Under the pavement of the bustling Beijing Road Commercial Street in Guangzhou, the layered historical relics of the dynasties attest to the thousand-year-old changes. Have you ever thought that a "history book" lies at your feet, where time and space meet, and a mysterious ancient civilization has gradually surfaced after more than 2, years of loneliness.

in 24 BC, Zhao Tuo, as the first person to develop Lingnan, unified the Lingnan area, formally established Nanyue, and made Panyu its capital. This is the first capital of Lingnan. After more than 3 years of archaeological excavation, this ancient country has appeared in front of everyone with its various "treasures".

One of the "treasures" seems to have been hidden in the mouths of Cantonese people, and it has become more and more precious and interesting with the passage of time, that is, Lingnan cuisine. It contains the essence of the evolution of regional culture for thousands of years, and behind every dish, there seems to be a story of its origin.

According to legend, Zhao Tuo and his army from the Central Plains were not adapted to the special climate in Lingnan, so a special food officer was set up to take charge of diet, and went deep into the people to collect health secrets. At the same time, the advanced cooking skills and cookers of the Central Plains were introduced to Lingnan, and the cooking methods also derived from soup, roasting, frying, steaming and simmering.

There is another secret in the ruins of the palace in Nanyue. It is said that Zhao Tuo, the monarch, lived for more than 1 years, and the secret of longevity is still a mystery. Although it has been thousands of years, clues can always be found in the museum to decrypt it.

In the back garden, the water from Baiyun Mountain is introduced into the meandering stone canal, and the clear spring water is full of fish and turtles, which is refreshing. In the dining room, the food officer uses the rich and unique food resources in Lingnan to cook a soup meal with firewood for several hours, which is called "Shang Tang". Today, Cantonese people's habit of keeping in good health with soup began in Zhao Tuo.

There is another magic weapon that has a great influence on Zhao Tuo's longevity, and that is jujube. Archaeologists found many wooden slips recording the life and daily life in the palace in the seepage well of the palace site, including the record of jujube harvest.

During the Nanyue period, the advanced cooking techniques and cookers in the Central Plains were perfectly blended with the rich food resources and eating styles in Lingnan area, and finally a unique Cantonese cuisine style was formed. This eclectic diet style has influenced Lingnan for more than two thousand years, laying the historical position of "eating in Lingnan" today.

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Please pay attention to the Pearl River Channel of Guangdong Radio and Television Station

at 22: on January 16th

Editor Lao Zhang

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