1. Rice?
When Tonglu people celebrate the New Year, a portion of rice is always on the dining table. Miqi, as the name suggests, is a fruit-shaped food made of rice, mainly made of rice flour. It contains various vegetables, spring bamboo shoots, dried tofu, etc. It is a popular dish in Tonglu, especially in the rural areas of Jiangnan. grow traditional food.
In Tonglu, rice cakes are often called "reunion fruit", which means reunion. In the past, they were usually only eaten during major festivals and occasions such as Qingming Festival, Spring Festival, birthdays and so on. This food is only enjoyed when people get together. Moreover, when Tonglu people pay homage to their ancestors and gods during traditional festivals, rice cakes are also an indispensable offering on the table. ?
2. Rice cake?
Most of the rice cakes that people eat now are made by machines. It's convenient, but it lacks the happiness brought by the previous process of making rice cakes by hand. Nowadays, handmade rice cakes have begun to appear in people's sight again.
3. Suomian?
In the Xinhe area of ??Tonglu, whenever winter enters, local people begin to make Suomian in preparation for the Spring Festival and winter. Xinhesuo noodles, also known as longevity noodles, are one of the traditional folk foods in Tonglu. No matter in the county or in the countryside, during the New Year and festivals, when people entertain guests or give gifts on holidays, bunches of slender and white rope noodles are always indispensable. Especially for the birthday of the elderly or the birth of a child in the family, it is more important to congratulate them with gifts and noodles, and the host should greet them with eggs and noodles. ?