What is Laba porridge?
Laba porridge, also known as "Qibao Wuwei porridge", is made from a variety of ingredients. Its traditional ingredients include rice, millet, corn, coix seed, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts, longan and various beans (such as red beans, mung beans, soybeans, black beans, kidney beans, etc.). ). In the Song Dynasty, the custom of cooking and drinking porridge on Laba day gradually formed and continued to this day. Laba porridge has also become a traditional food enjoyed by the people every day.
The custom in Volume 11 of Fangxian Annals in Qing Dynasty said: "On the eighth day of Laba, rice, wheat beans and various fruits and vegetables are used as porridge, which is called Laba porridge. If there is anything false about the fruit tree, he will put the porridge on the hole with an axe and ask,' If it doesn't knot, the branches will break.' Call it "feeding trees". "
Benefits of Laba porridge
Millet is rich in phosphorus and magnesium, which can repair bones and regulate nerve and myocardial functions, and is very suitable for the elderly. When rice and millet are eaten together, protein complementation can be realized and amino acid composition is more balanced.
Red beans and mung beans are not only rich in B vitamins, but also contain high-quality plant protein. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, red beans have the functions of nourishing blood, clearing heat, invigorating spleen and benefiting stomach; Mung beans are rich in inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, which can supplement electrolytes in the body. The most important thing is that the skin of beans is rich in dietary fiber, which can improve gastrointestinal function and detoxify.
Peanut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, and its oil is not easy to be stored in the body, which can improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension. Lotus seeds have the function of nourishing kidney and calming nerves, and lotus plumule has the effect of dispelling fire, which is especially suitable for people with high work pressure.
Jujube has the function of invigorating qi and blood. When making Laba porridge, the sugar contained in jujube can improve the taste of Laba porridge, which tastes sweet and timid. The same is true of longan, which can improve the taste of eight-treasure porridge. In addition, longan also contains vitamin K, which has anticoagulant effect.