The ingredients of Lapa congee vary from place to place. There are with the eighth day, to eight things mixed cooking. Among them, rice, carrots, green vegetables, for the indispensable three treasures. In addition, there are peanuts (or soybeans), lotus seeds, white fruits, tofu or oil tofu, taro, and other ingredients. If you want to add more ingredients, you can put Sichuan fungus, red dates, vegetarian bean cakes, not vegetarian ham and mushrooms.

All over China, the pattern of Lapa congee, competing with each other, there are many varieties. Among them to Beijing's most elaborate, adulterated in the white rice in more items, such as dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, cinnamon, hazelnuts, grapes, white fruits, horn, green silk, roses, red beans, peanuts ...... total of no less than twenty kinds.

Ordinary people making Lapa congee, do not have to be so careful, but want to do a good job, at least 8 kinds of raw materials.

Rice is essential, and it's best to choose glutinous rice, which feels more flavorful and sticky. There are more rice and glutinous rice than other ingredients.

Other raw materials can be based on their own favorite to choose, love to eat grains and cereals can choose rice, millet, rice, barley rice, red beans, broad beans, etc., like the dried fruit on more chestnuts, dates, walnuts, cinnamon, etc., if you want to be more creative, add some tofu is also not a lot of flavor.

In addition, in addition to Laha congee, folk have the custom of pickling Laha garlic on that day, especially in the north of China. Peel the garlic cloves, put them into a jar or bottle that can be sealed, then pour in vinegar and seal the mouth. To the New Year's Eve day to open the seal, the garlic cloves green as jasper, is to eat dumplings the best condiments, mixed with cold dishes can also be used, the flavor is unique.