【Haichuan: Going Home for the New Year】Which is tastier, southern rice cakes or northern rice cakes?

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Which is tastier, southern rice cakes or northern rice cakes? The late Mr. Liang Qiushi once wrote in an article, “One should not be forced to eat certain things in certain places.” ”No matter how far back in time, people’s preferences for certain foods are always quite obsessive. They are passed down from generation to generation; the familiar taste reminds them of their hometown, giving food an extra layer of meaning. It’s like taking a bite of southern rice cakes – besides their delicate and fragrant taste, it reminds one of the New Year’s dinner served on the table for the Eight Immortals every year, a meal enjoyed by the whole family as they engage in lively conversations, have a few drinks, and amidst the clinking of glasses, there is the sight of rippling water outside and the exchange of affectionate feelings. As for the rice cakes of the north, they represent the narrow brick paths in the alleys, the white expanse that covers everything in winter, and the times when children in the alleys would laugh and play around, asking for some of those freshly cooked rice cakes from the grandmothers living next door in the courtyard houses.