Aiba, white chopped chicken.

1. "Aiba" is a snack eaten throughout Ding'an, Hainan during the Lantern Festival. It is made of glutinous rice flour and various fillings, usually sesame, peanuts, shredded coconut, etc.

The appearance is mostly green in color, and it is wrapped in a shell made of coconut leaves. The skin of the moxa cake is steamed through, and when you take a bite, it is soft and sweet, with a light fragrance.

2. For Hainanese, the Lantern Festival is the end of the Spring Festival, and its status is second only to New Year’s Eve and Spring Festival.

, many areas in Hainan will kill chickens to worship their ancestors on this day, to thank their ancestors for their protection in the past year, and to pray that the whole family will be healthy and work smoothly in the coming year, and that the family can always be reunited.

On the Lantern Festival dinner table, of course, Hainanese delicacy White Chicken is indispensable.