Is the eight-treasure porridge eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month casually matched? As long as it is eight.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, according to our tradition, many places have the habit of eating "Laba porridge". The so-called "eight-treasure porridge" is actually what people often say "Laba porridge". The original meaning of "eight-treasure porridge" refers to porridge made from eight different raw materials. But today, many "eight-treasure porridge" materials have exceeded eight kinds. "Eight-treasure porridge" generally takes japonica rice, glutinous rice or black glutinous rice as the main material, and adds auxiliary materials, such as mung beans, red beans, lentils, white lentils, red dates, peach kernels, peanuts, lotus seeds, longan, pine nuts, yams, lilies, medlar, gordon euryales and coix seed. People in different parts of China choose different materials according to their dietary preferences. Different brands of canned "eight-treasure porridge" use different materials, but they are basically four kinds of raw materials: rice, beans, dried fruits and Chinese herbal medicines. Cooking at home is "eight-treasure porridge", sometimes chestnuts, carrots, sausages, bacon and so on are added. "Eight-treasure porridge" is rich and comprehensive in nutrition because of its material selection characteristics. No food in the world contains all the nutrients the human body needs. "Eight-treasure porridge" takes rice or glutinous rice as raw materials, and also adds millet, beans, walnuts, peanuts, red dates, longan, lotus seeds, yam and medlar. , is a typical application of protein complementation in food. Cereals lack lysine, while beans have high lysine content; Millet contains more leucine; Nuts are rich in essential fatty acids, trace elements and vitamins. The selected traditional Chinese medicines also have the functions of nourishing, conditioning and strengthening the body. Mixed cereals porridge can give full play to the complementary role of amino acids, learn from each other's strengths and improve the utilization rate of protein.