What do Yi people eat for the New Year?

The foods that Yi people eat in the New Year are: glutinous rice Baba, meat, mutton soup pot, roasted sheep, oatmeal and so on.

1, glutinous rice Baba

Glutinous rice Baba is one of the indispensable foods on the Chinese New Year table of Yi people. Rich in nutrition, the main ingredient is glutinous rice with sugar. Glutinous rice mainly contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid and starch.

2, take off the meat

Tuotuo meat is a traditional food in Yi residential areas. Yi language is called "black feet", which means pork nuggets. Because the weight of each piece of meat is about 232, it is in the shape of "Tuo", so it is named. Because of the complexity of making tuotuo meat, it is usually made in Yi festivals, such as Torch Festival or Lunar New Year.

3. Mutton soup pot

Mutton soup pot is a dish, the main raw material is mutton, and the ingredients are codonopsis pilosula, red dates, medlar, angelica and so on. It is pickled in salt water and then cooked in broth. It is one of the foods prepared by Yi people on holidays.

4. roast sheep

During the Chinese New Year, the Yi people eat the most abundant food, kill chickens and sheep, and bake sheep. The whole family gathers around the stove to feel the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year and feel happy.

5. Oat noodles

Oat is sweet and cool, and it is one of the cereal crops with high nutritional value. Every New Year, the Yi people will take oat noodles as their staple food.