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What custom food do you eat at the vernal equinox?

The customary foods eaten at the vernal equinox are: spring vegetables, bamboo shoots, dumplings, peach blossom wine, sun cakes and snowballs.

1, spring vegetables

The spring equinox season is a period when vegetables grow vigorously. Spring vegetables are tender vegetables picked at the vernal equinox, which can be cooked into various delicious dishes.

2. Spring bamboo shoots

Spring bamboo shoots refer to tender bamboo shoots picked at the vernal equinox. They are nutritious and delicious, and can be used to cook various dishes, such as fried pork with fresh bamboo shoots and roast duck with bamboo shoots.

3. Communist Youth League

Qingtuan is a traditional food of the spring equinox and solar terms, which is made of glutinous rice flour, red bean paste, green tea and other raw materials. It looks like Yuanxiao and tastes soft and waxy.

4. peach blossom wine

The spring equinox is the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom. In some places, peach blossoms are used to soak wine, which has the effects of refreshing the brain, keeping healthy and beautifying.

5. Sun Cake

Sun cake is not only a tribute of the vernal equinox, but also a seasonal food, which means "the sun is high". Sun cakes, step by step. According to the custom of old Beijing, on the vernal equinox, you should worship the sun god and "please" eat sun cakes. Not only does "sun cake" mean beauty, but the setting of glutinous rice and stuffing also conforms to the health care concept of "preserving acid and sweetening" in spring.

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According to the custom of old Beijing, in order to avoid evil spirits and pray for blessings, the spring equinox should be snowballed. The origin of snowballing usury is unusual, and its processing materials include rhubarb rice noodles, soybeans, red bean paste, sugar, sesame oil, osmanthus fragrans, green shredded pork and melon seeds, which are enough to meet the requirements of diversification of food materials in the Nutritional Dietary Guide.

Its production is divided into three processes: blank making, filling and molding. "Snowball Donkey" is wrapped in bean flour, golden in color, sweet with bean flavor, soft and unique, and it is a delicious food suitable for all ages.