It's not long before the Dragon Boat Festival. Since ancient times, eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival has been the custom of the Chinese nation. In fact, in a vast country like China, there are obvious differences in different local customs. Want to know what to eat on Dragon Boat Festival in different places? Are there any differences in their customs? Then, come into the Dragon Boat Festival with me and get to know it.

Eat eels

During the Dragon Boat Festival in Jianghan Plain, China, we will eat Monopterus albus. Monopterus albus is also known as eel and long fish. Monopterus albus in Dragon Boat Festival is tender and delicious, rich in nutrition, not only delicious, but also nourishing. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "Monopterus albus participates in the Dragon Boat Festival".

Noodles fan

In Minqin County, Gansu Province, vermicelli is steamed during the Dragon Boat Festival. The noodle fan is steamed with hair noodles, which is fan-shaped and has five layers. Each layer is sprinkled with ground cooked peppers, and the surface is kneaded into various patterns and dyed, which is very beautiful. This diet custom is said to have evolved from the custom of making, selling and sending fans on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Eat tea eggs

In Nanchang, Jiangxi, tea eggs and salted eggs are boiled during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs include eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs. The eggshell is painted red, packed in colorful net bags and hung around the child's neck, which means wishing the child good luck and safety.

Eat yellow croaker and "white turtle"

In Changwu area, there is a rich lunch on Dragon Boat Festival. Changwu people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. No matter rich or poor, people want to buy yellow croaker (grouper) and eat "white turtle". The so-called "white turtle" is a goose. There is a proverb in the east gate, "Dangdang pot buys yellow croaker". In 1950s and 1960s, the yellow croaker was promoted by the government as "patriotic yellow croaker" and was eaten as rice fish during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Changzhou people regard the "May" of the lunar calendar as a "poisonous month" and the "fifth day" as a "poisonous day". On the fifth day of may, the "heavy five" attacked poison with poison. So when the weather is warm and hot, snakes, centipedes, geckos, spiders, scorpions and other "five poisons" are issued one after another, hurting people with poison, so miasma is easy to occur and diseases are frequent, so the festivals and customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are all around detoxification, exorcism and epidemic prevention. Eating yellow croaker and old goose is also a way to enhance physical fitness.

Eat fried blood duck and stuffed tofu

The Dragon Boat Festival in Ningyuan, Hunan Province is mainly celebrated by killing ducks. The reason is that during the period from Tomb-Sweeping Day to Dragon Boat Festival, aquatic plants are the most abundant, and there are a lot of natural foods such as geese, ducks and snails. Ducks are very strong, and duck meat is thin and tender, which tastes the most delicious.