Dragon Boat Festival Special Food

Special delicacies of the Dragon Boat Festival:

First place: Zongzi

Eating Zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is the most widespread custom. Throughout the ages, whether in the south or the north, the Dragon Boat Festival has There is no exception when it comes to eating rice dumplings during festivals. It seems that rice dumplings definitely deserve to be at the top of the list.

"The rice dumplings are fragrant, and the kitchen is fragrant. The mugwort leaves are fragrant, and the whole house is filled with fragrance. Peach branches are inserted on the door, and when you go out, you can see the yellow wheat. Here is the Dragon Boat Festival, there is the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is the Dragon Boat Festival everywhere." The custom of eating rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history. For a long time, for hundreds of years.

Second place: Salted duck eggs

Of course, salted duck eggs are also indispensable in the list of eight Dragon Boat Festival delicacies. The custom of eating salted duck eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history and is said to have originated in the Jiangnan area. The ancients believed that salted duck eggs are heart-shaped, and eating salted duck eggs can protect the heart and spirit from heat poisoning. Therefore, it is still a custom in many places to eat salted duck eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival and give salted duck eggs to others.

Third place: eel

After selection, eel was also ranked among the top eight Dragon Boat Festival delicacies. The tradition of eating eels on the Dragon Boat Festival has been inherited in many places in southern my country, especially in the Jianghan Plain. It is understood that the custom of eating eels on the Dragon Boat Festival is also practiced in northeastern my country.

Fourth place: realgar wine

Among the eight traditional delicacies of the Dragon Boat Festival, realgar wine must also be on the list. The custom of drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival is quite popular in the Yangtze River Basin. An old saying once said, "Drink realgar wine, and all diseases will be far away." "Qing Jia Lu" records: "Grind realgar powder, shavings of Pu root, and drink it with wine. It’s called realgar wine.”

From this we know that realgar wine is made from white wine and realgar. Folks believe that realgar can restrain snakes, scorpions and other insects, so many places still follow the custom of drinking realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Fifth place: Mung bean cake

Mung bean cake is a traditional food during the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is no doubt that it is on the list of traditional Dragon Boat Festival delicacies. The custom of eating mung bean cakes on the Dragon Boat Festival is very old. It is said to commemorate Wu Zixu, a doctor of the state of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

The word "cake" in mung bean cake is homophonic with "高", which has a good meaning of thriving and rising step by step. Therefore, people in many places not only eat mung bean cake on the Dragon Boat Festival, but also eat mung bean cake when visiting relatives and friends. Bring a few boxes to convey your good wishes and pray for peace and health.