What's in the eight-treasure porridge?

Eight ingredients of eight-treasure porridge are japonica rice, Euryale ferox, Coix seed, white lentil, lotus seed, jujube, longan and lily.

Eight-treasure porridge, also called Laba porridge, is a traditional food to eat every Laba Festival. Laba porridge originally refers to porridge made of eight different materials, such as japonica rice, Euryale ferox, Coix seed, white lentil, lotus seed, jujube, longan and lily. However, with the changes of the times, the ingredients of Laba porridge that everyone eats now are far more than these, mainly japonica rice and glutinous rice.