The following is an explanation using Laba porridge as an example.

Laba porridge originated from the ancient Laba Festival, used to celebrate the harvest, and has been passed down to this day.

"Book of Rites·Jiao Special Sacrifice": "In the twelfth month of the year, all things are gathered together for a feast."

The meaning of drinking Laba porridge during the Laba Festival

It means: warmth, perfection, harmony, auspiciousness, health, convenience, gratitude, joy, and bonding.

Steps to make Laba porridge:

Ingredients:

Rice, glutinous rice, barley, black rice, millet, lotus seeds, mung beans, red beans, soybeans, red kidney beans , black beans, red dates, longan, walnuts, raisins

Method:

1. Soak rice, glutinous rice, barley, black rice, millet, lotus seeds for 3 hours.

2. Soak mung beans, red beans, soybeans, red kidney beans and black beans until soft.

3. Pour water into the casserole, add red kidney beans, red beans, mung beans, barley, black beans, soybeans, and lotus seeds, and bring to a boil over high heat.

4. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

5. Add soaked rice, glutinous rice, barley, black rice, and millet.

6. Cook on low heat for 1 hour.

7. Add red dates, longan, chestnuts, walnuts, and raisins and cook over low heat for one hour.

8. Complete.

Laba porridge, also known as "Qibao five-flavor porridge", is a porridge made from a variety of ingredients. It is also called Qibao five-flavor porridge. Its traditional ingredients include rice, millet, corn, barley, red dates, and lotus seeds. , longan and various beans (such as red beans, mung beans, soybeans, black beans, kidney beans, etc.). In the Song Dynasty, the custom of cooking and drinking porridge on Laba Day gradually formed, and it continues to this day. Laba porridge has also become a traditional delicacy that people enjoy every day.

Laba porridge has a wide range of ingredients, and the biggest advantage is that they are nutritionally complementary.

For example, if cereals lack lysine and beans lack methionine, then making porridge with cereals and beans can complement each other and improve food protein potency; another example is that white rice is deficient in dietary fiber and B vitamins, so combining many cereals and beans The Laba porridge after the grains is an authentic high-fiber meal!