First place: Zongzi

Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is the most popular custom. Throughout the ages, regardless of the south or the north, eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception. It seems that Zongzi is definitely the well-deserved first place.

"Zongzi is fragrant, and the kitchen is fragrant. Folium Artemisiae Argyi smells fragrant. Peach branches are inserted in the grating, and you can see the wheat yellow when you go out. It's sunny here, sunny there and sunny everywhere. " The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has a long history.

Second place: salted duck eggs

Of course, salted duck eggs are indispensable in the list of eight Dragon Boat Festival foods. The custom of eating salted duck eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, and it is said that it began in Jiangnan area. The ancients thought that salted duck eggs were shaped like hearts, and eating salted duck eggs could protect the spirit from heat and poison, so it has become a custom in many places to eat salted duck eggs and give them to others during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Third place: Monopterus albus

After selection, Monopterus albus is also among the top eight Dragon Boat Festival food lists. The tradition of eating Monopterus albus on Dragon Boat Festival has been passed down in many places in southern China, especially in Jianghan Plain. It is understood that Northeast China also has the custom of eating Monopterus albus during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Fourth place: realgar wine

Among the eight traditional delicacies of Dragon Boat Festival, realgar wine must also be on the list. The custom of drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival is quite popular in the Yangtze River valley. There is an old saying: "Drinking realgar wine keeps all diseases away." "Jia Qinglu" records: "It is called realgar wine to grind realgar and pollen typhae into powder and drink it with wine."

So realgar wine is made from white wine and realgar. Folk believe that realgar can inhibit snakes, scorpions and other insects, so many places still follow the custom of drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Fifth place: mung bean cake

Mung bean cake is a traditional food of the Dragon Boat Festival, and its traditional food list is beyond doubt. The custom of eating mung bean cakes on the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, and it is said that it is to commemorate Wu Zixu, the doctor of the State of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

The word "cake" in mung bean cake is homophonic with the word "high", which has a beautiful meaning of flourishing and rising step by step. Therefore, people in many places should not only eat mung bean cakes during the Dragon Boat Festival, but also bring a few boxes when visiting relatives and friends to convey good wishes and pray for safety and health.