1. Qingtuanzi During the Qingming Festival, there is a custom of eating Qingtuanzi in the south of the Yangtze River.

Green dumplings are made by mashing a wild plant called "wheat straw" and squeezing out the juice. The juice is then mixed and kneaded with the dried pure glutinous rice flour, and then the dumplings are made.

The filling center of the dumplings is made of fine sugar bean paste. When filling, a small piece of sugar lard is added.

After the dumplings are made, put them into a basket and steam them. When they come out of the basket, use a brush to evenly brush the cooked vegetable oil on the surface of the dumplings, and you're done.

2. Ai Cong (bǎn) There is an old saying among Hakka people, which is "eating Ai Cong before and after the Qingming Festival will keep you from getting sick all year round".

Ai Cong is a must-have traditional snack for Hakka people during Qingming Festival.

First, wash the picked fresh mugwort, put it in a pot and cook it, then remove it and drain the water. The water used to cook the mugwort should be reserved for later use.

Then chop the cooked mugwort into grass paste. The finer and more pulpy the grass paste is, the better.

After mincing the wormwood puree, use the water in which the wormwood was boiled, add glutinous rice flour and mix it into a dough.

Then wrap the prepared sesame, eyebrow beans, peanuts and other fillings into the dough, seal and shape it into a round or long shape, put it in a pot and steam it for 15-20 minutes before taking it out of the oven.

3. Warm Mushroom Buns Warm mushroom buns are a traditional snack in Taining.

The scientific name of the raw material of warm mushroom is rattleweed, also known as Buddha's ear. The local people call it warm mushroom grass.

Every year on the eve of the Qingming Festival, the fields are covered with sage grass, which is fluffy, fresh and tender. It is a good time for picking, and it is also a good season for making warm mushroom buns.

In Taining, there are some differences in making northern and southern slices of warm mushroom buns.

The southern piece is made from freshly picked mushrooms and is shaped like a full moon, similar to steamed buns; the northern piece is made from warm mushroom powder and is shaped like a crescent moon, more like dumplings.

The southern ones are usually eaten on the eve of the Qingming Festival. They are for fresh taste and don’t have too many rules.

4. Sanzi (sǎn) There is a custom of eating Sanzi during the Qingming Festival in various places in the north and south of my country.

"Sanzi" is a fried food that is crispy and delicate. It was called "Han Ju" in ancient times.

The custom of prohibiting fire and cold food during the Cold Food Festival is no longer popular in most parts of our country, but the dumplings related to this festival are deeply loved by the world.

There are differences between the north and the south in the popular dumplings in Han areas: the northern dumplings are generous and free-spirited, with wheat noodles as the main ingredient; the southern dumplings are delicate and delicate, mostly made with rice noodles.

5. Eggs Folk custom believes that if you eat an egg during Qingming Festival, you will have good health throughout the year.

The origin of eating eggs on Qingming Festival is the custom of banning fire in some areas during the pre-Qin Dynasty. Fire and cold food were banned for many days. Boiled eggs are the best food reserve to spend this period.

On Qingming Festival, in addition to eating eggs, you can also play with them. They are roughly divided into two types, one is "painting eggs" and the other is "carving eggs".

The colorfully painted eggs can be eaten; the "carved eggs" are for viewing only.

6. Zitui Mo "Zitui Mo", also known as Lao Momo, is similar to the helmet of an ancient military commander and weighs about 250-500 grams.

Eggs or dates are stuffed inside, and there is a topping on top.

The top is surrounded by veneer flowers.

Mianhua is a small steamed bun made of dough, in the shape of a swallow, insect, snake, rabbit or the Four Treasures of the Study.

The round "Zitui Mo" is specially for men to enjoy.

Married women eat strip-shaped steamed buns, while unmarried girls eat steamed buns.

Children have noodle flowers such as swallows, snakes, rabbits, and tigers.

"Big Tiger" is reserved for boys and is their favorite.

7. Pancakes: There is a folk proverb in Xiamen that says, "Eat pancakes during the Qingming Festival", which means that the whole family will get together to make pancakes and eat them after sweeping the tomb during Qingming Festival.

Today, most places in southern Fujian still retain such customs.

When old Xiamen people roll pancakes, they generally like to put some crispy seaweed, fried egg shreds, or apply a little chili sauce in the pancake skin. After rolling, it will be more delicious when eaten hot.

The various vegetables wrapped in it indicate that the seedlings will flourish and the livestock will thrive. In some areas, it is believed that eating pancakes wrapped with celery and leeks will make people work harder (celery) and live longer (leeks)

, the family business is more prosperous.