What to eat on the Ajiu Festival

Awaji congee. It is a sweet congee made of glutinous rice, brown sugar, plus peanuts, jujubes, water chestnuts, sesame seeds, cinnamon and other ingredients.

In Fuzhou's famous Sanfang Qixiang Ancient Street District, An Tai Lou Restaurant, which is famous for its flavorful dishes and traditional Min cuisine, has set up a congee delivery point in front of the store to give away free booze to the public, which is made from dates, peanuts, cinnamon, lotus seeds, brown sugar and glutinous rice.

The ingredients used in the congee are sweet and warm to replenish the spleen and benefit the qi to protect against cold, so it has the effect of longevity to consume it in the cold first month of the year. This porridge is sticky, smooth and soft, sweet and delicious, rich in nutrients, easy to digest, has the effect of strengthening the spleen, moisturizing the intestines, tonifying the qi, tranquilizing the mind, clearing the heart, and nourishing the blood, etc. It can be used as a daily nutritious meal and as a snack. It can be used as a daily nutritional diet and modulation of dietary life of a gourmet, especially suitable for the elderly and weak or weak spleen and stomach after the disease.