What kind of rice is used for Laba porridge? The custom of Laba porridge

Laba porridge is usually made by cooking glutinous rice, brown sugar and many kinds of dried fruits. The dried fruits mainly include red dates, longan, walnut, ginkgo, almond, chestnut, peanut, etc., plus various beans and sesame, the cooked Laba porridge is full of color, aroma and taste. It is sweet and rich in nutrition, suitable for all ages, and everyone loves to drink it.

Contents of this article

1. What kind of rice is used for Laba porridge?

2. What are the necessary ingredients for Laba porridge?

3. The custom of Laba porridge

What kind of rice is used for Laba porridge

Laba porridge usually uses glutinous rice, which is more sticky, but if you are more particular, you can mix many kinds of rice.

Laba porridge is usually cooked with glutinous rice, brown sugar and many kinds of dried fruits, such as red dates, longan, walnut, ginkgo, almond, chestnut, peanut, etc., and various beans and sesame, which make the Laba porridge colorful, fragrant and delicious.

At the same time, "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji·Laba Congee" states: "Laba Congee is made with yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnuts, red beans, peeled jujube paste, etc., cooked in boiling water, and then dyed with red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, and grapes." Laba Congee, like Laba Rice, is a relic of the ancient wax festival.

What are the necessary ingredients for Laba porridge?

1. Glutinous rice (Jiang Mi): Glutinous rice is divided into white glutinous rice and black glutinous rice. The grains of black glutinous rice are opaque, black is black, white is white, very beautiful. Eight Treasure Porridge and Eight Treasure Rice both use Jiang rice. The porridge made with glutinous rice is thick and sweet.

2. Job's tears: Job's tears can regulate the heart qi and nourish the skin. Girls with bad skin may wish to eat some Job's tears, which is good for the skin. "Job's tears and mung beans can protect the skin." Job's tears are slightly cold but not hurtful to the stomach, and they benefit the spleen but not greasy. Job's tears can strengthen the spleen and lungs. Job's tears are cold in nature and should be eaten according to your physical constitution.

3. Oats: Some oats contain up to 20% protein, which can lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

4. Longan: Longan has the effects of nourishing and strengthening the body, replenishing the heart and calming the mind, nourishing blood and strengthening yang, benefiting the spleen and appetite, and moisturizing the skin and beautifying.

5. Lycium barbarum: Lycium barbarum has the effects of nourishing the kidney, nourishing yin, nourishing the liver, improving eyesight, and invigorating qi.

6. Raisins: Raisins can replenish blood and qi, are good for the myocardium, and have an auxiliary therapeutic effect on neurasthenia. Lotus seeds and other foods have the merit of replenishing blood, qi, nourishing yin and nourishing the lungs.

7. Lily: Lily nourishes yin and nourishes the lungs.

8. Red bean: nourishes blood, strengthens spleen and stomach, and is called "valley of the heart" by Li Shizhen.

9. Mung bean: It clears away heat, detoxifies, and is a diuretic. It is a bean unique to my country.

10. Red dates: Rich in vitamin C, they are known as "natural vitamin pills". Red beans can purify blood, reduce fat, and promote weight loss and diuresis. Red beans, red dates, and longans have a very good blood-replenishing effect.

11. Peanuts: nourish the lungs and strengthen the spleen. Known as "plant protein meat", it contains plant protein that is unmatched by any other plant except soybeans. Peanuts contain unsaturated fatty acids but no cholesterol.

12. Black sesame: Although the seeds are small, they are nutritious. The linolenic acid they contain can lower blood pressure and prevent thrombosis. The skinned ones are not as nutritious as the unskinned ones. Sesame can beautify and protect the skin, replenish blood and promote body fluid, and moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation.

13. Rice: It has the effects of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen, and harmonizing the stomach.

14. Millet: Clears away heat, detoxifies, and calms the mind. Millet has a good sleeping effect for those who have poor sleep quality.

The Custom of Laba Porridge

1. Offerings for sacrifice and blessing

In ancient my country, the emperor would hold a Laba Festival to worship the gods of grains, celebrate the harvest, and pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year. People would worship heaven and earth, ancestors, and gods to express gratitude for their blessings in the past year and pray for continued blessings in the coming year.

2. Give to relatives and friends to keep in touch

After the sacrifice, neighbors, relatives and friends have the custom of giving Laba porridge to each other. Your family sends one, my family sends another, and the sender should politely say that he is inviting the other party to taste his own flavor, and the recipient will happily thank him.

3. Give away porridge and do good deeds

In the old days, wealthy families would often cook more Laba porridge and give it to the poor, beggars, and widows. In this cold winter, the hot Laba porridge could fill the stomach and keep out the cold, which was a treat for the poor.

It is also a merit for the giver.