The eight ingredients of Babao porridge are japonica rice, glutinous rice, barley, white lentils, lotus seeds, dates, longan and lily.

Eight-treasure porridge, also called Laba porridge, is a traditional food eaten during the Laba Festival every year. Laba porridge originally refers to porridge made from eight different materials, including japonica rice, glutinous rice, barley, and white lentils. , lotus seeds, dates, longan and lily. However, with the changes of the times, the ingredients of Laba porridge that everyone eats now are far more than these. It is mainly made of japonica rice and glutinous rice, and different ingredients are added, such as mung beans and red beans. , lentils, white lentils, red dates, peach kernels, peanuts, lotus seeds, longan, pine nuts, yam, lily, wolfberry, gorgon fruit, barley rice, etc.