What to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival? Customs vary from place to place

　　Eat eel

　　During the Dragon Boat Festival in the Jianghan Plain of my country, eels must be eaten. Monopterus eel is also known as eel, long fish, etc. The eel during the Dragon Boat Festival is round and plump, the meat is tender and delicious, and it is rich in nutrients. It not only tastes good, but also has nourishing functions. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "eel competes with ginseng during the Dragon Boat Festival".

　　In many areas of our country, there is a custom of eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival. Tea eggs, salted eggs, and garlic eggs are all delicacies of the Dragon Boat Festival.

　　Eat tea eggs

　　In the Nanchang area of ​​Jiangxi Province, boiled tea eggs and salted eggs are eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs have egg , duck eggs, goose eggs. The eggshells are painted red, packed in colorful mesh bags and hung on Child On the child's neck, it means to wish the child good luck and safety.

　　eat garlic

　　Eggs: Every time during the Dragon Boat Festival in rural areas of Henan, Zhejiang and other provinces, housewives get up very early and cook garlic and eggs prepared in advance for breakfast for the family. In some places, a few pieces of moxa leaves are added when cooking garlic and eggs. Eat garlic, eggs, and fried steamed buns for breakfast. This method of eating is said to avoid the "five poisons" and is beneficial. healthy。

　　Korean compatriots are making cakes. The Dragon Boat Festival is also a festival for the Korean people, and cakes are their main Dragon Boat Festival food.

　　Eat cake

　　The Dragon Boat Festival is a grand festival for the Korean people in Yanbian, Jilin Province. The most representative food on this day is the fragrant cake. Da Gao is a rice cake made by placing mugwort and glutinous rice in a large wooden trough carved from a single log and using a long-handled wooden hammer. This kind of food is very ethnic and can add to the festive atmosphere.

　　Eat fried dumplings

　　In the Jinjiang area of ​​Fujian, every household eats "Jian Dui" during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is fried into a thick paste with flour, rice flour or sweet potato flour and other ingredients. Legend has it that in ancient times, it was the rainy season in southern Fujian before the Dragon Boat Festival, and it rained continuously. Folks said that God had penetrated a hole and wanted to "repair the sky." After eating "Jiandui" during the Dragon Boat Festival, the rain stopped, and people said that the sky was repaired. This food custom comes from this.