Things to eat during Qingming Festival include: 1. Green dumplings.
During the Qingming Festival, there is a custom of eating green dumplings in Jiangnan area.
Qingtuanzi is a dumpling made from a wild plant called "wheat straw" which is mashed and squeezed to extract the juice.
Green dumplings are as green as jade, waxy, tough and soft, with a fragrant fragrance.
2. Warm mushroom buns.
Warm mushroom buns are a traditional specialty snack in Taining. The scientific name of the raw material for warm mushrooms is rattlesnake grass, also known as Buddha's ear. The locals 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.