What to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival?

"The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival; moxa sticks are placed on the door, and the house is filled with fragrance; rice dumplings are eaten and sugar is sprinkled; the dragon boat is launched into the water with great joy." The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, what should we eat during the Dragon Boat Festival? Zongzi, salted duck eggs, preserved eggs, etc. gradually appeared on the table and gradually became "frequent guests" on the dinner table.

1. Zongzi

2. Rice eel

3. Cake

4. Duck eggs

5. Ai Momo

6. Tea Eggs

In the Nanchang area of ??Jiangxi Province, boiled tea eggs and salted eggs are eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs include chicken eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs. The eggshells are painted red, packed in colorful mesh bags, and hung around the child's neck, which means to wish the child good luck and safety.

7. Garlic eggs

On the Dragon Boat Festival in rural areas of Henan, Zhejiang and other provinces, housewives get up very early and put the garlic and eggs prepared in advance Boil it and serve it as breakfast for the whole family. In some places, a few pieces of mugwort leaves are added when cooking garlic and eggs. Eat garlic, eggs, and fried steamed buns for breakfast. This eating method is said to avoid the "five poisons" and is good for health.

8. Jiandui

In Jinjiang area of ??Fujian Province, every household also eats "Jiandui" during the Dragon Boat Festival. The so-called jiandui is made of flour, rice flour or sweet potato flour and other ingredients into a thick paste, and then fried into a large piece in a pan. Legend has it that in ancient times, it was the rainy season in southern Fujian before the Dragon Boat Festival, and it rained continuously. Folks said that God had penetrated a hole and wanted to "repair the sky." After eating "Jiandui" during the Dragon Boat Festival, the rain stopped, and people said that the sky was repaired. This food custom comes from this.

9. Rice wine

"Qing Jia Lu" records: "Grind realgar powder, shavings of Pu root, and drink it with wine, it is called realgar wine." In other words, realgar wine is made from white wine. , blended with realgar. Why is such a simple drink so famous? This is probably related to the story of Bai Niangniang and Xu Xian. Bai Niangniang drank realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival and revealed her original snake body. Therefore, people probably believe that poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, etc. can be detoxified by realgar wine, and drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival can exorcise evil spirits and detoxify.

10. Eating noodle fans

In Minqin County, Gansu Province, people steam "noodle fans" on the Dragon Boat Festival. The noodle fan is made of steamed dough and is fan-shaped with 5 layers. Sprinkle each layer with finely ground cooked pepper, knead the surface into various patterns, and dye it with color, which is very beautiful. This food custom is said to have evolved from the custom of holding, selling and giving fans during the Dragon Boat Festival.

11. Eating pancakes

In Wenzhou area, every family still has the custom of eating pancakes during the Dragon Boat Festival. Pancakes are made from refined white flour and mixed into a paste. They are baked in a large, flat iron frying pan into translucent pancakes shaped like a full moon and as thin as silk. They are then made with mung bean sprouts, leeks, shredded pork, and shredded eggs. , mushrooms, etc. are used as fillings, rolled into a cylinder, and you can taste a variety of flavors when you bite into it.

12. Leaf dumplings

Features are soft, crisp and not sweet

Leaf dumplings are a festival food of Yulin people, especially during the Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival. Essential food. There are many legends about leaf cake that can no longer be verified. One thing that is certain is that it has a long history. Later, leaf cake gradually evolved into a popular local traditional snack in Yulin.