1, eat Toona sinensis
As the saying goes: "Toona sinensis buds are tender before the rain, and Toona sinensis buds grow long after the rain." Before and after Grain Rain, it is a good time to eat Toona sinensis, especially in the northern region. Eating Toona sinensis in Grain Rain is the most fashionable and expensive dish at present. At this time, Toona sinensis is fragrant and refreshing, with high nutritional value. Only at this time of the year can we taste this "taste of spring"!
2. Drink five grains of rain tea
The folk proverb says, "Grain Rain and Grain Rain pick tea in the rain", and Grain Rain is the time to pick tea. The tea leaves picked in front of Grain Rain are fragrant and have the best taste. So Grain Rain tried new tea and got used to it. Grain Rain tea is warm and cool, because Grain Rain grows in mild spring, and the temperature in spring is moderate, so Grain Rain tea has the characteristics of warming and removing fire, and can be used as therapeutic tea.
3. Yanlai bamboo shoots
The northern and southern parts of China have the custom of eating Yanlai bamboo shoots. Delayed bamboo shoots are also called spring bamboo shoots, so they are called delayed bamboo shoots because they take a long time to shoot in spring. April and May are the best time to eat bamboo shoots. Grain Rain is here, and bamboo shoots are the best. Because of its light and smooth taste, it is called "eight treasures in the mountains".
4. Black rice
Every year in Grain Rain, Zhaoxing Dong Village has the custom of "eating black rice, scratching the face and sowing rice seeds". On this day in Grain Rain, young men and women fully express their love. Young men will go to the girl's house to throw bamboo baskets and beg for black rice. The more people go, the more embarrassed the girl's family feels. It is a double moral expression of local farming culture and marriage customs.
5. mandarin fish
Just when the peach blossoms are in full bloom in March, it is also the fattest season for mandarin fish, also known as stone mandarin fish, which is known as brocade robe. The fish has gray stripes, thick skin and fine meat, less thorns and more meat, and excellent taste. It is the best fish and has always been loved by people. Besides steaming, braised mandarin fish, dry roasted mandarin fish, fermented mandarin fish and Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish are also the best in food.