Select the high-quality soft-shelled turtle raised in Tanjiachang of Chenxi, wash and gut it after peeling, chop it into small pieces, and simmer slowly with the farmers’ self-produced rapeseed oil, green and red peppers, lard, ginger slices, mountain spring water until it is carefully cooked. The flavored soft-shelled turtle called as “Celebrating Reunion with Longevity and Harvest”, with rich color, fresh and tender meat, spicy and refreshing taste, and large amounts of collagen in its skirt, is delicious and slightly chewy with popping texture, and the pepper is slightly viscous, spicy but not greasy, which is really a good cuisine to go with rice. The name of the dish— “Celebrating Reunion with Longevity and Harvest” delivers the good message of health, longevity, harvest and reunion, which shows the Chinese people’s love for food incisively and vividly, with the broad and profound Chinese food culture hidden in the taste buds.

（Translated by Huang Yuanjun）