Preserved Food 
　In the past, Hakka people were often forced to migrate due to wars and other reasons and therefore, it was also quite difficult for them to purchase food in the mountain area. Over time, the Hakka people started to “dry” and “pickle” their food to preserve it. For instance, Chinese radish, monochoria, Chinese mustard, and bamboo shoots were common agricultural products that were dried and preserved for later use. Hakka people were also known for their “pickled foods”, such as pickled mustard, pickled monochoria, pickled bamboo shoots, pickled wax gourd, and pickled turnip.

 Rice 
　In the past, Hakka people were often forced to migrate due to wars and other reasons and therefore, it was also quite difficult for them to purchase food in the mountain area. Over time, the Hakka people started to “dry” and “pickle” their food to preserve it. For instance, Chinese radish, monochoria, Chinese mustard, and bamboo shoots were common agricultural products that were dried and preserved for later use. Hakka people were also known for their “pickled foods”, such as pickled mustard, pickled monochoria, pickled bamboo shoots, pickled wax gourd, and pickled turnip.

 Dishes 
“Salty”, “fatty”, and “aromatic” were the three main characteristics of traditional Hakka cuisine, while Chinese mustard and Chinese radish were two indispensable characters in traditional Hakka dishes. Even when young people had to leave town for a long time, they would bring some of these unforgettable dishes along. At present, the so-called “Chinese mustard culture” composed of pickled vegetables, monochoria, and pickled mustard has brought many mouth-watering delicacies, such as pork tripe with preserved vegetables, fermented mustard with pork soup, pork tripe with preserved vegetable soup, duck with preserved vegetable soup, and pork with preserved vegetables. Apart from preserved vegetables, preserved Chinese radish is often used to be stewed with pork strips and chicken, to produce excellent tastes. It can also be used when making rice cake or dried Chinese radish.

Many Hakka restaurants feature Hakka stir-fried dishes, Hakka stewed pork, stewed pork with soy sauce as well as various dishes with pork tripe, such as stir-fried pork intestines with shredded ginger, stir-fried sausages with shredded ginger, and stir-fried duck blood with leeks. All these dishes tell the story and the culture of the Hakka people.