Visit to Ancestral Village 回祖籍家乡探亲

Took half a day off to visit my relatives in the village. They were so happy to see me, they prepared a sumptuous home cook lunch to welcome me.

Except for the fish which a family friend bought, the poultry were raised in their backyard and they grow their own vegetables. Even the rice we ate was from their padi fields which yield almost 200 katis (120 kg) a year. Excess rice grains are sold.

Free-range chickens and geese roaming in the back yard. They were raised for a year for the Chinese New Year Reunion dinner when all the youngsters working in different cities would come home for the celebrations.

That day, one of each was prematurely sacrificed for my lunch. ;D

Cooking the famous Wenchang chicken for my lunch :)

The banterings and aroma of food in our home attracted some neighbours who simply walked in to our party. They were warmly invited to join us for lunch which they happily accepted.

The neighbour next door brought me these cute bunnies to play with ..... sad to know that they are not going to be kept as pets. *sob sob*

乘我有空闲的时间回祖籍家乡探亲，家乡还有伯伯姑姑们几家人。他们留我吃中饭, 我也到厨房里帮着大家。他们宰杀鸡鹅时, 我不敢看。

家人都保留了原始的饲养家禽方式：林地散养，吃的是天然的饲料。因此鸡鹅一只只体型饱满，肉质紧实、肥而不腻。

海南人的餐桌上，但逢宴会聚餐，文昌鸡是不可少的喔！传统的吃法是白斩，最能体现文昌鸡鲜美嫩滑的原汁原味; 同时配以鸡油鸡汤煮的鸡饭。

很难得吃到自家养的鸡鹅, 就连蔬菜和白米全部都是自家田里种的。受到家人的热情款待，感受了血浓于水的乡情。