1 Eat Toona sinensis
As the saying goes: "Before it rains, the Toona sinensis buds are tender, but after it rains, the Toona sinensis buds will grow into wood." Before and after Grain Rain, it is a good time to eat Toona sinensis, especially in the northern region. Toona sinensis is the most fashionable and expensive dish in Grain Rain. At this time, the fragrant and refreshing Toona sinensis has high nutritional value. Only at this time of the year can you taste this "taste of spring"!
2. Drink Grain Rain tea
The folk proverb says, "Grain Rain and Grain Rain pick tea in the rain", and Grain Rain is the time to pick tea. The tea picked before Grain Rain is delicate, fragrant and has the best taste. Therefore, Grain Rain tasted the new tea and got used to it. Grain Rain tea is mild and cool, because Grain Rain grows in mild spring, and the temperature in spring is moderate, so Grain Rain tea has the characteristics of warming and removing fire, and can be used as therapeutic tea.
3. Yanlai bamboo shoots
There is a custom of eating Yanlai bamboo shoots in both north and south China. Yanlai bamboo shoots, also known as spring bamboo shoots, are called Yanlai bamboo shoots because of their long sprouting time in spring. April and May are the best time to eat bamboo shoots. When Grain Rain arrives, bamboo shoots are the best. They are called "eight treasures in the mountains" because of their light and tender taste.
4. Black rice
Every year in Grain Rain, there is a custom of "eating black rice, scratching the face and sowing rice seeds" in Zhaoxing Dong Village. On this day in Grain Rain, young men and women fully express their love. Young men will go to girls' houses to throw bamboo baskets and beg for black rice. The more people go, the more embarrassed the girl's family feels. It is a dual moral expression of local farming culture and marriage customs.
5. Peach blossom mandarin fish
March is the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom, and it is also the fattest season for mandarin fish, also known as stone mandarin fish, which is known as brocade robe. This kind of fish has gray flower stripes, thick skin and fine meat, less thorns and more meat, and its taste is excellent. It is the best fish and has always been loved by people. Besides steaming, braised mandarin fish, dry roasted mandarin fish, fermented mandarin fish and Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish are also outstanding among delicious foods.