Sihaiwang: on the fifth day of may in the lunar calendar, the Dragon Boat Festival arrives. It is said that in memory of Qu Yuan, adults and children all know to eat zongzi, so what other eating customs besides zongzi are we eating on the Dragon Boat Festival?
In addition to eating zongzi, what are the eating customs of Dragon Boat Festival
Monopterus albus
During the Dragon Boat Festival in Jianghan Plain of China, eels are also eaten. Monopterus albus is also known as eel, longfish, etc. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the eel is round, plump, tender, delicious and nutritious. It not only tastes good, but also has nourishing function. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "eels compete with ginseng in Dragon Boat Festival". There is a custom of eating eggs on Dragon Boat Festival in many areas of China. Tea eggs, salted water eggs and garlic eggs are all delicacies of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Tea eggs
In Nanchang area of Jiangxi Province, tea eggs and salted eggs are cooked for Dragon Boat Festival. There are eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs. The eggshell is painted red and packed in colorful net bags. It is hung on the child's neck, which means to wish the child good luck and peace.
Eat garlic eggs
On the Dragon Boat Festival in Henan, Zhejiang and other rural areas, the housewife gets up very early and cooks the prepared garlic and eggs together for breakfast. In some places, I still put some Wormwood Leaves when I cook garlic and eggs. Breakfast garlic, eggs, baked buns, this method of eating is said to avoid 'five poisons', good health. Korean compatriots are making cakes. The Dragon Boat Festival is also a festival for the Korean people. Cake making is their main food.
Eat cake
Dragon Boat Festival is a grand festival for Korean people in Yanbian, Jilin Province. The most representative food of the day is the fragrant cake. Cake making is a kind of rice cake made of wormwood and glutinous rice, which is placed in a big wooden groove made of single wood and made with a long handle wooden hammer. This kind of food has very national characteristics, but also can add to the festival atmosphere.
Eat dumplings
In Jinjiang area of Fujian Province, every family has to eat "fried pile" on Dragon Boat Festival, which is made of flour, rice flour or sweet potato flour and other ingredients. It is said that in ancient times, it was rainy season before the Dragon Boat Festival in Southern Fujian. It was rainy continuously. The folk said that the heavenly father had to "mend the sky" after wearing a hole. The rain stopped after eating "fried pile" on Dragon Boat Festival. People said that the sky was mended. This kind of eating custom comes from it.