Xiayuanjie gourmet

1 Baba

As the Hakka saying goes: "In October, Baba is burning." In some places, there are also eating customs such as making rice cakes on the next Yuan Festival. Ciba is made by steaming the glutinous rice, putting it in a stone mortar and using a pestle hammer. Bazin has many ways to eat, and the seasonings are also very particular, such as fried bean paste and sesame paste.

2, hemp rot bag

Xiayuan Festival in Hakka area in western Fujian is also called "Winter Festival". In rural areas, rice fruits, rice cakes and taro buns are often cooked, which is called "tidying up the winter". Hemp steamed buns symbolize the burden of sending cold clothes, which is said to commemorate the loyalty and integrity of Meng Jiangnv who sent cold clothes thousands of miles away. Hemp rot is made of hemp seeds and yellow rice, and can be steamed into steamed bread with radish, potato and gourd as fillings.

3, red bean paste bone flower

During the Spring Festival in Beijing, every household should make "red bean paste and bone flowers". "Red bean paste" is red bean paste stuffing, and "red bean paste bone flower" is red bean paste steamed stuffed bun. Now this kind of red bean paste steamed stuffed bun, which can be eaten all year round, was a seasonal food in October in Mengdong of Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago.

4, sticky bean bag

Sticky bean bag, also known as soybean bag or bean bag, is a kind of bean paste bag food originated from Manchu. In the next Yuan Festival, there is a custom of making soybeans for eating in Manchu areas.

5. Taro buns

Taro steamed stuffed bun is one of the classic cuisines of Hakka people. Taro steamed stuffed bun is often made in rural areas on the next Yuan Festival. There is a folk saying: "Eat taro buns and make a fortune with gold and silver". Taro balls are steamed from taro or potatoes. Taro, also known as taro, is sweet and flat, which can benefit the spleen and stomach, but it should not be eaten more every time, nor should people with abdominal distension and qi stagnation.

What traditional food do you eat on the next Yuan Festival?

6, cuttlefish

Cuttlefish just came into the market in 10. It is delicious and rich in nutrition. Every100g contains13g of protein, only 0.7g of fat, and also contains carbohydrates, group A and B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other substances necessary for human body. It is a nutritious food with high protein and low fat. It is suggested to make cuttlefish soup with cuttlefish, mushrooms, black fungus and laver. Winter can enhance immunity.

7, rice fruit

Rice fruit is a kind of rice snack food with rice as the main raw material and made according to different processes and formulas. Shennong is known as the "owner of grains" in Chaozhou, and the next Yuan Festival is also the birthday of the owner of grains. In Chaoshan area, food such as "sharp shoulders" and "ears of grain" symbolizing farm tools and grains should be steamed to worship grain owners.

8. Lotus root

At the next Yuan Festival, the autumn dryness is not over yet, and the winter cold has just begun. Eating some lotus roots can nourish yin and clear away heat, moisten dryness and quench thirst, and clear the heart and soothe the nerves. At the same time, lotus root is warm and has the effect of contracting blood vessels. Eating more can nourish the lungs and blood. Fresh lotus root is also rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, which is easier to digest after cooking. You can make a winter health soup with radish and corn in the next Lantern Festival.

9. numbness

Masi is a special snack made of glutinous rice, sesame and sugar. Before and after the next Yuan Festival, there will be people who pick up and sell sesame seeds in the old town of Wenzhou. Because the local dialect "nothing" and "nothing" sound the same, both mean nothing, and it means that relatives are safe and everything goes well, so it is very popular with everyone.

Yam 10

Yam has many functions, such as invigorating spleen and stomach, nourishing kidney and essence, and benefiting lung. It is a nutritious vegetable suitable for all seasons. Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which is beneficial to digestion and absorption; Yam contains a lot of mucins, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall and prevent cardiovascular diseases. Yam porridge and yam soup are very popular health foods.

The custom of the next yuan festival

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Next Yuan Festival is also one of the fasting dates stipulated in the Taoist fasting law. Taoism believes that everything that depends on divine power, such as praying for blessings, overcoming disasters, pulling out hardships, atoning for sins, seeking longevity, prolonging life, crossing over and so on. , it should be lent. There are two ways to practice fasting: one is just three, and the other is to provide fasting. That is, set up an altar to fast and soak in the gods to avoid disaster. There were nine ways to set up altars in ancient times: the upper three altars were set up by the state, the middle three altars by officials and the lower three altars by scholars. Later generations gradually relaxed their altars. Because fasting can "accumulate virtue and heal wounds"; 2. go on a diet. Before the sacrifice, the ancients had to bathe and change clothes, not to drink or eat meat, so as to keep the outside clean and the inside empty, to show sincerity and respect. This is fasting. Fasting can "make life with God"; Three-hearted fasting-fasting can be "quiet and peaceful" The other category is slightly larger than nine: one coarse grain, two vegetables, three diets, four refined foods, five teeth, six light foods, seven sure foods, eight energetic foods and nine fetal foods. In addition, all ceremonies, such as chanting, confession and sacrifice, are also included in the scope of fasting.

Enjoy ancestor worship.

With the passage of the sun and the moon, the Next Yuan Festival gradually evolved into a traditional festival offering rich dishes, offering sacrifices to ancestors and the dead, and praying for prosperity. Enjoying ancestor worship is first of all the embodiment of ancestor belief, and human belief in ancestors is human worship of themselves. Believing in ancestors, offering sacrifices to ancestors and expressing piety to their souls, one purpose is to pray for them to protect future generations. The emergence of ancestor worship is related to the ancient concept of soul belief. Primitive people think that everything has a soul, and the human soul exists independently of the body. Because human beings regard themselves as dual structures in primitive beliefs, that is, body structure and soul structure, they think that the body can die and the soul will live forever, which is the concept of "the soul will not die". It is this view of human soul that leads to the prevalence of ancestor worship custom. In order to pray for the souls of ancestors to bless their descendants and avoid disasters and misfortunes, people hold sacrificial activities for their ancestors. Generally speaking, the method of ancestor worship is ancestral hall, which is owned by the state, and there are ancestral halls and family temples among the people. Through sacrifice, people pray for prosperity. There are different customs in offering sacrifices to ancestors and seeking happiness all over the country. In Zouxian County, Shandong Province, a special banquet will be held to worship the ancestors on the day of the next Yuan Festival. In ningyuan county, Hunan Province, before and after the next Yuan Festival, there will be a meeting to welcome the gods.