The first red in the Dragon Boat Festival: Amaranth Amaranth is the most "senior" one of the "five reds". During the Republic of China, Pan Zongding recorded in Jinling Years that Nanjing people used to eat amaranth on Dragon Boat Festival, which was said to avoid abdominal pain.
Recommended eating method: stir-fried amaranth
Per capita: within 20 yuan.
The second red in Dragon Boat Festival: Roast Duck Nanjing people's love for ducks has become famous all over the country. With the change of people's living standards, Nanjing's characteristic "roast duck" has also become one of the indispensable delicacies on the Dragon Boat Festival table. Duck has become one of the new "five reds" because of its bright color after roasting, and gradually occupies a place in the Dragon Boat Festival cuisine with Nanjing people's characteristics. Especially eating roast duck on the Dragon Boat Festival means that business is booming.
Recommended: Nanjing food stall, JOE roast duck, Shuiximen roast duck restaurant, octopus salted duck, etc.
Per capita: 30-50 yuan.
The third red in the Dragon Boat Festival: duck eggs with red oil As the saying goes, "You should eat salted egg zongzi first to send cold air". It is said that eating salted duck eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival is salty and slightly cold, which can nourish yin and clear the lungs, and can cure summer diaphragmatic fever and diarrhea. In the past, Nanjing people liked to tie colored thread, and it was very interesting to put salted duck eggs on children's chests or wrists.
The fourth red of Dragon Boat Festival: Lobster Lobster enters the "Five Red" for a short time. It began to appear on the dining table of Nanjing people in the 1970s, gradually replacing "fried shrimp" and becoming the new favorite of "Five Red". The crayfish around the Dragon Boat Festival are firm and plump, which is the best time to eat crayfish. Coupled with Nanjing people's love for crayfish in recent years, a plate of red lobster on the Dragon Boat Festival table adds color to the atmosphere of this festival. During the festival every year, the price of crayfish in the south of the Yangtze River soared and people rushed to buy it.
Recommended eating methods: thirteen-spice crayfish, chilled crayfish, spicy crayfish, garlic crayfish, oil-stewed crayfish, original crayfish and so on.
The fifth red of Dragon Boat Festival: the custom of drinking realgar wine is related to killing five poisons. Ancient people thought realgar could restrain snakes, scorpions and other insects. When I was a child, I saw the legend of the new white snake, saying that the white snake accidentally drank realgar wine, revealing its true self. I believe that she has left a deep impression on every audience, and the role of drinking realgar wine to ward off evil spirits is self-evident.