The implication of eating laba garlic

Laba garlic is a festival custom of Laba Festival, and its pronunciation of "garlic" is the same as "calculation". On this day, all businesses have to collect accounts, calculate the income and expenditure of this year, and then look at the profit and loss, including foreign debts and foreign debts, and calculate them clearly on this day. After all, it is natural to pay back debts. So Laba garlic means paying off debts.

There is a proverb in Beijing: "Laba porridge, Laba garlic, the messenger who pays the bill, the messenger who pays the debt." Later, "garlic" was used instead of "calculation" to show taboo and avoid the word "calculation". In fact, in any case, what is owed to others will be paid back after all. Soaking Laba garlic is the festival custom of Laba Festival.

Labajie gourmet

1, Laba porridge

According to legend, Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, practiced in the mountains and sat quietly for six years. He was so hungry that he wanted to give up the pain. He happened to meet a shepherdess and gave him chyle. After eating, he sat cross-legged under the bodhi tree, became a Buddha in early December, and held a "Buddhist Festival" to commemorate it. Believers in China are very devout, so they merged with "La Ri" to form the "Laba Festival" and held a grand ceremony.

2. Laba garlic

Soaking Laba garlic is also a food custom of Laba Festival, especially a traditional snack of Han nationality in northern China. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household uses vinegar to make garlic. Slowly, the garlic soaked in vinegar will turn green, and finally the whole body will turn green, like jade and jasper.

3. jiaozi

Laba garlic tastes sour and a little spicy. Usually served with jiaozi who just came out of the pot. During the Spring Festival, Laba garlic is not only a side dish, but also plays a role in relieving boredom, removing fishy smell and helping digestion. It is a great gospel for Chinese New Year foodies.