Introduction: Every time before the annual Dragon Boat Festival arrives, almost all families in my country will prepare traditional Dragon Boat Festival food in advance. The more common ones include rice dumplings. By then, every household without exception will prepare them. There is the fragrance of palm leaves, but apart from that, what other foods must be eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival? Let’s introduce the traditional foods to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Traditional Dragon Boat Festival delicacies are inseparable from rice dumplings, but in addition to rice dumplings, there are many seasonal foods during the Dragon Boat Festival. For example, during the Dragon Boat Festival, there is the custom of eating "five yellow, five red, five white" and other foods. In addition to the legend, it is mainly because these foods are seasonal delicacies in summer.

Zongzi

Eating Zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is a well-known thing among women and children. When we were young, we all learned about Qu Yuan’s story from our teachers and relatives. Eating Zongzi is also a way to commemorate it. Qu Yuan. The patriotic poet Qu Yuan was dissatisfied with the political darkness at that time and threw himself into the Miluo River. In order to prevent his body from being eaten by fish and shrimps, people threw eggs and glutinous rice into the river. Later, it gradually developed into the custom of eating rice dumplings every Dragon Boat Festival. The fragrant and glutinous rice dumplings are chewy and sweet in the mouth, and also have the fragrance of rice dumpling leaves. Of course, the customs of the north and the south are different. There has been a debate on whether the rice dumplings should be eaten sweet or salty, and no result has been reached yet.

Five yellows

"You must eat five yellows during the Dragon Boat Festival. Loquat stone heads are a new taste. Cucumbers are good with yellow plums, and they are more fragrant with realgar liquor." "Five yellows" are eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas "Customs. The Dragon Boat Festival five yellows in the Jiangnan tradition refers to eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted egg yolk and realgar wine (realgar is poisonous and is now replaced by rice wine).

Five reds

It is said that eating five reds during the Dragon Boat Festival can drive away the five poisons and ward off evil spirits throughout the summer. However, the contents of the five reds vary from place to place. The most common feature of these foods is that they turn red after being cooked. The five reds are generally red amaranth, lobster, red oil duck eggs, roast duck, and eel. In fact, whether it is five red or five yellow, it is mainly to dispel heat and ward off evil spirits.

Five Whites

In water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, represented by Suzhou, the specialty of the Dragon Boat Festival is to eat five whites. The five whites usually only include wild rice, white chopped chicken, white tofu, white cut meat, and white garlic.

The food culture of various places during the Dragon Boat Festival

Jianghan Plain: Eating eel

Every Dragon Boat Festival in my country’s Jianghan Plain, eel must be eaten. . Monopterus eel is also known as eel, long fish, etc. The eel during the Dragon Boat Festival is round and plump, the meat is tender and delicious, and it is rich in nutrients. It not only tastes good, but also has nourishing functions. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "eel competes with ginseng during the Dragon Boat Festival".

Gansu: Eating Noodle Fans

In Minqin County, Gansu Province, steamed "noodle fans" are cooked 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.

Nanchang, Jiangxi: Eating tea eggs

In the Nanchang area of ??Jiangxi, 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.

Changwu: Eat yellow croaker and "white turtle"

In the Changwu area, the lunch on the Dragon Boat Festival is relatively rich. People in Changwu celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, regardless of Rich or poor, they want to buy yellow croaker (kingfish) and eat "white turtle". The so-called "white turtle" is the goose. There is a proverb in the Dongmen area of ??"buying yellow croaker in a pot". In the 1950s and 1960s, yellow croaker was promoted by the government as "patriotic yellow croaker" and was eaten as rice fish during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Ningyuan, Hunan: Eat fried blood duck and stuffed tofu

The Dragon Boat Festival in Ningyuan, Hunan is mainly celebrated by killing ducks. The reason is that from the Qingming Festival to the Dragon Boat Festival, the water and grass are at their peak. When the food is rich, natural foods such as geese, ducks, and snails are abundant, the ducks all grow strong, and the duck meat has thin and tender skin. It is the most delicious at this time.