Revealing the folklore of Dragon Boat Festival: What to eat besides zongzi?

In the tradition of Jiangnan, besides Zongzi, there is also an indispensable thing, that is, eating "Huang Wu", "Monopterus albus, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted egg yolk and yellow rice wine" on the Dragon Boat Festival. Folklore experts say that the yellow wine mentioned here should be realgar, but because of the medicinal properties of realgar, people usually drink ordinary yellow wine instead. In the past, drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival was only for adults. Children usually use realgar wine to write the word "king" on their foreheads and put it behind their ears and on their chests, which means "eat it, the five poisons will not invade, and the four seasons will be safe". There is a folk saying that "drinking realgar wine will make all diseases disappear."

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Besides "Huang Wu", there is another saying that people eat "five whites" on the Dragon Boat Festival, namely cook the meat, white garlic, boiled chicken, white tofu and boiled rice. "Huang Wu" with "Five Whites". Folklore experts say it can clear away heat, reduce fire and strengthen the spleen and stomach.

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In Minqin County, Gansu Province, you should eat "noodle vermicelli" on the Dragon Boat Festival. The noodle fan is made of steamed dough, which is fan-shaped and has five layers. This way of eating is said to have evolved from the custom of making and sending fans during the Dragon Boat Festival.

In Nanchang, Jiangxi, the Dragon Boat Festival pays attention to boiled tea eggs and salted eggs. Eggshells are painted red, packed in colorful net bags and hung around children's necks, which means good luck and peace.

Dragon Boat Festival is also a grand festival for Korean people in Yanbian, Jilin Province. The most representative food on this day is making cakes, which are made by putting mugwort and glutinous rice in a big wooden trough and beating them with a long-handled mallet.