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Why do we need to eat artemisinin poop on March 3?

Traditional custom, the poop can be eaten to protect the meaning of peace.

March 3 is the festival of all the dead. On this day, every family eats artemisia, in honor of the dead, while wishing everyone a long and healthy life, and not to be invaded by evil. Artemisia named Artemisia annua, is an herb, commonly known as artemisia, the leaf surface is green, the bottom of the leaf is slightly white with fluffy. After the spring, growing in the low hillock field, after picking and mashing, soaking, juice, pull dry, and then mix with glutinous rice flour and water, but also can be added into the bacon and other condiments, made of round poop.

Can be steamed in a steamer or welded in a pan, and can be eaten hot or cold. This artemisinin poi slightly green grass fragrance, especially sweet and delicious, is the most local characteristics of the food.

Artemisia is rich in nutrients, which contains a large number of vitamins and carotenoids, which can enhance the body's immunity, but also can cure and prevent disease. Quinoa grows in the mountains, mostly wild, and now this season is the best season for quinoa. You can go to the mountains to pick some quinoa home fried to eat, this is for the children can not be rare nutritional flavor.