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Moreover, this traditional snack is very interesting, which can be said to be a distinctive seasonal food in Shanghai, because it was basically not seen in the past, and it can only be bought in designated stores when it is near Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Tomb-Sweeping Day group worship has become a must-eat snack for Shanghainese. This year, in addition to the traditional bean paste green balls, more than 20 innovative varieties such as salted egg yolk pine, pickled fresh meat, vegetarian crab powder, shepherd's purse, Malantou, durian and dried plum have emerged one after another.
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The method of making green balls is to mix wormwood juice, wheat straw juice or your favorite vegetable juice into glutinous rice flour to make bright green dough embryo, then pick the dough, roll it into long strips, flatten it, wrap it in stuffing, knead it tightly, roll it into balls, and finally steam it in a steamer 15-20 minutes.
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A few years ago, it was suddenly introduced in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the newly introduced green meatballs with egg yolk and fluffy meat suddenly became popular in Shanghai, turning the traditional green meatballs into online celebrity food, and many people who don't eat green meatballs can't help but fall in love with them.
Moreover, the merchants seem to suddenly understand, and constantly introduce the "combination of soil and foreign" model, such as fresh flavors such as cheese beef and butter cashew nuts.
Roast suckling pig is one of the sacrifices to ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Guangdong, but in Shanghai, more and more families use roast suckling pig to worship ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Speaking of the most beautiful taste in spring, saury may have a lot of disputes about vegetarian dishes, but the title of "the first freshness in spring" in meat products deserves to belong to saury, one of the three most delicious in the Yangtze River. Southerners, especially Shanghainese, are very particular about eating saury. Eating saury, with Qingming as the dividing line, is the best season before Qingming, and Qingming is already the "tail season" for eating saury, and the time is very short.
Qingming snails are the best season to eat snails before and after Qingming. At this time, the snail meat is fat and beautiful, and there is a saying that "Qingming snails are as fat as geese" and "Qingming snails top geese". Some are cooked with pickles, which are light and refreshing and delicious. Some are cooked, and snails are fried with leeks, which is a delicious food that you can't bear to lose when you hit your mouth.
Residents in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang all have the habit of eating lotus roots. Eating lotus root is good for silkworm babies to spin silk. Lotus root, which means to break the silk, expresses the memory of ancestors and deceased relatives, and is also one of the dishes for ancestor worship.
Peach Blossom Porridge Some people in Shanghai, Tomb-Sweeping Day, love peach blossom porridge. It is said that this was originally the food of the Han nationality's "Cold Food Festival" in the Tang Dynasty. Because the dates of Tomb-Sweeping Day and Cold Food Festival are similar, eating "Peach Blossom Porridge" has become a custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day.