Chaozhou culture is represented by the word "Chao", such as Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou cuisine, kung fu tea, Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou ceramics and Chaozhou woodcarving.

Chaozhou dialect, namely Chaozhou dialect, belongs to the Minnan language family, which is one of the eight major language families of Chinese dialects. Its vocabulary is rich, humorous and expressive, and it preserves many elements of ancient Chinese, so it is valued by more and more linguists. Chaozhou dialect has its own dictionary, Chaozhou Dictionary, and other monographs on local languages, such as Fifteen Tones of Chaozhou Dialect.

Chaozhou cuisine, or Chaozhou cuisine for short. Its cooking has the characteristics of Lingnan culture, the biggest feature is to rely on seafood and pay attention to fresh and fresh.

the main cooking methods are: (fire), stew, frying, frying, burning, cooking (steaming), frying, soaking, buckling, cleaning and pouring. Its Chinese and stew make it fragrant, stir-fry makes it crisp and smooth, and cooking, cleaning, soaking and pouring can keep its original flavor.

Chaozhou cuisine has a wide range of materials and has the characteristics of "three more":

First, there are many aquatic products.

Second, vegetarian dishes are diverse and unique.

thirdly, there are many varieties of sugar beet and special materials.

Chaozhou cuisine pays attention to knife work and modeling.

Chaozhou cuisine also pays more attention to seasonings, and there are many sauces and sauces, which are quite spectacular.

the banquet of Chaozhou cuisine is unique. 12-style dishes are preferred at the big banquet, and there are two soup dishes and one salty and dessert center. The dishes are small and refined, and the colors are rich and colorful. If it is a happy occasion, such as birthday, wedding, having a full moon and opening a store, there must be two beets, one for the first dish and the other for the end of the table. The head is sweet and the tail is sweet, commonly known as "the head is sweet and the tail is sweet", which means that life is happy, and the sweeter the days are from beginning to end. Between banquets, in order to help digestion, get rid of fat and hangover, we have to keep up with several kung fu tea.

The 21 famous snacks in Chaozhou

are Duck Mother Nian, Chaozhou Mo Dou Pill, Chaozhou Hand-Beated Beef Pill, Crispy Shell, Chaozhou Spring Cake, Oyster Baked (Crispy), Gaotang Preserved Vegetables, Gusu Xiangfu, Spiced Olive, Plum Blossom Dumplings, Shangtang Beef, Jindu Pickled Vegetable King, Lianxiang Piglet Nest, Glutinous Rice Peach and Salt Water.

Twenty-three famous dishes in Chaozhou

Braised shark's fin, crystal lobster, roasted in open hearth, flowery in Hanjiang River, boiled conch, butterfly platter, abalone in garden, assorted winter melon cup, carp yue longmen, braised sea cucumber, golden turtle hatching, hibiscus official swallow, braised shark's fin in black-bone chicken, autumn chrysanthemum in garden, golden bamboo shoots and chinese forest frog soup.

Chaozhou folk customs

Treat guests

chaozhou people is hospitable. When guests arrive home, they are often served with congou. The brewing of congou tea is more particular. You don't usually drink the first punch, and the second punch is to invite guests. In the old days, relatives who were away from home for a long time returned home or were guests, or guests who came to visit for the first time were invited to eat sweet eggs by their families or hosts. Now they don't pay much attention to this etiquette.

the custom of marrying a woman

teaching family rules when getting married:

when a woman gets married, in addition to the general principles and knowledge taught by her parents and elders to be a daughter-in-law, there is a ceremony to make her daughter sit on the water tank before getting on the sedan chair. This custom implies that a daughter should be "magnanimous" like a water tank, be open-minded and not haggle over every ounce.

Recognition of rice jars: Listen to Weng Gu's introduction about the location of rice jars and the number of people in the family who cook and cook porridge.

Water collecting tank: Weng Gu told me where to fetch water, where to hang buckets and bucket hooks, and how to keep drinking water hygienic.

stir the rice jar: stir it with a wooden stick to show the daughter-in-law that there is no cooked rice in it, indicating that it can't be wasted.

making a fire: teach your daughter-in-law to make a fire and cook. It is customary for the bride to cook instead of aunt Weng or sister-in-law when she enters the door. Even if a rich family has a maid to cook, it will take 12 days, or one month or four months to cook.

eating standing up: when the bride first arrives, she should respect the old and cherish the details, start eating standing up, and add food for her elders. Stay for four or twelve days, and this gift will be exempted only when parents advise their daughter-in-law to sit and eat or not to add meals for their elders. If you can't stand on the threshold, you can't sit in the purlin; Hold tea according to the rank of guest and host.

washing clothes: men's clothes should be washed before women's clothes, elders' clothes should be washed before younger ones, dark clothes should be washed first, light clothes should be washed after that, underwear should be washed first, etc.

Chaozhou drama culture

Chaozhou opera. According to the performance custom of Southern Opera and Chaozhou Opera

The tide custom is very popular for offering sacrifices. The object of sacrifice is generally in two aspects: one is the surname clan ancestor; First, the community gods of the village community (commonly known as "land gods") and other gods.

In the first month, you visit the gods.

But Chaoyang is "You visit the lights in the first month, and you visit the gods in February".

"Mother gives birth to a drama in March"

"Dragon Boat Drama in May"

"Master Guan gives birth to a drama"

"shi gu Drama in July"

"Thank God Drama in November and February"

"Entertainment fundraising"

Gambling drama

Punishment drama

Civil litigation and disputes.

Festive Drama

Chaozhou Dwellings

There is a folk saying that "Chaozhou starts from the Imperial Palace", which describes that Chaozhou Dwellings can rival the Imperial Palace in terms of architectural sequence, especially decorative techniques.

The main feature of Chaozhou folk houses is the maximum integration of traditional architectural culture with Chaozhou's unique traditional arts and crafts, such as gold lacquer wood carving, craft stone carving, porcelain inlay art, metal craft, calligraphy and painting art.. Residential buildings are magnificent but not vulgar, elegant and charming, with rich cultural heritage and luxurious style, so they have been said since ancient times as "Chaozhou Dacuo Palace", "Jinghua Imperial Mansion and Chaoshan People's Home".