Eating Ciba on Xiaoxue Festival is a traditional folk custom in southern China. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, and it is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in southern China. It was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a folk saying that "October Ciba Lulu Burn", which refers to sacrificial events.

Ciba is made by putting cooked glutinous rice into a stone trough and mashing it with a stone hammer or reed. Generally, this kind of food can be called Ciba. This kind of snack can often be seen in southern ethnic groups, and it is a popular food in southern China.

Today, Ciba is still a must-have food for people all over South China before the Spring Festival every year. In some places, Ciba is made into large and small circles, symbolizing harvest, celebration and reunion. Some places are also called rice cakes, and this name also represents good luck. People often say: "rice cake, rice cake, long life."

Making method of Ciba

Ciba is made by steaming glutinous rice and stamping it with a special stone trough. It takes a lot of effort to make Ciba by hand, but it is soft and delicate and tastes excellent. There are pure glutinous rice, millet, glutinous rice mixed with millet and corn mixed with glutinous rice. In addition, glutinous rice and glutinous rice are ground into powder and poured into a carved wood carving mold, commonly known as "peeling". The making of Ciba is very labor-intensive and needs several people to make it together.

How to eat Ciba?

Generally, it is baked with charcoal fire, called burning Baba, sliced with vegetable soup, called boiling Baba, and fried with bacon, called frying Baba. Baba did a lot. If you can't finish eating it for a while, soak it in water tank, so it can be stored for 2 to 3 months without deterioration. You can eat Baba when transplanting rice. Some Tujia people who love to pay attention also wrap 1 pair of Polygonum cuspidatum leaves into 1 pair, and put sesame seeds and sugar in Baba, which tastes sweet and fragrant. Commonly known as "Polygonum cuspidatum leaf Baba".

Conclusion: The light snow solar terms, the decline in Yin Qi and the rise in Yang Qi, lead to the barrier between heaven and earth, the imbalance of yin and yang, the loss of vitality of everything, the occlusion of heaven and earth, and the turning into severe winter. At this time, people should pay attention to keep warm from the cold, pay attention to reasonable diet and warm up the kidneys, and the high calorie of Zanba can help people replenish their physical fitness in the cold winter.