What are the "Twelve Reds" eaten at the Dragon Boat Festival?

"Twelve Reds" include:

Roasted goose (head red), roasted chicken (crown red), roasted yellow croaker (eye red), fried long fish (belly red, blood red), fried shrimp (whole body red), fried amaranth (leaf red, soup red), salted duck eggs (heart red), carrots (heart red), tomatoes (ripe red), red bean dumplings (dotted red), cherries (bead red), loquats (skin yellow red).

History and culture

The "Twelve Reds" that prevailed at the Dragon Boat Festival in the old days are still known as Yangzhou's seasonal dishes, and the "Twelve Reds" passed down have no fixed products, but there are coarse and fine, depending on the family's financial strength and social status, and there are also common products, such as "Fried Reds". The general products, such as "fried red amaranth", "choking daughter red" (radish), braised yellowtail, cut salted duck eggs and so on, which has been almost everyone small households, are listed as the usual products of the Dragon Boat Festival Chinese food.

This number represents the twelve months of the year, and it also takes into account the four seasons and eight festivals of the year. People want to have a good time, a good career, and a good year, and a good month.