What does Chai Lang mean?

Chailang refers to a very popular barbecue ingredient, which is a mixture of lean meat and fat meat.

Chai Lang is pronounced as "chái làng" in Chaoshan dialect, where "chái" refers to firewood and "làng" refers to pork. Therefore, Chai Lang in Chaoshan dialect means pork roasted with firewood.

Chai Lang is one of the best specialties in Chaoshan, which is famous for its delicious taste and unique production technology. In Chaoshan area, people often enjoy Chailang at family gatherings or friends' dinners. It is also one of the important specialties of many restaurants and night markets.

When enjoying Chailang, people usually cut it into thin slices and eat it with Chaoshan Chili sauce or other seasonings. Chai Lang's taste is delicious, and there is a little charcoal fragrance, which complements the spicy taste of Chaoshan Chili sauce and makes people memorable.

Characteristics of Chaoshan dialect;

Chaoshan dialect is one of the remains of ancient Chinese in China, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin period before the Tang Dynasty, and it is also one of the oldest official languages in China. Chaoshan dialect has initials 18, finals 6 1 and tones 8. Many ancient sounds, ancient words, ancient vocabulary and ancient tones that modern Chinese (Mandarin) does not have are preserved. Known as the "living fossil of ancient Chinese", it has important linguistic research value.

According to relevant historical records, Chaozhou dialect originated in Qin and Han Dynasties and was shaped in Tang and Song Dynasties. After the Ming Dynasty, Chaoshan dialect was completely separated from Min dialect and became an independent sub-dialect. Chaoshan dialect is the main carrier of Chaoshan culture, which mainly includes Chaozhou songs, Chaozhou opera movies, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou song books, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou dialect, local proverbs, sketches, riddles and stories.