The Origin of Long Summer Rice

As soon as the long summer is over, the busy farming will begin, so you must eat something good on this day in order to have a good spirit and strength to work all summer. In the old days, in rural areas, five-color beans such as red beans, soybeans, black beans, mung beans and mung beans were mixed with white japonica rice and cooked into five-color rice, which meant a bumper harvest. When the solar term of long summer comes, it means that summer is about to begin. At this time, the temperature is rising obviously, the summer heat is coming, and crops are growing quietly, so summer is a growing season.

As soon as the long summer is over, the busy farming will begin, so you must eat something good on this day in order to have a good spirit and strength to work all summer. In the old days, in rural areas, five-color beans such as red beans, soybeans, black beans, mung beans and mung beans were mixed with white japonica rice and cooked into five-color rice, which meant a bumper harvest. When the solar term of long summer comes, it means that summer is about to begin. At this time, the temperature is rising obviously, the summer heat is coming, and crops are growing quietly, so summer is a growing season.