The folk origin of five-core plate

Beginning of spring eats "five coriander" (also called "spring vegetables"), which is the custom of the ancients to present vegetables, fruits and cake bait to relatives and friends on this day in beginning of spring. The Local Records of the Jin Dynasty said: "Five spices make yuan", "Five spices make the five internal organs angry, that is, garlic, onion, leek, rape and coriander", and now: onion, garlic, leek, rape and coriander eat "five spices". Welcome the Spring Festival, homophonic "Xin" and "Xin", but few people delve into the medical truth.

After Tang and Song Dynasties, it became the "Spring Festival" in beginning of spring. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Zonggu wrote Notes on the Chronicle of Jingchu: "On the first day of the first month ..... I went to Tu Su to drink and eat chewing gum. Under the five-Xin plate. " The original note is quoted from the Collection of Shi Feng in the Jin and Zhou Dynasties: "Yuan spiced dish." Original note: "Five emotions, so I am angry with five zang. Namely garlic, garlic, leek, mustard and coriander. According to Zhuangzi, in the first month of spring, people drink and eat onions to communicate with Wuzang. " The doctor's heart mirror says, "Eat five spices to make your breath stronger." Tang Han -e's "Year China Ji Li Yuan Ri": "The dishes are arranged in a new dish called Chili wine. "