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The origin of [Hakka Poon Choi] is one of the traditional dishes of the Hakka people. It means a dish that symbolizes [wealth], [harvest], and [joy]. The main thing is to use a large wooden basin to stack the vegetables layer by layer in the big basin. The bottom of the basin is placed with some vegetables that can easily absorb the soup; eat them layer by layer, and everyone gathers around to enjoy this fragrant and original traditional dish. Poon Choi originated from the coastal areas of Guangdong and originated in the late Southern Song Dynasty. With a history of more than hundreds of years, Hakka people usually eat it during festive festivals, new homes, ancestral hall lighting and New Year celebrations. When a Poon Choi banquet is held in the village, all the people in the village will be invited to eat Poon Choi together. Due to the wide range of preparation methods and the complexity of the preparation process, modern Poon Choi has been simplified and made with some simple seasonal ingredients. There are two ways to make Poon Choi. One is to cook all the ingredients and put them directly into a large pot and eat them directly. The second method is to put some raw ingredients and some cooked ingredients into a pot together, add broth, and then heat it up and eat it like hot pot. In my hometown, overseas Chinese are the second largest ethnic group, so they still attach great importance to celebrating the Lunar New Year. In the past, my grandma would be very busy during the upcoming New Year, busy doing New Year's goods and cleaning the house. Even in my generation, every family is busy preparing New Year's goods and preparing gifts for relatives and friends in preparation for the Lunar New Year. So there are still a lot of things to do during the Lunar New Year. Every year during the Chinese New Year, our family is vegetarian, so the meals we prepare are very simple. The main thing is that there will be more dishes for the reunion dinner, and I will do it myself, and Poon Choi is one of them. In this festive holiday, families are happiest when they get together and have fun.
