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Practice of Laba porridge in Xiaoxian County, Anhui Province
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as Laba Festival, people always love to cook a pot of delicious Laba porridge on this day. In ancient China, "wax" was originally a ritual. When the old and the new turn, people often hold grand sacrifices with hunted animals. In ancient Laba, every household, adults and children drank Laba porridge. Even if it is a baby, the mother should feed him a few mouthfuls of Laba porridge to show the prosperity of man and beast. Laba custom began in Buddhism. According to legend, Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, abandoned the luxurious life of the royal family at the age of 29 and became a monk. Overworked by asceticism, hungry and thirsty, I fainted to the ground. There happened to be a shepherd girl passing by, cooking coarse cereals and melons into porridge with spring water and feeding them to him. Since Buddhism was introduced into China, the activities of building temples, cooking porridge and offering sacrifices to Buddha have become increasingly popular. This is the origin of eating Laba porridge on Laba Festival. Laba porridge regulates nutrition and is easily absorbed, so it is a good diet therapy. Has the effects of regulating stomach, invigorating spleen, nourishing heart, clearing away lung-heat, invigorating kidney and liver, quenching thirst, improving eyesight, relaxing bowels and calming nerves. It is also a nourishing health porridge soup suitable for all ages.

condiments

polished glutinous rice

50 grams

broom corn millet

20 grams

black kerneled rice

20 grams

Myron

20 grams

coix seed

20 grams

Red bean shrub

20 grams

mung bean

20 grams

peanut

20 grams

lotus seed

20 grams

longan

10 capsule

condiments

Rock sugar 20g

6 red dates

Practice of Laba porridge

1

Get all the materials ready.

2

Wash black rice, glutinous rice and wheat kernels and soak them in water.

three

Soak peanuts, lotus seeds, red dates, mung beans, red beans and coix seed for 20 minutes respectively.

four

Wash peeled longan meat for later use.

five

Pour the soaked peanuts, lotus seeds and red dates into the inner container of the rice cooker.

six

Add beans.

seven

Add all the rice.

eight

Add longan.

nine

Add rock sugar.

10

Add the required amount of boiling water.

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Covering nutritious rice porridge for health care.

12

After dropping the tip, you can open the lid and mix well.