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Surrounded by Local Flavor
Literature乡味缭绕
Gu Jiange
The author of this book was born in Li County, northwest Hunan, and works in Jinshi City, northwest Hunan. This area historically belonged to Lizhou, with the Lishui River running through the entire territory, rich in products, and simple folk customs. Wherever there are people, there is food, and food has distinct geographical attributes and cultural characteristics. In recent years, the author has devoted himself to pursuing the taste of local food and has written more than 100 food essays, most of which have been published continuously in local newspapers and periodicals, attracting many praises. Food is the most important thing for people, and taste is a kind of persistent memory. The author uses tasteful words to write about the taste of nostalgia, such as the common flowing water banquet dinner in the countryside, the warm family dining table, the beautiful food memories, the fragrant folk fireworks in the streets and lanes, the unique regional flavor of Hunan Jin's bozi dishes, and the astonishing... The author narrates the past time in a lifetime, using flowing words, using hometown, old friends, and stories to elicit food memories, evoking the people and things related to food, family ties, friendships, and various emotional memories, interspersed with some local folk customs, dialects, and slang, all creating a lingering nostalgia.
The author of this book was born in Li County, northwest Hunan, and works in Jinshi City, northwest Hunan. This area historically belonged to Lizhou, with the Lishui River running through the entire territory, rich in products, and simple folk customs. Wherever there are people, there is food, and food has distinct geographical attributes and cultural characteristics. In recent years, the author has devoted himself to pursuing the taste of local food and has written more than 100 food essays, most of which have been published continuously in local newspapers and periodicals, attracting many praises. Food is the most important thing for people, and taste is a kind of persistent memory. The author uses tasteful words to write about the taste of nostalgia, such as the common flowing water banquet dinner in the countryside, the warm family dining table, the beautiful food memories, the fragrant folk fireworks in the streets and lanes, the unique regional flavor of Hunan Jin's bozi dishes, and the astonishing... The author narrates the past time in a lifetime, using flowing words, using hometown, old friends, and stories to elicit food memories, evoking the people and things related to food, family ties, friendships, and various emotional memories, interspersed with some local folk customs, dialects, and slang, all creating a lingering nostalgia.