When it comes to Laba Festival, the first thought that most people think of is "drinking Laba porridge". It is said that China has been drinking Laba porridge for more than 1000 years, which first started in the Song Dynasty. On the day of Laba, whether it is the imperial court, the government, temples, or the people's homes, Laba porridge will be cooked. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became more popular.

2. Pickled laba garlic

In China, most northern areas have the custom of soaking garlic with vinegar on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is called "Laba garlic".

It is said that the word garlic in Laba garlic is homophonic with the word "calculate", which means that all firms have to collect accounts on this day and calculate the income and expenditure of this year, and we can see that the gains and losses, including foreign debts and foreign debts, have to be calculated clearly on this day, and "Laba calculate" is the way it is.

3, Laba tofu

"Laba Tofu" is a folk specialty in Ganxian County, Anhui Province. On the eve of the Spring Festival, Laba, that is, around the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household in Ganxian has to sun-dry tofu. People call this naturally sun-dried tofu Laba tofu.

4. Laba noodles

In some places in northern China where little or no rice is produced, people eat laba noodles instead of laba porridge. The next day, on the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the whole family will eat Laba noodles.