Custom food of Tanabata: appropriate fruits, glutinous rice strips, smart bud noodles, smart crisp and broad beans.

1, eat proper fruit.

Appropriate fruit should be the most suitable food for Tanabata. After all, it is also called Qixi Fruit, and it is also called Qiaoqi Fruit. It also looks beautiful on the outside, which is a pattern related to Qixi. This is a kind of pastry made of flour, named "Qiao Qi". This is an ancient woman who prayed to the Weaver Girl to give her a pair of skillful hands. Eating proper fruit in Chinese Valentine's Day can make Jojo realize his wish.

Step 2 eat rice noodles

In the past, Nanjing had the habit of eating glutinous rice on Tanabata, which was usually cooked at home. Made of glutinous rice flour, soybean flour and maltose water, kneaded into long round strips and fried in an oil pan. Finally, wrapped in sugar, it tastes fragrant and crisp, with a sweet aftertaste.

3, eat smart bud noodles

In some places, there will be the custom of eating smart bud noodles on Tanabata. This "bud" is actually a bean sprout. Bean sprout soup made of bean sprouts is used as the topping of noodles, and handmade noodles are used for noodles with clever buds. It is said that noodles are eaten on Tanabata, because noodles are soft and slender, which means that families are connected with each other. If you meet a magpie on this day, you can also give it two bowls of noodles to thank it for building a magpie bridge to meet the cowherd and the weaver girl.

Step 4 eat smart cakes

It is said that there were many Su Qiao in ancient times, which were generally sold by people. Folk pastry shops will make crisp candy similar to the image of women on Tanabata, and call it "capable people". Generally speaking, women will like to buy them to celebrate the meeting between Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Some women also pray for their own happiness. Eating smart cakes on Tanabata must be very happy in the future.

Step 5 eat broad beans

China has the custom of "parting beans and becoming attached" on Valentine's Day. On this day, neighbors and friends give each other broad beans, eat them and chat in the moonlight to commemorate their fate. After eating broad beans, there will be no more quarrels, and the previous grievances will disappear. This is also a good wish for the festival. I hope my life will be harmonious and beautiful, and there will be no quarrels, which reflects the tradition that China people attach importance to peace.