Is dumplings a traditional food in the cold season?

The traditional food in the slight cold season is not green balls, but laba porridge.

Slight cold is a solar term in the winter of the lunar calendar, which marks the beginning of the coldest period of the year. Laba porridge is a traditional food in the slight cold season with a long history and is deeply loved by people. Laba porridge is rich in raw materials, including glutinous rice, red beans, mung beans, soybeans, black beans, red dates, longan and other ingredients. These ingredients have been carefully selected and cleaned, then boiled for a long time, and finally blended together to form a delicious food with good color and fragrance.

Laba porridge is not only delicious, but also has profound cultural connotation. In the traditional culture of China, Laba porridge symbolizes reunion, harmony and harvest. During the slight cold season, the whole family get together to cook Laba porridge and enjoy the warmth and happiness of delicious food. This custom not only enhances the affection between family members, but also conveys people's yearning and pursuit for a better life.

Matters needing attention in cooking Laba porridge

1. Selection of ingredients: It is suggested that some brown rice, miscellaneous grains, nuts, dried fruits and vegetables should be properly mixed with polished rice and other ingredients. Ingredients should be free from mildew, deterioration and corruption. If you buy packaged ingredients that can be cooked directly, you should observe whether the product is within the shelf life and whether the packaging is intact.

2, food processing: according to the characteristics of different foods, cleaning, soaking, peeling, coring, sorting and other operations. For example, ingredients that are not easy to boil, such as beans, need to be fully soaked before cooking, and they will be softer and more delicious after cooking.

3. Cooking: People have the habit of adding edible alkali when cooking Laba porridge, thinking that cooking quickly will make the porridge have a good consistency. However, this approach is wrong. It is recommended not to add alkali to avoid the loss of nutrients in the ingredients. Using the "miscellaneous grains porridge" function of rice cooker and electric pressure cooker skillfully, delicious Laba porridge can be cooked easily.