What to eat on Qingming Festival are: green dumplings, deep-fried noodle cake, Ai Zhui, Wu Nim rice and pancake.
I. Green Dumplings
As a traditional food in the south of the Yangtze River, green dumplings are one of the representative foods of Qingming Festival. Green dumplings are made of glutinous rice flour and mugwort, and are usually wrapped with sweet fillings such as lotus seed and bean paste, or savory fillings. Glutinous rice flour is very sticky, wrapped into the green dumplings have a delicate texture and are very chewy to eat, together with the fresh aroma of mugwort, the flavor is unforgettable.
Two, deep-fried noodle cakes
The deep-fried noodle cakes are the favorite snacks of the Qingming Festival in both the north and the south. The main material of this kind of food is flour, which is deep-fried after being mixed with flour, fermented, rolled into strips and cut into small pieces, which is crispy and delicious, with unique texture and flavor. In the south, deep-fried noodle cakes are mostly made of rice flour, while in the north, deep-fried noodle cakes are mostly made of wheat flour.
Three, Ai Zhi Zhi
Ai Zhi Zhi is also a kind of traditional food during Ching Ming Festival, which is made by mixing glutinous rice flour, glutinous rice noodle, and some seasonings and mugwort, and then cook it in a pot.
Four, Wu Nim rice
Wu Nim rice, also known as "Wu rice", is one of the She's traditional Ching Ming Festival food, but also has a long history. It is characterized by its black color, as the main ingredient is black glutinous rice made with sugar, oil and chicken. Unim rice is not only colorful, but also sweet and delicious, and is known as "sweet in the mouth, love in the heart" food by the She people.
Five, pancakes
Pancakes are a traditional specialty of Chaozhou, Guangdong, and Fuzhou, Fujian, and they are especially popular during the Ching Ming Festival when people go to the mountains to pay homage to their ancestors. Pancake is a kind of pastry with crispy texture and light flavor, which not only can fill up the hunger, but also make people recall the taste of the past. During the Qingming Festival, pancakes are one of the main characters of breakfast in every household.