Eight-treasure rice is a traditional name of the Han nationality, and it is popular in all parts of the country, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. Its color is very bright, and it tastes soft and delicious. Naturally, it is also a popular beet in New Year's Eve dishes.
Its preparation method is to steam glutinous rice, mix it with sugar, oil and osmanthus, pour it into a container filled with red dates, coix seed, lotus seeds, longan and other fruit materials, steam it, and then pour the sugar marinade. After thousands of years, this dish has spread all over the country, with bright and beautiful color, soft and sweet quality, and is a delicacy at banquets. Due to local customs, tastes are different and materials are different, but their cooking methods and flavors are basically similar.
Basic implication
The early eight-treasure rice was made by mixing steamed glutinous rice with sugar and lard, adding some fruit materials such as lotus seeds, red dates, preserved kumquat, longan meat, honey cherries, honey wax gourd, coix seed rice and melon seeds, and sprinkling red and green plum shreds. Beautiful color, smell and meaning: Lotus seeds are transformed from the harmony in the eight treasures, symbolizing the harmony and harmony of marriage. Longan symbolizes reunion, kumquat symbolizes auspiciousness, and red dates symbolize early birth.
Honey cherry and honey wax gourd symbolize sweetness, and coix seed rice is transformed from crane, symbolizing longevity, elegance and purity. Melon seed kernel is a variant of drum plate, which symbolizes regular life, peace and no disaster. Red plum silk is the same color as Longmen, which means encouraging enterprising and wishing success. Green plum silk symbolizes longevity.