追本溯源

据传，客家娘酒起初并不是用来招待客人，而是为了让客家人更好地适应潮湿的气候。在迁徙的过程中，客家先民酿造娘酒温补身体，驱走疲劳。(Originally, Hakka Mother Wine was not intended to entertain the guests but to help the Hakka people better adapt to the humid climate. During their migration to the south, the ancestors of Hakka drank the Mother Wine to warm and nourish their body and to dispel the fatigue.) “嫩寒锁梦因春冷，芳气袭人是酒香。”每一滴娘酒都蕴含着客家人千年的智慧。(“The coldness of spring has imprisoned the soft buds in a wintry dream; The fragrance of wine has intoxicated the beholder with imagined flower-scents.” Every drop of Hakka Mother Wine embodies the thousand-year wisdom of the Hakka people.)

如今的娘酒在客家文化上占据一席之地。2016年平远八尺娘酒酿造技艺被列入梅州市市级非物质文化遗产保护名录。(Pingyuan Bachi Mother Wine brewing technique was added to Meizhou municipal-level intangible cultural heritage list in 2016.) 在客家地区有“酿酒做豆腐，无人敢称老师傅” (“No one dares to claim master craftsman when it comes to brewing wine or making tofu.”) 的说法。不过，在梅州，梅县客家娘酒酿造技艺传承人温凤珠却能称得上名副其实的老师傅。(However, Wen Fengzhu, the Meixian Hakka Mother Wine brewing technique inheritor, is an old master in a true sense.) 从入行以来，温老师几十年如一日地酿好每一坛酒。(Since entering the industry, Master Wen has committed herself to making good wine for several decades.) 同时，对于有兴趣学习传统酿酒工艺的年轻人，温老师都会倾囊相授。(Moreover, Master Wen would pass on her experiences without reservation to the young people who are interested in learning the traditional brewing technique.) 据统计，一年下来，温老师要卖出近一两万斤的娘酒。温老师将情怀酿进酒里，将客家文化酿进酒里，始终以助力娘酒“走出去”为使命。(Wen infuses her feelings into the wine, infuses Hakka culture into the wine, and has always considered it her mission to assist Hakka Mother Wine in “going global.”)

梅县客家娘酒酿造技艺传承人温凤珠酿制娘酒

精神寄托

客家娘酒，是客家人必不可少的调味酒。(Hakka Mother Wine is an indispensable seasoning for the Hakka people.)“娘酒炒鸡”“娘酒焖羊肉”“娘酒清炖鲫鱼”等美味与营养兼得的膳食，几乎是家家户户的拿手好菜。(Such popular home-made dishes as stir-fried chicken, braised mutton and stewed crucian carp, to name just a few, are all cooked with mother wine, which are both delicious and nutritious.) 同时娘酒酒精度数低，还含有人体所必需的十八种氨基酸，具有强身健体，延年益寿的功效。(Because of its low alcohol content and the 18 essential amino acids it contains, Mother Wine is known for its effect of strengthening health and prolonging life.)

客家娘酒，是千千万万客家人的年夜酒。(Hakka Mother Wine is the choice of millions of Hakka people to drink on Chinese New Year’s Eve.) 新春佳节，阖家团圆之际，客家人欢聚畅饮娘酒。金黄的色泽、浓郁的香气，配着欢声笑语，载满了客家人一整年的汗水以及对下一年的美好祝福。(When Hakka folks gather together during the Spring Festival, they toast to each other and drink Hakka Mother Wine to reward themselves for a whole year of hard work and to express their best wishes for the coming year.)

客家娘酒，是一代代客家人的母亲酒。(Hakka Mother Wine, as the name suggests, is the wine of Hakka mothers for generations.)据说客家女性怀孕之后，吃的补品是娘酒煮鸡蛋和娘酒炖鸡，这些滋补品不仅可以帮助产妇避风寒湿气，通经活血，还包含着客家母亲对女儿、儿媳满满的关怀。(Hakka mothers’ care for their daughters and daughters-in-law.)

客家人逢年过节用大瓷碗畅饮娘酒

客家精神代代传，娘酒文化日日新。(The Hakka spirit is passed down from generation to generation, while the Hakka Mother Wine culture is full of new vitality.)在政府、社会和非遗传承人的努力下，客家娘酒不断迸发出新的魅力。客家文化随着酒的流淌而传承，世世代代，历久弥新，永不消磨。(With the joint efforts of the government, society and the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, Hakka Mother Wine culture is rejuvenated. Hakka culture, just as the Mother Wine passed down from generation to generation, it is timeless and never wears away. )