2, Yuanxiao tea, Yuanxiao tea, some places are also called Dengzhan tea. Some areas in Shaanxi and Fujian have the custom of drinking Yuanxiao tea during the Lantern Festival. The "tea" here is not the "tea" we brew, but vegetables, fruits, lean meat, shrimp meat, fresh fish and so on. It is added to hot soup noodles, and seasonings such as pepper and fennel are added to cook it into porridge.
3. Camellia oleifera is popular among Dong and Yao people in Guangxi, Guizhou and Hunan, also known as "eating bean tea". On festive days, they will entertain guests with camellia oleifera.
Camellia oleifera is very delicate, also called Camellia oleifera. Stir-fry the tea leaves, add tea oil, salt and ginger, stir-fry until smoking, pour water to boil, then crush the tea leaves with a wooden stick, simmer for a while, filter out the tea residue, and add chopped green onion, and the camellia oleifera is ready. When eating, fill a small bowl with snacks such as popcorn, zanba and fried peanuts. If you like sweets, you can add some sugar and pour it into the boiled camellia oleifera.
4. Oiled tea noodles, also called fried noodles, are very distinctive snacks in Shaanxi and one of the traditional foods necessary for the Lantern Festival. Stir-fry the raw flour, add butter, and then add other ingredients to make a paste for eating.
5. Lettuce, Cantonese people "steal" lettuce during the Lantern Festival. They cook lettuce and cake together, which is the representative of auspicious dishes. Because "lettuce" and "making money" are homophonic, meaning wealth and good luck.
Matters needing attention in eating glutinous rice balls in Lantern Festival
Beware of pigment pollution
The health supervision department of Beijing conducts strict supervision and inspection on the Lantern Festival market every year. The health supervision department reminds the public to be optimistic about the manufacturer, site, production date and shelf life when buying Yuanxiao and Tangyuan, and it is best to choose the brand products of regular manufacturers that they are familiar with. After purchase, it should be stored in strict accordance with the storage standards.
For the colored Lantern Festival appearing in the market today, experts remind that for health, we should learn to identify whether it contains pigments: First, judging from the color, the products containing pigments are heavier in color; The color may be uneven and granular. If the cooked jiaozi fades, you'd better not eat it.
Drink some soup to promote digestion
In fact, Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls are not "useless", and some trace elements and nutrients are dissolved in the soup cooked with Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls. Therefore, it is best to drink soup after eating Yuanxiao dumplings, which can promote digestion and absorption, which is the original soup that people often say. But you must be careful not to add sugar to the soup. If you eat salty dumplings, you can add shrimp and vegetables to the soup to supplement nutrition, but it is best not to add oil and seasoning.