The taste of home

Different places have different tastes. So does Puning city. As a matter of fact，even though i am a girl who comes from Puning, i didn't grow up in Puning city. However, after graduating from the university, I have been working here as a high school teacher for 4 years. So i have tried every taste of my hometown.

Most of Puning people don't get used to spicy food. They prefer sweet food to spicy food. They likes to make CaiGuo, which is very delicious.  In  some chinese traditional festival, they will make some traditional chinese food like dumpling in lantern festival， zongzi in dragon boat festival ,Spring roll ，some other refreshments in the spring festival. As far as i am concerned, of all these tastes, Beef ball is the most famous and popular food. The authentic beef ball can seldom be found In other big cities. Most people will come to chaoshan area to eat beef ball. They even take some beef balls to their home place.For the people who live far away from chaoshan city, they will buy it through Internet and email. Most beef ball stores are clever enough to open the online shopping，providing convenience to the people living far away.

Besides food，Chaoshan people like to drink tea. There are various kinds of tea. For example，green tea, herbal tea, Tie Guan Yin tea and so on.  The herbal tea is the most popular as it is not so expensive. When people are free, they will gather together to drink tea, chatting with each other. In this way, they promote their friendship and even reach an agreement in business.  It is accepted by Chaoshan people that tea is kind of a symbol of healthy lifestyle.

In a word,  through the tastes of chaoshan city, i can see the culture and value it represents.  It is the culture and value that shape  the city and influence Chaoshan people.