2. Amaranth: Amaranth is the most advanced 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.
3, the five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival-red oil duck eggs: red oil duck eggs are also one of the "five reds". Around Tomb-Sweeping Day, ordinary folk families began to pickle a batch of duck eggs, because at this time, "clear eggs are good for dinner". Duck eggs are preserved until the Dragon Boat Festival. They are moderately salty and just edible. The best salted duck egg red heart oil is a good product for calcium supplementation in summer.
4. Five Red Dragons-Lobster: Lobster has the shortest time to enter the five red dragons. It began to appear on the dining table of Nanjing people in the 1970s, gradually replacing "fried shrimp" and becoming the new favorite of the five red dragons. The amino acid composition of lobster is better than that of meat. It contains 8 kinds of essential amino acids which are necessary for human body but cannot be synthesized or insufficient in the body. It is rich in fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin D. ..
5, the five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival-realgar wine: The custom of drinking realgar wine is related to killing five poisons. Ancient people thought realgar could restrain snakes, scorpions and other insects. Realgar wine is a kind of wine brewed by grinding realgar into powder. Realgar, as a traditional Chinese medicine, can be used as an antidote and insecticide, so the ancients thought that realgar could restrain the five poisons.