Abstract: The main food crop in southern Fujian is rice, so people’s staple food is rice. People in southern Fujian like to use the can rice of early rice to cook dry rice, the japonica rice of late rice to cook porridge, and the glutinous rice to make some ceremonial foods.

However, due to some differences in the specific environments of various places, the eating methods of different places are also slightly different.

In the coastal areas of southern Fujian, probably because there are more people and less land, and there are many dry lands and sandy lands, people usually eat porridge commonly known as "mi" in the morning and evening, and simmered dry rice commonly known as "grain rice" at noon.

Eat more sweet potato porridge or dried sweet potato porridge, commonly known as "sweet potato mince" or "sweet potato mince".

Let’s follow this article to learn more about the characteristics of Xiamen’s food culture!

Xiamen people have the habit of drinking morning tea.

Tea is called "tea rice", which is on the same level as rice; drinking tea is called "eating tea", which is on the same level as eating.

During the Republic of China, there were thirty or forty tea houses and tea shops in Xiamen urban area. Cigarette stalls and grocery stores also sold tea.

It is a common practice for people to drink tea, some at home and some at the "tea table".

The so-called tea tables usually set up a few tables and benches in small shops in alleys to serve tea for customers. This custom began in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

The tea table is often a place for "talking about ancient times".

Sip a pot of tea slowly and listen to the "Talking Ancient Immortal" talk about "Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin"; you can also often hear a lot of strange things, folklore, and the latest news.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, there were tea gardens larger than Cha Zhunzai, such as the "Chinese Tea Garden".

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were collectively operated "tea rooms" and "tea people's homes".

After 1979, teahouses, teahouses, and teahouses opened one after another; many hotels and restaurants also offer morning tea, afternoon tea, and evening tea.

When having morning tea at home or at the tea table, there are often "tea accessories" (that is, tea snacks), such as fried dough sticks, fried dates, steamed buns or other pastries, which can replace breakfast.

Refreshments for self-use or entertaining guests include peanut cakes, tribute candies, candied fruits, etc., mainly desserts.

By the 1980s and 1990s, morning tea or afternoon tea and evening tea in hotels and restaurants had evolved into flavored snacks, including Fujian, Guangdong and Hong Kong styles, and had become a new way of communication and folk activities.

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Drinking Customs During festivals, Xiamen people have the custom of drinking.

During the Spring Festival, it is an old custom in Xiamen to drink spring wine to welcome the spring.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, "drink realgar wine and rub it on the top of the head, nose, walls of the room, and under the bed to remove the five poisons."

Some people use realgar wine to soak the shochu and sprinkle it all over the environment and humid places during the Dragon Boat Festival to kill mosquitoes and flies. They even use realgar wine to write "Jian Er" on yellow paper and stick it on the back of the door to prevent the invasion of evil spirits.

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people make cakes, drink wine, and admire the moon.

When drinking reunion wine on New Year's Eve, the whole family should drink some. Those who don't know how to drink can use tea instead of wine.

The elderly often follow ancient customs and drink "Tusu wine" or "Wujiapi wine".

Tusu wine is made by soaking traditional Chinese medicines such as Chishu, Guixin, Fangfeng, Platycodon, Shouwu, and Adzuki Bean. "Drink it on New Year's Day to ward off all unhealthy influences such as epidemics and diseases."

Acanthopanax bark wine "soaked in Acanthopanax bark and some medicines, all have magical effects".

When getting engaged, there is an "engagement wine"; when getting married, there is a "wedding wine", and there is also a "cup of wine" when entering the bridal chamber.

When giving birth to a boy or a girl, there are "full moon" (half month), "four months", and "duji" (one year old) celebrations, all of which are held at a "wedding banquet".

There is also a "longevity wine" for birthday celebrations.

"Library wine" sprinkled on the ground in front of Lingqian's tomb.

In the life process of birth, old age, illness and death, it has become an old custom to drink alcohol.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, drinking customs were abolished to some extent but not to others.

In addition, there are also "shunfeng wine" for farewell and "cleansing wine" for welcome back, which are all folk wine customs.

Making friends over a glass of wine and making peace over a glass of wine is also a Xiamen drinking custom.

It is recorded in the old records: "When the negative energy comes into contact, the anger can be eliminated with a glass of wine." Every festive banquet must have wine, "there is no banquet without wine."

Therefore, the banquet is called a banquet, and the first glass of wine must be drunk with red wine (wine), which means "red event". This custom continues to this day.

Drinking is also required at funerals. "Wine is served at the beginning of the funeral to invite guests." Offering sacrifices to ghosts, worshiping gods, and worshiping the dead are also inseparable from wine.

Use wine as a tonic and call medicinal wine as tonic wine.

Many families make their own medicinal wine according to the recipe.

Whenever the cold solar terms are tonic, you should drink some tonic wine, especially older people, who usually drink a small amount.

Pregnant women generally drink "old wine".

"Laojiu" is brewed from glutinous rice. It has low alcohol content, high nutrition, fragrant taste and sweet taste.

Children in Xiamen also need to take supplements during their puberty period (commonly known as "growing up").

Mixing some "old wine" or "medicinal wine" into stews such as chicken, duck, ribs, etc., is considered to be a supplement.

The wedding banquet pays attention to etiquette. The groom's parents will first give a welcome speech, and then raise a toast. The first glass is red wine.

Chicken soup is a must at the banquet. As soon as this chicken dish is served, the bride and groom will go to each banquet to toast.

If the groom or bride does not drink much, the "groom's companion" or "bride's companion" can drink on their behalf.

Parents of both parties also go to the banquet of close relatives or peers to toast to express their gratitude after the bridegroom and bride toast.

Other guests also toasted to the bride and groom and their parents.

Pouring wine is done as a courtesy.

This is what "seven percent tea and eight percent wine" means.

The often said "full on top, full on top" is just eight minutes of pouring.

"There are no three things that are not rites."

At a banquet, the first cup is a toast, the second cup is a saying that good things come in pairs, and the third cup is a so-called "no three" rule.

This is also what is often said at banquets, "after three rounds of drinking".

When offering sacrifices to the heaven and earth, and worshiping ghosts and gods, you can also dip your thumb and middle finger in the wine glass, and then flick it three times to the sky or once each upward, forward, and backward to complete the ritual.

Food Customs Daily Food Customs Xia proverb: "Look for three meals a day, and a night's sleep."