"A taste of Hakka"

I suddenly crave for my granny's home-made 擂茶 or people called it "thunder tea"... My granny can cook 擂茶 very well, and normally make me ask for more! Well... since I'm a Hakka Chinese, just let me introduce some of the delicious and popular tastes of Hakka.

One of the Hakka cuisines that you should not missed is of course the 擂茶!

This is a drink made from ground vegetables, nuts and other nutritious ingredients. It is prepared using a pestle and mortar. The action of pounding and grinding is "lei", sounds like thunder. That's why it is known as "thunder tea".

To make a savoury soup base, one could add fried anchovy, dried shrimp, pickled radish and long beans. Most of the time, cooked rice is added to the soup to make a complete meal. Yup... 擂茶 is not only delicious, but nutritious as well! I recommend this to those who have yet to try, you'll love it!

 

 

Another one will be the 酿豆腐 or yong tao fu!

酿豆腐 is a deep fried tofu, usually filled with minced pork, salty dried fish and fish paste. A little bit of starch powder is added to the minced meat to make it more bouncy and chewy. Seasonings such as pepper and salt is also a basic, which can further enhance the aroma of the fillings. Yum.. yum... this is one of my favourite as well! =)


Haha.. and lastly the 算盘子 or yam abacus seeds!

算盘子 is a mixture of yam and rice dough rolled into small rounds and lightly pressed into shapes like abacus seeds. It is best come up with other ingredients such as mushrooms, dried shrimp, fried shallot, spring onion and garlic. Depends on individual whether you wanna boiled it or fried it.. both also taste nice!

Your tummy is growling, and saliva is dripping right?? Haha.. Just have a try on these food, I can ensure that you'll never regret.. =)