The significance of eating square rice

Eating a square meal means that monks and Taoists beg for alms everywhere for a living, and that ordinary people can live anywhere.

Eating a square meal, pronounced ch ē sē f ā ng fà n, is a Chinese vocabulary, which means that monks and Taoists beg for alms everywhere for a living, and that ordinary people can live anywhere. From Shen Congwen's A Friend Wearing an Otter Skin Hat: Changde, Hehe, Zhou Xi, Xu Wei, Taoyuan, and the beautiful women who eat square meals within a hundred miles along the river are all very familiar to him.

Eating square rice is slang. It is usually used to describe a person or a group of people tasting different foods or delicacies, enjoying and experiencing various tastes and flavors. This slang comes from China's food culture. China's cuisines are very rich and diverse, and the cuisines of different regions and cultural backgrounds have their own characteristics.

Eating Sifang rice means trying four directions (east, south, west and north), and it can also be understood as exploring the food culture in different regions. The connotation of eating Sifang rice can also be extended to a wider range of fields, such as trying different countries' dishes, cultural traditions and cooking methods.

By eating Sifang rice, people can broaden their horizons and experience different taste enjoyment and cultural exchanges.

The origin of Sifang rice

According to legend, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a Fujian man named Chen Sifang, a local wealthy businessman. Chen Sifang is hospitable by nature and often invites relatives and friends to his home. Every banquet, he will carefully prepare all kinds of delicious food to satisfy the guests.

Chen Sifang's love and pursuit of food makes him often try new cooking methods and dishes. Once, he tried to combine Fujian traditional fried rice with other dishes at a banquet and created a unique fried rice dish. This dish has been well received by guests for its rich taste and colorful appearance.

With the passage of time, Sifang rice gradually spread in Fujian and became one of the local famous dishes. The preparation method of Sifang rice has been gradually improved, and more ingredients and seasonings have been added to make it more delicious. Nowadays, Sifang rice has become a famous specialty dish in Fujian Province and has a certain popularity in other places.