Green dumplings, moxa dumplings, warm mushroom buns, steamed buns, steamed buns, pancakes, scallions and egg cakes, seed cakes, mustard rice, date cakes, Qingming rice, and eggs.
1. Green dumplings: Green dumplings are made from a wild plant called "wheat straw" which is mashed and squeezed out to extract the juice. The juice is then mixed with dried pure glutinous rice flour. Knead evenly and start making dumplings.
2. Ai Bo: Ai Bo is a must-have traditional snack for Hakka people during the Qingming Festival.
3. Warm mushroom buns: It is a traditional snack in Taining. Every year on the eve of the Qingming Festival, the fields are covered with sage grass, which is fluffy, fresh and tender. It is a good time to pick and make warm mushrooms. Good season for bags.
4. Steamed buns: There is a custom of eating steamed buns during the Qingming Festival in various parts of the north and south of my country. The steamed buns are a fried food that is crispy and delicate. In ancient times, it was called "Hanju".
5. Eggs: Folk custom believes that eating eggs during the Qingming Festival will ensure good health throughout the year. The origin of eating eggs during the Qingming Festival is the custom of banning fire in some areas during the pre-Qin Dynasty.
6. Zitui bun: similar to the helmet of an ancient military commander, weighing about 250 to 500 grams. Eggs or red dates are stuffed inside, with a topping on top and flowers surrounding the top.
7. Pancakes: There is a folk proverb in Xiamen: "Eat pancakes during Qingming Festival", which means that the family will get together to make pancakes and eat them after sweeping the tomb during Qingming Festival.
8. Green onions and egg pancakes: During the Qingming Festival, many families in Qingdao eat green onions and egg pancakes, which symbolizes intelligence. This custom continues to this day.
9. Pu Zi Kueh: To make Pu Zi Kueh, first mash the Pu Zi leaves and fruits (cores), grind them with rice into powder, then ferment and add sugar, and finally steam or use a pottery model. Steamed plum blossom model.
10. Mustard rice: During the Qingming Festival, most people in eastern Fujian, both in urban and rural areas, have the custom of eating mustard greens. It is said that eating "mustard rice" cooked with mustard greens and rice on February 2 every year can prevent scabies all year round.
11. Date cake: also called "Zitui cake". In some places in the north, yeast is used to make dough and steamed with dates. They also used to make jujube cakes in the shape of flying swallows, hang them on wicker sticks on the door, and eat them cold to commemorate Jie Zitui's noble character of not seeking fame or wealth.
12. Qingming rice: On the eve of Qingming Festival, every household collects various edible green herbs from the wild to make Qingming rice.