距离官塘镇几十公里的凤凰镇，也是著名的侨乡。
Fenghuang Town, located dozens of kilometers from Guantang Town, is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.
古时的凤凰山多荒山野岭，瘟疫常发。
In the past, Fenghuang Mountain was covered in wild hills and ridges, frequently plagued by disease.
而当地的特色美食——凤凰栀粽
The local specialty, Fenghuang Zhi rice dumplings,
能够健胃清毒，消暑祛湿。
is stomach-soothing and heat-relieving.
栀粽的“栀”，指的是鹅掌柴，是凤凰山常见的植物。
The "zhi" in Fenghuang Zhi rice dumpling refers to schefflera octophylla harms, is a common plant on Fenghuang Mountain.
端午时节，凤凰人将它烧成灰末，加水拌匀，
During the Dragon Boat Festival, the people of Fenghuang burn it into ashes, mix it with water,
滤出植物碱液——“栀水”，
and filter out an alkaline solution called "zhishui."
把它作为天然染料用来浸泡糯米，糯米呈现金黄色后
This solution is used as a natural dye to soak glutinous rice, turning it golden.
用粽叶包裹，再加以水煮，便成栀粽。
Wrapped in bamboo leaves and boiled, it becomes a Fenghuang Zhi rice dumpling.
栀粽是凤凰人在山村生活中积淀下来的智慧，
This dish is the wisdom accumulated by the people of Fenghuang Mountain
也是在外侨胞对故土的深切眷恋中念念不忘的思乡味道。
and a taste of home that overseas Chinese hold dear.
“靠山吃山，靠水吃水。”
"The mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea."
潮人所居环境的四季气候、自然物产，
The seasonal climate and natural resources of Chaozhou
造就了专属于潮州当地的风味密码。
have created a unique flavor code specific to the region.
