1. Zongzi

Zongzi, also known as Zongzi, is mainly made of glutinous rice and fillings, and is wrapped with Ruo leaves (or Zong leaves, Zong leaves, etc.) , various shapes, mainly sharp-angled, square-shaped, etc. Zongzi has a long history. It was originally used as a tribute to ancestors and gods. The names are different in the north and the south. The north produces millet and uses millet to make rice dumplings, which are shaped like horns. In ancient times, they were called "corner millet" in the north.

Due to the different eating habits in different places, rice dumplings have formed the northern and southern flavors; in terms of taste, rice dumplings can be divided into two categories: salty rice dumplings and sweet rice dumplings.

There are many kinds of rice dumplings. In terms of fillings, in the north there are Beijing date rice dumplings with jujubes; in the south there are various fillings such as mung beans, pork belly, bean paste, eight treasures, ham, mushrooms, egg yolks, etc. Among them Represented by Guangdong bacon rice dumplings and Zhejiang Jiaxing rice dumplings.

2. Realgar wine

Realgar wine is white wine or rice wine made from realgar ground into powder. It is a drink for the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Realgar needs to be dried in the sun, sometimes from the first to the fifth day of May.

It is said that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, people in Qu Yuan's hometown threw rice dumplings and salted eggs into the river one after another in order to prevent the dragon from eating Qu Yuan's body. An old doctor took a jar of realgar wine and poured it into the river, saying it could stun the dragon and protect Qu Yuan. After a while, a dragon really floated on the water.

So people pulled the dragon ashore, pulled its tendons, peeled its skin, and then wrapped the dragon's tendons around the children's wrists and necks, and then rubbed realgar wine on the seven orifices, thinking that this would be enough. Keep children safe from insects and snakes.

It is said that this is the origin of drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival. So far, many places in our country have the habit of drinking realgar wine.

3. Five yellows

There is a custom of eating "five yellows" during the Dragon Boat Festival among the folk in Jiangnan, China. "Five Yellows" refers to eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted duck egg yolk and realgar wine. There are also other opinions that salted duck eggs can be replaced with soybeans. ?

In the myth and legend "The Legend of the White Snake", the White Snake drinks realgar wine and reveals the original shape of a snake's body. Therefore, people believe that poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, etc. can be eliminated by realgar wine. Drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival can expel evil spirits, detoxify, and maintain good health. According to folklore, eating Wuhuang at noon can better drive away toxins and avoid evil spirits.

4. Da Gao

The Da Gao (獍粑) of the Han, Buyi, Tujia and other ethnic groups in southern China is made from steamed and pounded glutinous rice. There are various kinds of food, some with fillings and some without fillings, and because of the different popular regions, they naturally have local characteristics, and the ways of eating them are also diverse.

Most popular in southern China, such as Guizhou, Chongqing, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi and other provinces and cities, and also in Huangchuan in Henan, Jiujiang in Jiangxi, and Wuyishan in Fujian It is the most popular, and the practice in Wuzhou, Guangxi is the most special. It is also available in southern Anhui, mainly during the Double Ninth Festival, as a festival food for guests to taste.

5. Jiandui

Jiandui, a traditional snack. It is called Ma Tuan in North China, Ma Yuan in Northeast China, Zhenbao in Hainan, and Youdui in Guangxi. It is a type of Chinese fried pasta. Since it is popular in Guangdong, it is also a type of Guangdong oil cooker.

Jiandui has unique flavor and exquisite production. Golden in color, round and hollow in appearance, fragrant and crispy in taste, enlarged and round in size, thin and crispy in skin, yet soft and sticky, and sweet and delicious in filling. It has the meaning of reunion and sweetness.