In Guangxi, every household cooks five-color glutinous rice on March 3rd every year. How did they do it?

March 3rd is a very traditional folk festival in Guangxi. On that day, every household will cook five-color glutinous rice, which is a very traditional food. And his production process also needs great care and patience. In fact, five-color glutinous rice itself is a traditional snack of many ethnic minorities, and it has always been liked by people in Guangxi, a region with a large population of Zhuang nationality. Five-color glutinous rice, as the name implies, is to put five-color glutinous rice together in a disc, which is not only very beautiful in shape, but also implies auspiciousness and abundant crops, which makes people fondle it.

The key to the production of five-color glutinous rice lies in the natural pigments used. In fact, many people will naturally think of many pigments made of chemicals when they see the five-color glutinous rice, but in fact, the five-color glutinous rice is not like this at all. It dyes glutinous rice into five colors with five different materials. The most important skill of five-color glutinous rice is to dye it into five colors. First, prepare 350 grams of glutinous rice, then mash it with the skins of maple leaves and their tender stems in a bowl, air dry and add some water. Made into black dye. Both red dye and purple dye are made from the leaves of a local grass called red and blue grass. After boiling, the color will penetrate into the water, and then the glutinous rice will be soaked, and red and purple glutinous rice will appear.

Yellow dye actually uses yellow flowers or yellow branches. The fruit of this yellow crop will be mashed and soaked in water, and the color will be natural and energetic. Five-color glutinous rice is actually quite difficult to make, but it tastes delicious, and it also represents the traditional culture of Guangxi, which has a good meaning, so many people still cook and eat it today. This traditional delicious food will be handed down from generation to generation.