The traditional custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is to eat "five yellow, three white and one red".

1. Five Yellow Moons

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of May. May was called the "Five Yellow Moons" in ancient times because poisonous insects and snakes often appeared near homes in this month. Infested by these "five poisonous things", people will eat five yellows during the Dragon Boat Festival.

1. Realgar wine

Realgar is an orange-yellow ore. Realgar powder can be added to wine to make realgar wine. Nowadays, realgar wine is rare, and people will use yellow rice wine with a similar color as a substitute for realgar wine. Rice wine is an ancient grain wine in my country. It has a rich aroma and a mellow and sweet taste. It is suitable for drinking during the Dragon Boat Festival.

2. Monopterus eel

Monopterus eel is also called eel. The eels on the market now are basically cultured in artificial ponds. However, even if there are many people breeding them, the price of eel has always been high. Relatively high, especially around the Dragon Boat Festival, when the market demand is large, the price of eel is relatively high.

3. Old cucumber

The skin of old cucumber is golden and the flavor is stronger than that of young cucumber. It is particularly sweet and delicious when stewed with eel.

4. Salted duck egg yolk

Every May, the salted duck eggs that people have marinated in advance are almost ready. During this season, boiled salted duck eggs are particularly appetizing to eat with porridge or rice. Good salted duck eggs are golden yellow and oily, which matches the color of five yellows. Therefore, people often eat salted duck egg yolks during the Dragon Boat Festival.

5. Yellow croaker (yellow plum, yellow apricot)

In coastal areas, seafood is indispensable in daily ingredients. At the Dragon Boat Festival, one of their five yellow croakers is small yellow croaker and large yellow croaker. Yellow croaker is golden in appearance and looks festive. In addition, yellow croaker is delicious and perfect to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival. In areas where yellow croaker is not produced, people will use other foods instead, such as yellow plums, yellow apricots, etc., which are all seasonal fruits and are suitable for the occasion.

Two and three whites

Three whites are simpler than five yellows. They are white cut meat, salted duck egg albumen, and wild rice. White-cut meat is boiled in plain water, sliced, and eaten with seasonings. This is a hard dish that is indispensable on the dining table. After eating the yolk of the salted duck egg, the protein cannot be wasted. It is more delicious to eat the two together. As for wild rice, it is an aquatic vegetable.

Three, one red

This red refers to red vegetables. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the only red vegetables are red amaranth. Many people plant a piece of it in their vegetable garden and eat it whenever they want. It is very fresh. Red amaranth is red in color, looks very cheerful, and can also add color to the dining table.