During the Qingming Festival, food customs from all over the country are full of customs. Qingming Festival is not only a day to remember ancestors, but also a festival to taste various delicacies.
Qingming customs vary from place to place, and the food culture is even more colorful, making it a feast for the tongue.
Let’s embark on a food journey and explore the unique charm of Qingming diet in various places!
Jiangnan Youth League: soft, glutinous, sweet and full of spring. During the Qingming Festival in the Jiangnan region, Youth League is the protagonist.
This round green dumpling is made from mugwort juice and glutinous rice flour. It is soft and chewy, sweet and delicious.
The fillings of Qingtuan are rich and diverse, including fresh meat, bean paste, vegetable meat, sesame, etc. Every bite is endless.
It is said that Qingtuan also has the meaning of warding off evil spirits and praying for blessings. It is a must-have delicacy for ancestor worship and outings during the Qingming Festival.
Northwest Cold Noodles: Warm the heart, warm the stomach, and recall old friends. In Shaanxi, Shanxi and other northwest regions, cold noodles are a traditional food during the Qingming Festival.
Hanshi noodles are thin noodles made of buckwheat flour or wheat flour. After being cooked, they are topped with sauteed noodles. The sauteed noodles are usually composed of mutton, eggs, tofu and other ingredients.
Cold food noodles are not only delicious, but also have a long history.
It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao ordered a ban on fire to avoid the plague, and people could only eat cold food. This is where cold food noodles come from.
Eating cold noodles during Qingming Festival is not only a way to pay homage to ancestors, but also to reminisce about history.
Northern egg bumping fun: full of fun and joy In northern regions such as Shandong and Hebei, there is an interesting custom during the Tomb Sweeping Day - egg bumping fun.
People dye hard-boiled eggs in various colors and then bump them against each other. Whoever's egg breaks will give his egg to the other person.
Egg bumper is not only fun, but also symbolizes happiness and good luck.
It is said that the sound the eggs make when they collide can scare away imps and bring good luck.
Southern Qingming Cake: Fragrant, soft and glutinous, it expresses longing for people in southern regions such as Fujian and Guangdong. Qingming Cake is a must-have delicacy during the Qingming Festival.
Qingming Kueh is a soft and glutinous snack made from glutinous rice flour. It comes in various shapes, including peach, round, diamond, etc.
The fillings of Qingming Kueh are also very rich, including mugwort, bean paste, pork, pickles, etc. When you bite into it, it will be soft and glutinous, alternately sweet and salty.
Qingming Kueh is not only a tribute to ancestors, but also a way for people to express their grief and thoughts.
Various Qingming dishes: Delicious and inherited customs. In addition to the above-mentioned special delicacies, there are many Qingming dishes in various places, such as snails from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, fish skin from Anhui, green vegetable and tofu soup from Hubei, mugwort dada from Hunan, Qingming dada from Sichuan, Yunnan
Flower cakes and so on.
These dishes are not only delicious, but also carry rich cultural connotations.
Cooking these dishes is not only the inheritance of Qingming customs, but also the memory and longing for the ancestors.
Conclusion During the Qingming Festival, what do you eat in various places?
The answers to this question are diverse and exciting.
From the Youth League in the south of the Yangtze River, to the cold food noodles in the northwest, to the egg banger in the north, to the Qingming Kueh and various Qingming dishes in the south, they all highlight the unique charm of Qingming customs in various places.
While tasting these delicacies, we also remember our ancestors, inherit culture, and feel the unique significance of Qingming Festival.