I've been staying in my hometown for almost a month, and basically I've been eating local dishes – really rustic and authentic, and it makes you want more.

1Our family's tradition of eating fish is basically buying them, cleaning them, and removing the scales, then cutting them into pieces and pan-frying them in vegetable oil until golden brown.

2This has several benefits: First, it stores better. Second, it develops a distinctive dry flavor. Third, it's easier to digest – it's a specific flavor style.

3The fish made this way is very rustic, but the taste is still good. One bite can bring you back to the feeling of home and childhood.

4We often use purple yam sauce, garlic, and a little soy sauce and MSG when making fish like this – the flavor is already great, especially authentic.

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1Our family's is a traditional, aged. Because we're from Huaihua, Hunan – it's smoked, making the meat dark and smoked for a long time. It looks very rustic.

2Talking about , many people have heard of Hunan Xiangxi . It's very famous, and the smoked is very large, including pork ribs. Pork ribs is best steamed, not fried.

3My mom used to make it by steaming it on the rice, because we use firewood to cook in our hometown, unlike cities which use liquefied gas.

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1Duck necks stir-fried in restaurants are clean and refreshing with little oil, but our family's version is different – it's more appealing when it looks like this.

2It looks dry, but it's still enough to eat two bowls of rice – that's just me; I think most people are similar.