What to eat on Dragon Boat Festival?

"Eating Zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival" originated in 340 BC. Facing the pain of national subjugation, the patriotic poet Qu Yuan threw himself into the river on May 5th. Fishermen and people on the shore came to the river to salvage. At that time, in order to prevent fish and shrimp from eating his body, people used bamboo tubes to put rice and eggs into the river, and some doctors even poured realgar wine into the river to stun dragons and wild animals with drugs, so that Dr. Qu Yuan was not hurt. Since then, in order to commemorate him, people throw zongzi and row dragon boats on the river on the fifth day of May every year. In memory of the great patriotic poet.

2. Eel

Dragon Boat Festival is not only a time to eat zongzi, but also the most tender and nutritious time of eel meat in a year, so there is a saying that "the eel competes for ginseng in Dragon Boat Festival". Monopterus albus has always been a popular kind of freshwater aquatic products because of its soft and smooth taste, especially for children and the elderly, and it is a good tonic. Monopterus albus is warm and sweet, and enters the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. Has the effects of invigorating middle warmer, invigorating qi, nourishing blood, invigorating spleen, nourishing essence, stopping bleeding, expelling wind and dredging collaterals.

However, it should be reminded that eels must be slaughtered and cooked now. There is a lot of histidine in eels, which will be converted into toxic substances after death, so the processed eels must be alive. Monopterus albus scalded with boiling water can wash away the mucous membrane outside, and the boiled soup can reduce the fishy smell.

Step 3 make a cake

Dragon Boat Festival is a grand festival for Korean people in Yanbian, Jilin Province. The most representative food on this day is sweet cake. Cake making is a rice cake made by putting mugwort and glutinous rice in a big wooden trough chiseled with a single wood and beating it with a long-handled wooden pestle. This kind of food has national characteristics and can add festive atmosphere.

Soak rice in water for a period of time, then take it out and steam it in a pot. Put the steamed rice in a wooden or stone trough and beat it repeatedly with a mallet. Generally, two people stand face to face at the edge of the trough and beat each other alternately, or one person beats, and one person turns the cake dough below and beats it evenly. Then, a sweet and delicious gluten cake was made.

4. Duck eggs

In addition to commemorating Qu Yuan, the Dragon Boat Festival is also to avoid the five poisons, because the legendary monster with five poisons will do harm to human beings during the Dragon Boat Festival. These five poisonous monsters are snakes, centipedes, spiders, geckos and scorpions. People use five kinds of red plates to symbolize the blood of these five poisons. Eating these dishes will scare away the five poisonous monsters, that is, eating five reds, namely roast duck, amaranth, duck eggs with red oil, lobster and realgar wine. It is said that.

Similar to Wu Hong, Jiangnan also has the custom of eating Huang Wu during the Dragon Boat Festival. Huang Wu refers to eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted duck eggs and realgar wine. Whether in Wu Hong or Huang Wu, there are duck eggs, so eating duck eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival has the reason to ward off evil spirits and dispel summer heat.

5. Ai Mo Mo

Many places also use rice flour or flour to ferment steamed mugwort buns during the Dragon Boat Festival. Folium Artemisiae Argyi contains a variety of volatile oils, which are fragrant, can repel insects and sterilize, and have inhibitory effects on a variety of bacteria and certain skin fungi. Therefore, in ancient times, mugwort was essential for the Dragon Boat Festival, whether it was eaten or used.

6. Tea eggs

In Nanchang, Jiangxi, tea eggs and salted eggs are boiled during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs include eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs. The eggshell is painted red, packed in colorful net bags and hung around the child's neck, which means wishing the child good luck and safety.