Shanghai Babao rice is a traditional snack with Shanghai characteristics. It tastes sweet and is deeply loved by Shanghai diners. One of the keys to the good cooking of babao rice is the choice of babao. Eight-treasure preserved fruits are red dates, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, melon seeds, candied dates (honeyed kumquat), honeyed wax gourd, raisins and red, green and shredded plum.
The traditional way for modern people to eat healthily is to mix glutinous rice with lard, which is famous for its heavy oil, heavy sugar, bright color, strong fragrance and soft glutinous rice. Today, olive oil is used instead of lard, which reduces the greasy feeling and increases the clear fragrance of olive oil. The stuffing bean paste inside is also cooked with coconut milk powder, which has a strong coconut milk flavor and is great.
Nothing is more recognized by Shanghai residents than "Wang Jiasha". In Shanghai, it is a well-deserved "queuing king". Just after opening the door at 9: 00 in the morning, someone came to line up, and the long line meandered away along Nanjing West Road in front of the door.
The moral of eight-treasure rice:
The moral of the eight-treasure rice is that it stands for reunion, because most of the eight-treasure rice is made into a round shape, and the combination of various foods also represents a bumper harvest. In China, New Year's Eve is a traditional custom, and many areas will eat eight-treasure rice during the New Year's Eve.
Red dates and peanuts symbolize early birth; Longan symbolizes reunion; Lotus seeds symbolize marriage harmony and harmony; Melon seeds symbolize regular life, peace and no disaster; Jujube (honey kumquat) and honey melon symbolize sweetness; Raisins symbolize many children and happiness, and love is happy; Hongmei silk is the same color as Longmen, which means encouraging enterprising and wishing success; Green plum silk represents pine and symbolizes longevity.