Customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Fujian

The custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Fujian Province is to eat Qingming.

Green Guo Ming, also known as Youth League, is a traditional snack in Fujian. It has a history of 1000 years. In ancient times, it was mainly used as a sacrifice, but now its function as a sacrifice has gradually faded, and it has become a seasonal snack.

The reason why Qingming fruit is made in Qingming Festival is that the time before Tomb-Sweeping Day is the best time for Ai Qing to grow. However, due to limited material conditions, Qingming fruit has become the crystallization of the wisdom of working people, and its making process has left a deep impression on children.

Compared with the food produced by assembly line, Fujian people prefer to make their own green balls, which they think are more primitive and pure.

Purchasing method of Qingming fruit

First of all, we must carefully check the food labels. If you buy prepackaged Qingming jelly, the food label must indicate the product name, ingredient list, production date, shelf life, storage conditions, food production license, contact information of production enterprises, etc.

Second, it depends on whether there is any difference in the sensory attributes of food. When buying Qingming candied fruit, you can pay attention to "smell it, look at it and rub it three times": smell it, and the raw materials of Qingming candied fruit with wormwood fragrance are relatively reliable; Second, look, that is, green is the top grade. If it is blue-black or translucent, artificial pigment may be added; Three pinch, that is, pinch off, especially soft, not hardened for several days. It is possible that preservatives have been added.