2. Five reds: roast duck, amaranth, duck eggs, lobster and realgar wine;

3. Five poisons: snakes, spiders, scorpions, centipedes and geckos;

Dragon Boat Festival allusions:

Long ago, the Jade Emperor announced that poisonous insects in the sky could not go to the world until the first sound of spring thunder. At that time, the temperature of the world rose and poisonous insects would not freeze to death. At this time, the five poisonous insects were still too cold to come down to earth, so they agreed to go to harm the world together when the weather was warm during the Dragon Boat Festival. These five poisonous insects are snakes, spiders, scorpions, centipedes and geckos. As soon as they arrived at the door of a family, they heard the hostess say, eat quickly, this is the five poisons of frying.

After listening to the ruling, he was shocked. When he looked at the window, he saw five kinds of red dishes on the table. When he saw it, he thought it was his own kind. He was scared out of his wits and fled. This year, people here rarely encounter the five poisons. Since then, people have eaten five kinds of red vegetables on the Dragon Boat Festival to scare off those poisonous pests and hope that they will not enter their homes.

Extended data:

Lobster is the "new favorite" of five reds.

It is understood that lobster was introduced to the dining table of Nanjing people in the 1970s. In recent years, it has replaced "fried shrimp" and become the new favorite among the "five reds". "According to the Jiangsu Folk Records, there is a saying of' Twelve Red' in northern Jiangsu, represented by Yangzhou. All dishes are red, such as' red amaranth', and dishes are made red, such as' braised pork',' fried shrimp' and' roasted goose'. Since the early 1970 s, lobsters have climbed onto the table and become a delicious meal. Therefore, many people have begun to use lobsters instead of oil-fried shrimps. "

Ten miles are different, and Suzhou is the representative water town in the south of the Yangtze River. The Dragon Boat Festival is characterized by "five whites", namely, white cut meat, white chopped chicken, white tofu, white garlic and water bamboo.

References:

People's Network-Exploring the Dragon Boat Festival Diet "Eating Five Red" to Drive Out "Five Poisons"

References:

People's Network-Dragon Boat Festival custom: eat zongzi, light realgar and race dragon boats.