China is noted for having different and unique food cultures. It ranges from Shanghainese food, Sichuan food, Hakka food and the list continues. These different cuisines have a huge presence in a number of places, even here in Scarborough, Ontario. But what you are will viewing here is the Hakka-Chinese food foodways.
The Hakka, often known as the guest family or guest people, are a unique group of people that usually lived in China. They were once considered to be outsiders in China and were only allowed to subsist on the poorest lands or mountainsides (Hakka Heritage). But it is hard to way where Hakka people truly come from. According to Mary Erbaugh, they had moved four times over the course of Chinese history. The first time was they left Henan and Shandong and settled down in Changting. The second time, they moved to the north-eastern parts of Guangdong. The third time was when they moved to the sout-eastern parts of Guangdong, Gungxi, Hainan, Taiwan and Sichuan. The most recent set of moements was when Hakka people settled down in Sichuan, Hong Kong, India and other places in the world including Canada (Erbaugh,957-977).
The Hakka, often known as the guest family or guest people, are a unique group of people that usually lived in China. They were once considered to be outsiders in China and were only allowed to subsist on the poorest lands or mountainsides (Hakka Heritage). But it is hard to way where Hakka people truly come from. According to Mary Erbaugh, they had moved four times over the course of Chinese history. The first time was they left Henan and Shandong and settled down in Changting. The second time, they moved to the north-eastern parts of Guangdong. The third time was when they moved to the sout-eastern parts of Guangdong, Gungxi, Hainan, Taiwan and Sichuan. The most recent set of moements was when Hakka people settled down in Sichuan, Hong Kong, India and other places in the world including Canada (Erbaugh,957-977).