The meaning of the seven kinds of soup in Chaoshan is:
1. Mustard greens (big vegetables): make a fortune
Mustard greens are the most famous big vegetables in Chaoshan. Han is the first choice for "seven kinds of soup". At the beginning of the frost wind, under the cold dew light, its green and purple skirt leaves were as lustrous as gems. The stems and leaves are crisp, delicious, and have a pure aroma. It is an ordinary farm dish.
2. Houhe: Family peace
Houhe, with leaves as big as fans and juicy stems, is a thick and low-growing vegetable that moved south from the Central Plains. Usually it is used as feed and cannot be eaten as food, but it plays a leading role in the "Seven Soups", which reflects the ancestors' attachment and nostalgia for their roots and ancestors.
3. Celery: hard-working hands and feet
Diligence has always been an excellent quality of the Chinese nation. Eating celery means "hard work", especially Chaoshan people believe that as long as they are hardworking and willing to work hard, they can earn gold and silver. Mountains are also available.
4. Garlic: everything is in a good deal
Garlic means "being able to calculate", and when paired with Houhe, it means that everything is in a good deal or that there is money to hide.
5. Leeks: long-lasting
Leeks are called "long-lasting wealth". It is a blessing for long-lasting material wealth, and it is also a blessing for eternity. I hope that people will be long-lasting - health, harmony, joy, and happiness.
6. Kale: everyone
Kailan is homophonic to "everyone", and when combined with the good intentions in front of it, it becomes "lee" and "he" everyone.
7. Spring vegetables: save wealth
Spring vegetables are vegetables unique to Chaoshan. They are called to save wealth and also mean the return of spring to the earth.