Chinese Valentine's Day's food: proper fruit, glutinous rice noodles, qiaoya noodles, qiaosu and broad beans.

1. proper fruit

proper fruit should be the most appropriate food for Tanabata. After all, it is also known as Tanabata Fruit, also called Qiqiao Fruit. Its appearance also looks beautiful, which is a pattern related to Qixi. It is a pastry made of flour, named "Qiqiao". It is an ancient woman who prayed that the Weaver Girl would give her a pair of skillful hands. Eating proper fruit in Chinese Valentine's Day, Qiaoqiao can realize his wish.

2. Jiangmi Tiao

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

3. Qiaoya noodles

This "bud" is actually bean sprouts. Bean sprout soup made of bean sprouts is used as the topping of noodles, and handmade noodles are used for noodles with qiaoya noodles. It is said that noodles are eaten on Tanabata, because the noodles are soft and slender, which means that the family is connected with each other. If you meet a magpie on this day, you can also give it two noodles to thank it for building a magpie bridge to meet the cowherd and the weaver girl.

4. Qiaosu

It is said that there were many Qiaosu in ancient times, which were generally sold by the people. Folk pastry shops will make crisp candy with a similar image to that of women on Tanabata, and call it "homo habilis". Generally, women will like to buy them to celebrate the meeting between the cowherd and the weaver girl. Some women will also pray for their own happiness. Eating smart cakes on Tanabata must be very happy in the future.

5. Broad beans

Chinese Valentine's Day has the custom of "separating beans and becoming attached". 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 quarrel, and the previous grievances will disappear. This is also a good wish for the festival. I hope that life will be harmonious and beautiful, and there will be no quarrel, which reflects the tradition that China people value peace.