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Eat Seven Treasures Soup Details

Eating seven treasures soup is popular in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, Hunan and Hubei. Eating seven treasures soup began in Jin, and later became a yearly dietary custom.

Basic introduction Chinese name : eat seven treasures soup Alias : eat seven kinds of porridge, eat seven kinds of vegetables Date : the seventh day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar eat seven treasures soup also known as " eat seven kinds of porridge ", " eat seven kinds of vegetables". It is a customary dietary practice at this time of the year. Every year, on the seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar (also known as People's Day), seven kinds of vegetables and fruits are used (the vegetables and fruits used vary from place to place, and the fruits and vegetables used are different, and the meanings are also different). Mixed rice noodle soup, the whole family get together to eat, the folk believe that can brush off the evil, cure all diseases, in order to take the auspicious omen. Guangdong chao shan with mustard greens, kale, leeks, spring vegetables, celery, garlic and thick petals of vegetables; Hakka areas with celery, garlic, green onions, rutabaga, leeks plus fish, meat, etc.; in Taiwan, fujian and other places with spinach, celery, green onions, garlic, leeks, mustard greens, capers, cabbages and other seven kinds of vegetables as a soup. Among them, celery and green onion trillion smart, garlic trillion calculating, mustard makes longevity, and so on and so forth (each vegetable has a kind of auspicious, good intentions).