“燕”,是客家祖地宁化民间传统酒宴“八大碗”菜肴中的第三碗菜,特别受人亲睐,其味鲜甜脆嫩,开胃可口。“燕”其名高雅,在宁化民间亦称“太平燕”。追根溯源,“燕”与“宴”同音,古书里有时通用。“宴”在《辞海》中有“逸”、“乐”、“宴会”三种意思。第三种“宴会”(即以酒肉款待宾客)的意思是家喻户晓、妇孺皆知的事。“燕”既有“宴会” “Yan” is the third bowl of dishes in the “Eight Big Bowls” dishes of the traditional folk feast of Ningxia, the Hakka ancestral land, especially loved by the people. Its sweet and tender taste is delicious and appetizing. “Yan” its name is elegant, also known as “peaceful swallow” in the people of Ninghua. Tracing the source, “Yan” and “feast” homonyms, sometimes common in ancient books. “Feast” in the “Cihai” in the “Yi”, “music”, “banquet” three kinds of meanings. The third “banquet” (that is, treating guests with alcohol and meat) means that it is well-known to all. “Yan” both “banquet”