the red-hot iron plow head with his mouth.
A group of people have to step barefoot through the fire
Until the fire is flattened and dispersed
And bring the kindling back home
You'll climb up there later.
Take the stove off.
Spread it all out.
If someone has a happy holiday, then someone has to have a happy holiday.
Someone has to be conscious of the fact that I'm on duty during the holidays.
Behind every New Year's rituals
There is a team behind every table.
Wuchuan's famous local chef Ou Rihua is one of them.
It's a busy time of year.
After the last order.
I have to rush the next order right away.
Sometimes I'd come in at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning.
Sometimes at the same time
There are even ten orders a day
Annuals feature customization
From food market to venue
We need to prepare a month in advance
Before each banquet.
Ou Rihua has to go to the biggest seafood market in Zhanjiang.
To see the goods
Here.
The busyness of the market can be predicted in advance.
Because it's off-season these days.
There are no good days when no one makes a banquet
Usually
On days when there's a lot of merchandise.
It's crowded.
We can't even walk.
Located on the Leizhou Peninsula
The long coastline has nurtured rich seafood.
It also nurtures delicate taste buds
Scomberomorus niphonius
Hainan Mackerel
The ceiling among the horse mackerel
These lobsters
It's also suitable for the banquet.
Five taels for the banquet
These are natural shrimp.
They're beautiful and transparent.
They're great for dipping mustard in.
There's a happy event in the family.
Set an auspicious date
Dozens of banquets are set up in front of the house.
This is the tradition of Wuchuan people.
Ou Rihua has been a chef for more than 30 years.
He has many clients.
Many orders
Even the highest record set a year ago
He received 15 orders a day
More than 300 tables
With dozens of cooks and a hundred or so handymen.
They work in shifts.
Every order comes for his specialty.
Ou Rihua is like an entertainer in the Spring Festival.
Even his chef's uniform gets wet with sweat.
I was in my late teens, early 20s.
I was helping out in a restaurant.
I learned from my dad.
My dad was in the same business before.
He worked in a restaurant.
The yearly routine is a mobile open kitchen
From the handling of the ingredients to the cooking of the dishes.
Everything is done under the eyes of the guests.
There's no room for skullduggery.
By 7:00 a.m.
You have to be there
Prepare the vegetables.
They have to be shredded, cut, soaked and deep-fried to order.
It's all about the efficiency of the banquet.
Fryer and steamer, each in its own way.
By 2:00 p.m.
The whole team starts to get into a busy working rhythm
The various dishes in New Year customs
Are all classic dishes that have been passed down
Among them, Eight Treasures Rice is a must.
Sweet and salty
Soft and sticky
The main purpose is to bring good luck
The key to eight treasures rice is the master
Stir-frying the rice
Too soft.
The most important thing in fried rice is the texture.
This rice has absorbed all the moisture.
It's so shiny
It's ready.
It's ready.
Let's cook it right away.
Shrimp shrimp sesame barbecue pork sausage
Stir-frying the glutinous rice must be done quickly and vigorously.
So that it will not stick to the bottom of the pan
The fried glutinous rice should be steamed.
So that the glutinous rice is soft, smooth and thin
The flavors of the ingredients are especially moist and delicious.
Mackerel balls are also a must-have dish in the New Year's festivals.
This dish is comparable to white cut chicken in Wu Chuan's culinary world.
The more homely it is, the more skillful it is.
As the signature dish of O'Riwa's New Year's Eve.
Fish balls must be freshly made
The challenge is to make the fishballs fresh.
The North Sea and the South Sea are full of fish.
The gelatine is very good.
Flavorful and smooth
Only 4 cuts
It takes 10 seconds.
You can finish a horse mackerel
Fish balls should be crisp and flavorful
Temperature control is the key to success.
Keep it warm.
Don't let it get too hot.
When the mackerel gets too hot, it loses its glue.
It loses its glue.
Mackerel croquettes with simple ingredients
Only oil, salt and water are used.
Depending on the weather and temperature at the time of preparation
And the quality of the mackerel.
It's a matter of the chef's experience.
Even with the same mackerel.
Each time, the fishballs are slightly different.
In order to ensure the consistency of the product.
O'Rihanna has even studied the size of the fishballs.
Bigger ones have more flavor.
The fish flavor is stronger.
Small.
It has no flavor.
Mackerel balls bigger than a ping pong ball
When they're cooked, you have to taste test them.
The meat must be smooth and creamy with a little crunch
To meet the standard
The fishballs can be stir-fried with celery.
You can also boil them in a pot.
The people of Wuchuan regard the New Year's festival
As a way of welcoming guests.
Naturally, they've developed a group of chefs who have perfected their skills.
Competition is getting fiercer and fiercer.
Word of mouth is the key to getting orders.
He's always invited for weddings.
Fish balls and rolls.
They're really good.
They're really good.
His craftsmanship is good.
He makes them taste good.
Today's New Year's rituals is held at the village shrine.
Ou Rihua learned to cook with his father when he was young.
He learned how to cook all the classic dishes of the Wuchuan banquet.
Some of the handmade dishes are complicated.
Few chefs are willing to cook them.
But the villagers value these traditional dishes.
As long as the ingredients are chosen first.
It's always fresh.
I'm sure it smells bad when it's frozen.
Waist rolls are also known as waist rolls.
It's a special dish for Wuchuan banquet.
Waist is pork loin and roll is pork net oil.
The most important thing for the chef is to get rid of the fishy flavor.
I have to wash it seven or eight times.
Until it's completely odorless.
Eat it.
You can't feel the lard flavor at all
Waist rolls aren't expensive.
The key is to make the thick food thin
Pork Loin
After removing the white threads in the center.
It has to be marinated twice
And rinsed until the color lightens
before it's coated in spider web oil and steamed.
For Ou Runhua.
This is still the first step in a long journey
Wrapping up the waist and neck pressure
Then steam again
After steaming
The rolls are very soft.
It must be cooled down.
It's easy to deep-fry.
The rolls must be served with this crispy batter.
Put down the yeast and let it rise.
It should take at least 4 hours to rise.
When it's done.
You have to put oil on it.
It's sweet and crispy.
Walking the annual rituals jianghu
Cooking is not the only way to win
O'Rihanna lining up the troops on the spot
Controlling the process and coordinating the team
An annual event
It's like a battle.
40 tables means 40 servings of each dish.
16 dishes in a three-dimensional way.
640 dishes
All of them have to be finished within 30 minutes before the start of the banquet.
O'Rihanna's team is chopping up the ingredients with flying knives.
Open the cages and pick up the vegetables, fry the woks and ladle the dishes and arrange them on the plates.
Busy but not chaotic.
This is the efficiency of Wuchuan New Year's Eve.
To create a five-star mobile catering
Is his dream.
We'll take the hotel management and move it outside for the reception.
You have to upgrade.
If you don't upgrade
The market will eliminate you
The best way to hold on to pride
Is to have professional competence
Waist rolls are the best proof of competence.
Steamed and cooled rolls and fermented batter.
Meet after 5 hours
Fry them together in a frying pan until golden brown.
Cut it while it's hot and serve it on a plate
It's the only way to keep the crispy texture on the outside and the tenderness on the inside.
On the word of command, the waiters come out in a line.
The order is the highest price first.
Roasted pork, dried seafood and dried vegetables come in order
Eight treasures, rice and vegetables are the last to be served.
Kung Yat Wah is the commander-in-chief.
He has to keep a constant watch on the speed of the guests.
The dishes must be served one after the other.
The core secret of controlling the pace is the temperature
All of them are served in cooking cages
No matter if it's 50, 100, 200 or 300.
All the dishes keep the heat.
That's our goal.
How can you eat without heat?
Waist rolls on the table
It crumbles between your teeth as soon as you eat it
The pork loin is so tender and flavorful
It's like a small fireworks display in your mouth.
This is how Wuchuan people remember the taste of waist rolls.
His serving speed is much faster.
To our mouths.
It's also very hot.
He's the most famous chef in Bopu.
He's the most famous chef in Bopu.
It's delicious.
Very good.
A chef's honor is only as good as his diners' praise.
The chef's honour.
O'Rihanna never takes it lightly.
We're cooks.
You don't practice hygiene yourself
How can you expect others to be hygienic?
Happy New Year, big brother.
Happy New Year!
Receiving a gift from a friend
It's the eve of Chinese New Year in 2024.
Running a New Year's Eve business is not Ou Riwa's ultimate dream.
His dream is hidden in his new studio.
"Jiangnan Chicken with Hundred Flowers" is a classic of Cantonese cuisine.
Hundred flowers means shrimp glue mixed with lard and fat.
Remove the chicken skin completely
Flatten the inside with shrimp glue
Steam it and cut it into pieces to thicken the sauce.
Crisp skin on one piece of chicken
Shrimp gelatin is smooth
Pan-fried shrimp is a quick and homemade dish
O'Rihannon uses olive oil instead of peanut oil.
Lard brings out the freshness of the shrimp.
Trying to find a new breakthrough in the flavor of western Guangdong
oops
O'Rihanna is constantly upgraded
For a five-star mobile kitchen
This dream was born in the village
Brewed by the ancestral hall
Rooted in family love
Those countryside chefs like Ou Rihua
Make the city of Wuchuan
Seems to be free from the constraints of time.
Retaining the strong traditional flavor of the New Year.
Four, three, two, one.
All teams
All the teams have rushed up
At Midnight
The tranquility of Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Island
Is shattered by the annual celebration
Runners flock to the 14-meter-high Bun Hill
to compete for 9000 buns with special significance.
Hello, Mr. Guo
Mr. Liu.
How many buns will you order this year?
This year
This year's volume should be a little more normal
Peaceful buns.
Three and a half quarts with sesame paste filling.
We'll pick them up on May 26th.
8am
A congee restaurant on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong
The aroma of rice makes you salivate.
The unique taste that has been passed down for centuries
Is the only reason why customers come here
Do you have congee?
Hey, boss.
I'm sorry, sir.
Today is the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.
We only sell congee.
I'll have two congees.
Yes, yes, yes.
Every year at the beginning of the fourth lunar month
Congee stores always have 3 days
They stop selling all meat congee.
Customers can only taste the congee made with corn, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and black oysters.
The congee is made of dried corn, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and dried oysters.
It's been this way for decades.
Depending on the holiday.
Babies eat fasting, too.
They're very good.
Business is hotter than usual.
Eating congee.
It's a tradition.
That's why we have it once a year.
There's no fish for sale in the market
In Cheung Chau, oysters belong to the fasting.
Many stores sell spring rolls and fried oysters.
Lo Han Sai.
Sour Sai these things
Even McDonald's sells Sai Buns.
Thank you.
Pork Tenderloin and Egg Burger.
Eat fasting ah eat fasting ah
It's a three-day fast.
What is it about festivals
So that global restaurant chains are following the local customs
To participate in the three-day
It's a three-day fasting event.
As Changzhou's fasting day approaches.
The islanders are preparing for this great festival
No matter how high or low
Young and old
They are happy to come back
To participate in our Cheung Chau Bun Festival.
Why? Because they have a sense of belonging.
We have a Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Islanders are preparing for this grand festival.
It's an intangible cultural heritage
So we should be proud of it.
Changzhou Taiping Puritanism was founded at the end of the 19th century.
According to legend, a plague was raging at the time.
Residents looked up to the god of the north to pray for protection.
They welcomed the god's statue in procession.
The plague was finally quelled.
Since then.
Since then, every April, the residents of Changzhou
Every year in April, the residents of Changzhou would stage a grand Puritan ceremony.
Praying for long-lasting peace
From the Orthodox ritual of cleaning the streets
To welcoming the gods and praying for blessings
to the Hui Jing Parade and the Bun Snatching Festival.
The Taiping Purification Event lasts for three days
The busiest people on Cheung Chau Island during these three days
The busiest people on Cheung Chau Island during these three days were the Ping An bun makers
I think we got 70 packages in today.
20 packages to the branch.
50 packages were shipped here.
We may have some lotus seed paste back tomorrow.
The week before the Taiping Puritan Church
Guo Yuquan had no time to spare.
Because according to the orders of previous years
He needed to finish making 30000 to 40000
He needed to finish making 30000 to 40000 Peace buns.
These are for casual customers.
They're for the Peace Seal.
These are for parishioners.
Joined the industry at the age of 13 as a pastry apprentice
At the age of 25, he came into contact with the master's store
Today, at the age of 60, Guo Yuquan
is still at work making Chinese and Western buns.
Fong will make the coconut buns first.
I'll rush it out first.
I'll finish the fat buns first
There are five stores in total.
We've been in business for over 40 years
The store may be small
But with a wide range of products
Unique features
Guo Yuquan's cakes
Are not only loved by the islanders
It's also a must-have souvenir for foreign tourists.
This is all thanks to his 35 years of experience
For the past 35 years, he has meticulously restored the traditional Chinese cakes
As well as his innovative exploration of western-style pastries
Moro Puff Pastry Egg Tart Coconut Tart
Arigatou Puff Pastry
Chess Cake
Moro pastry is also known as nectar pastry
It's a product of a time of scarcity
It is a Cantonese pastry developed by Cantonese chefs
Cantonese chefs used limited ingredients to develop a very small portion of Cantonese pastry
To this day
It's hard to find Morosu in the pastry stores in the streets
It's hard to see Morosu anymore.
The filling of the meringue.
It's a sesame paste filling.
It's made with the traditional balsam filling.
It's more delicious.
There are a lot of old people in Cheung Chau.
They don't like sweetness
That's why only traditional bakeries have these.
I only make peace buns once a year
At the main store
I only sell egg tarts, coconut tarts and breads
At the annual Bun Festival
Peaceful Buns are the highlight of the event.
Every year before the Bun Festival begins
In front of the North Emperor Temple
A mountain of buns of various sizes is tied up.
For the worship of the gods
Among these buns
Most of the peace buns
Were made by Guo Yuquan himself.
Peaceful buns are not difficult to make
The key to a good bun is the flour
And the master's dough.
How well it's made
The reason for using sesame paste as the filling for Ping An buns
Because there is cake flour in the sesame paste
When the buns are strung up, the string
Will be covered by the cake flour
So the buns won't fall out so easily
The ingredients of the sesame paste filling are oil, sugar, sesame.
Sugar, sesame, cake flour.
Wrap the filling in the fermented dough
Let it rise for another half hour
Then put it into the steam oven at 120 degrees to steam it
And then stamped with a peace sign
The cheap and filling Ping An buns are born.
Lotus seed paste, bean paste, sesame paste.
I think that's it.
Our best seller this year is the black sesame flavor.
From rolling flour to stuffing
From steaming to stamping
Eight people work from morning to night
Repeating the same routine without stopping.
They don't dare to slack off.
The freshly baked Ping An buns
Can't be delivered to the temple immediately
They need to be dried and air-dried
Before they can leave Guo Yiquan's sight
It takes a day for the bread to cool.
The drier it is.
The better the skewers.
When the peace buns have dried out
Then string them up one by one
The buns will be formed into skewers.
The key to stringing buns is consistency.
You're stringing them this way.
Each one should be in this direction
Otherwise, when you hang it up
It won't look good
Look at this.
This one is wrong.
Don't bother with these three.
Lift them up.
Lift them up.
Strings of peace buns are hung on the balsam frame
The final result is a spectacular mountain of buns.
When these three buns were erected in front of the Pak Tai Temple.
Guo Yuquan
Has complete this important task before the Blessed Sacrament.
The masking ceremony is about to begin.
May the people of Cheung Chau be blessed by the gods.
Peaceful group photo.
Hong Kong will be prosperous.
Prosperity and stability
Amidst the exciting sounds of drums.
Changzhou Taiping Religious Ceremony is in full swing.
Ferry arrives with tons of tourists
To the island
There's a lot of excitement
Crowds of people are swarming
Everyone.
They're all looking forward to the best part of the celebration.
oops
Piu Sai is a tradition in Lingnan
It combines theater, magic, acrobatics, music and dance.
Hong Kong Changzhou Piu Sai originated from Foshan, Guangdong Province.
The idol group has lion dance and jumping
Piu Sai are wonderful
The sound of cheering, praying and chanting.
Weaving into the most beautiful music
It symbolizes good weather conditions and peace in the country.
When the atmosphere on the island was at its peak.
Guo Yiquan is still working in the production workshop of Ping An Insurance.
Because we're going to hand out 8 gallons of buns tomorrow.
So we have to make the last bun.
After 12:00, the fast is over.
We'll start eating meat.
(background noise)
(background noise)
(background noise)
So I'm gonna
Have a couple beers and relax.
The fast is over after 12 o'clock.
Less than half an hour before the start time
A huge crowd gathers at Bun Hill.
Grabbing the bun hill is the climax of the festival
Wishing everyone good weather
The country is prosperous and the people are at peace
The race will start at 00:00 in the morning.
Get ready.
4321, go.
(game sounds)
(game sounds)
Twelve o'clock in the morning.
The horn of the race sounded.
Men and women rush up the 14-meter-high bun hill
to compete for the 9000 safe bags
For the precious opportunity
In the fierce competition
Contestants put their best foot forward
To snatch the precious peace packs from the heights.
They didn't stop for a moment
In just three minutes
Only the contestant with the most points
Will be crowned victorious
With the sound of the ending horn
It marks the end of the three-day ring-picking day
Officially came to an end
At the end of the event
Every resident
will receive a
Peaceful buns which means bringing peace home.
It not only represents good health
It also symbolizes the blessing of the gods
Let Changzhou people be safe and happy
As a national intangible cultural heritage.
It has been rooted in Hong Kong for over a hundred years
It is full of Changzhou people's love of life.
Respect for tradition
Peaceful buns have long transcended the concept of food
Wrapping the expectation of peace into the soft dough skin
Brewing the warm flavor of home
The legal Spring Festival vacation is over
Xingning, Meizhou
This small, low-key city located at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Gan provinces.
is still bustling with activity
Dancing dragons on lanterns
Praying for prosperity
Livelihood is prosperous
This is a common ritual for the Hakka people.
Good luck for the start of work
Business is booming
The sound of firecrackers
The firecracker paper is red on the ground.
The festive atmosphere spreads from San Tan Village to Hua Luodun.
This is Fung, the village chef
In order to accompany his family, he chose to go back to his hometown to start his own business
He opened this farm
He is about to have the busiest time of the year
Hello. Daddy's working.
Boss.
Happy New Year.
In Dazhen Village
Fung, who is good at cooking, is the pioneer in organizing the lantern feast.
He's the pioneer in organizing the lantern feast.
After counting the ingredients.
We have to finalize the menu with Uncle Lo, the newest member of the family.
Lantern Appreciation Feast
Traditional dishes
It's a must.
Sea Cucumber
Stuffed tofu.
What about other dishes?
You can choose your own
But here
I'm using the chicken wine on the 14th.
What's wrong with chicken wine?
And we'll make our own sweet rice.
This is the best
Traditional culture must be passed on.
That's right.
Then, if there are any changes.
Please let me know if there are any changes.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you.
Xingning has a traditional lantern-viewing feast
Lantern Appreciation Banquet with Chicken Nest Wine and Sweet Board
These two delicacies are prepared by the families of newcomers
To celebrate the arrival of their great-grandson
Grandma was the first to get busy
She opens a jar of homemade wine that has been hidden for two years.
Here's the homebrew.
Let's try it.
After burning the grass
Hakka Glutinous Rice Wine that has been roasted at high temperature
Sweet and warm in taste
Warms the stomach and nourishes the body
This is a must-have ingredient for Qing Dynasty wine
It needs to be fried for two years
We'll fry it some other time.
Papa Shinden was the first to do it.
He made the famous local dish, Chicken's Nest Wine
It's essential for Hakka women to nourish themselves after giving birth.
The eel chicken is about one year old
The knife work is very careful
Roughly cut the chicken into large pieces
Without destroying the nutrition and fiber of the chicken
Sliced ginger
Stir fry the chicken in hot oil
Pour in the chicken pieces and stir-fry
The high temperature makes the skin of the chicken rise rapidly
Golden color
Locking in the meat juices
Then pour in the wine
Slowly simmering
Letting the wine flavor penetrate the chicken
Ginger is pungent
To control all the foulness
The wine is warm and moist
Secretly nourishes the skin of the chicken.
Firming the chicken to the point where you can't stop thinking about it.
No New Year's Eve without steaming sweet boards
Without sweet boards, it's not a rite of passage.
Sugar Plate is also known as "Big Dragon Plate".
It is the Hakka's New Year's cake.
Pan-fried is the most attractive way to make sweet boards.
A small thin piece
Rolled in hot oil
Fry it over a gentle fire
It's cooked on both sides
Aromatic flavor in the mouth
The birth of a child is a great joy for the Luo Shu family.
The Lantern Festival is a great ceremony for the prosperity of the clan.
Uncle Luo has booked a handmade lantern from the village master.
He ordered handmade lanterns.
Hello,
Mr. Wang.
The lanterns I ordered.
Are they done?
Yes.
I've been working overtime.
I'll come by at 8:30 to pick up the lanterns.
ok
Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you so much.
70-year-old Wu Guilian is a craftsman in Xingning who can make both traditional lanterns
And fireworks.
The Spring Festival is also the peak time for her to receive orders.
Happy Mid-Autumn Moon
To that
Get dressed up for at least three days
Lanterns for the Lantern Appreciation Ceremony
The lantern body is divided into three layers on six sides
Covered with golden girl stands
Decorated with small flowers
White flowers for boys
Red flowers for girls
Means to bring wealth to the children
Hope the son will become a dragon
Hope for a daughter to become a phoenix
Nightfall
Master Wu's customized lanterns for Uncle Luo
Finished the final decoration
The lantern festival is also ready
The sun rises in the east
The procession of lanterns
Arriving at the Banyan Tree in Flower Row.
The enthusiastic Fung has also come early to help.
The auspicious time has come.
Representatives of the new families and Brother Fung receive the two big lanterns.
Please return to the Dragon House
Step by step, you'll rise higher.
Thunder and Lightning Time
In the midst of the blessings
The grand and serious lantern-lighting ceremony begins
The new lanterns rise slowly
One hangs in the center hall
One is hung in the upper hall
This is a traditional custom in the Hakka region that has lasted for more than 600 years.
It is a celebration of the continuity of life
It is also the hope for the prosperity of the community.
The joy of a new birth
needs to be shared at the banquet
Feng organizes four lantern-viewing feasts a day.
Super wine and sweet rice delivered.
Here you go.
This morning there are 6 tables in the first floor hall
Four tables on the second floor.
Fourteen tables for lunch.
The preparations are done.
We're all working together.
Ok
Stuffed tofu is the main dish of the lantern festival.
The tofu is fried in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
Then the melon is used as the base
In a casserole dish, sprinkled with Hakka's favorite red yeast rice.
Stewed to taste
Finally, it's garnished with chopped green onion
The freshly made tofu will still be trembling
Slightly moist
Tender and smooth
Down your throat
It's just right.
Most Hakka people live in the mountains
So they are good at cooking mountain delicacies
But a good cook is never bound by tradition
Sea cucumber stewed with pig's trotters
This is a low-profile but surprising
It's on the menu of the Lantern Festival
"Mountain treasures and seafood in one pot.
Slowly cooked for 10 minutes
Pork skin is soft and sticky
When you bite into it, it cuts in without any resistance.
The tenderness of the texture will make you fall in love
As for the sea cucumber penetrated by the meat juice
Bite into it and it's full of grease
It's soothing and lazy
Feng and his partner are in a hurry
They have to catch the next lantern feast
He likes the hustle and bustle.
New babies coming in.
It makes business more festive.
Because today's à la carte menu for the lantern festival.
Let him have a free hand
Fung has designed a lot of dishes.
Steamed scallop with vermicelli is the icing on the cake.
Steamed fish with oil and salt to celebrate the year's harvest.
Xiangjiang gold cake to wish for a better future.
He thinks the feast should not only be delicious
It should also bring good omen.
Today, Tien Din goes to the lanterns.
Has long since surpassed the desire for nanding in the agricultural era.
It has become a pure blessing ceremony
Cheers
Cheers
Hope new babies come
Hope to be wealthy
(game sounds)
(game sounds)
A family with a newborn
Hundreds of Guests
Seeking and welcoming good fortune
Hakka people create specialties in the course of migration
Passing down customs and culture
Keeping watch and helping each other
The Hakka people are unceasingly living together
Because of the mountain and sea barrier
Lao Guang is fortunate to keep the tradition
Passed down from generation to generation
The rituals that bustle in the midst of the hustle and bustle
And the food that never fails to remind us
Reminds us of the fast running
The lights of the world
There is always one waiting for you to come home
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