Because there is a saying that eating porridge early means an early harvest in the coming year. Drinking Laba porridge in the morning also means an early and abundant harvest in the coming year.

Every year during the Laba Festival, people start to prepare Laba ingredients and cook Laba porridge the night before. They wait until the next morning to eat it. They can also share it with relatives, friends and neighbors, but not after noon. Because there is a saying that "eat porridge early and harvest food early next year." It means there will be a good harvest in the coming year. Laba porridge, as the customary food of Laba, not only has its allusions, but also its real meaning. During Laba Seventh and Laba Festival, the temperature is the lowest in the year, and people's physiques become weaker. The rich nutrition of a simple Laba porridge can also enhance human immunity and improve the human body's cold tolerance index.

How to make Laba porridge:

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Wash black rice, glutinous rice and wheat kernels with clean water and soak them.

3. Soak peanuts, lotus seeds, red dates, mung beans, red beans, and barley separately for about 10 minutes and set aside.

4. Peel the longan and wash the pulp and set aside.

5. Pour the soaked peanuts, lotus seeds and red dates into the porridge pot.

6. Add beans, all rice, longan, and rock sugar.

7. Turn on the heat and cook the porridge. After the pot boils, continue cooking on low heat.

8. Cook the porridge and put it into a container.