What are the main features of Tujia diet?
Dietary culture reflects the way, process and function of people in their daily diet. It is a nation's custom, thought and philosophy based on diet. At the same time, the diet of a place is also affected by the environment and productivity. In Tujia culture, diet has a heavy regional color. Outside of meals, rice with corn is the most common. Rice with corn flour is mainly mixed with some rice and cooked in a pot or steamed in a wooden retort. Sometimes I also eat bean rice, that is, mung beans, peas and rice are cooked together to eat. Baba and Tuanxiang are also the seasonal staple foods of Tujia people, and some even eat them until planting seedlings. In the past, sweet potato was always regarded as a staple food in many areas, and it is still a standing food in some areas after winter. The main feature of Tujia cuisine is sour and spicy. Every family in Tujia diet has a sauerkraut jar for pickling sauerkraut, which is almost inseparable from meals. Sauteed meat with sour peppers is regarded as delicious. Pepper is not only a dish, but also a condiment that cannot be separated from every meal. For example, in the transplanting season, it is necessary to add a "premature" meal in the morning, which is mostly snacks such as glutinous rice dumplings or mung bean powder. It is said that eating glutinous rice balls for "premature" meals means a bumper harvest and good luck. Tujia people also like to eat oil tea soup. Tujia people attach great importance to traditional festivals, especially the Spring Festival. At that time, every household will kill Nian pig, dye it red and green, and dry it to make mung bean powder, cook rice wine or suck wine. Pork dish is an indispensable dish for Tujia people to celebrate the New Year and the holidays. Every year, the second day of the second lunar month is called "Society Day", at which time you will have a society meal. Eat zongzi on Duanyang Festival. Glutinous rice Baba is one of the most popular foods among Tujia people. Baba is played on the Double Ninth Festival, and my daughter "sits on the moon" to send Baba, and she throws Baba on the beam when repairing the house. Gifts to relatives and friends in festivals are generally exchanged. In addition to glutinous rice Baba, there are sorghum Baba, millet Baba and corn Baba.