What do Chinese people usually eat on Tanabata?

What do Chinese people usually eat on the Tanabata Festival: Ma Lao, Qiao Nha Noodles, Eat Five, Dumplings, and Jiangmi Sticks.

1, Ma Lao

Ma Lao is a kind of pastry unique to Longyan, Fujian Province, and is a Tanabata festival food specially created to honor the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden. In the Longyan area, parents have to buy Ma Lao to present to their daughters a few days before the seventh day of the seventh month every year, especially in the first year after getting married, they have to use small baskets to send the whole quart.

2, eat Qiaoba noodles

Juixi, Chinese people usually eat Qiaoba noodles, Qiaoba noodles are hand-rolled noodles, meaning family reunion and happiness. The mung bean sprouts and shredded pork are added to the noodle soup, which is cooked and then grabbed into a bowl and topped with bean sprout soup for a delicious aroma. Such traditional food symbolizes family reunion and happiness, as well as the strong Chinese feelings of family and gratitude.

3. Eating Five Sons

On the Tanabata Festival, Chinese people usually eat five sons. The five seeds are melon seeds, peanuts, red dates, cinnamon and hazelnuts, and after burning incense and worshiping, these tributes also become snack food. The five seeds symbolize begging, praying and goodness.

4, eat dumplings

On Tanabata, Chinese people usually eat dumplings. This is a custom that signifies good luck, and by eating dumplings, they pray for the gathering of skillful arts and wealth. In addition, dumplings also symbolize reunion and happiness. When eating dumplings, family members gather around and **** together to enjoy the food, representing family harmony and happiness.

5, eat Jiangmizhi

The Chinese usually eat Jiangmizhi on the Tanabata Festival. Jiangmi Strips are made from glutinous rice flour with soybean flour and noodles and malt sugar water, steamed and cut into strips, then deep-fried until slightly yellow and crispy. Eating Jiangmi Sticks on the Tanabata Festival symbolizes reunion and sweetness, and also signifies the blessing of love.