Xiaohan Custom No. 4: Laba Porridge

　　Laba porridge

　　In terms of diet, an important folk custom in the "Xiaohan" solar term is to eat "Laba porridge". "Yanjing Chronicles" records that "Laba porridge is made from yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnuts, chestnuts, red cowpeas, peeled jujube paste, etc., boiled with water, and used externally to dye red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Grape , for spot dyeing. ”The above-mentioned foods are all sweet and warm, and have the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi, nourishing qi and blood, dispelling cold and strengthening the body, producing body fluids and quenching thirst. Ancient Chinese people called "porridge and rice the most nourishing food in the world" and believed that eating porridge can prolong life. Li Shizhen said in "Compendium of Materia Medica": porridge can "replenish qi, generate body fluids, nourish the spleen and stomach, and cure deficiency and cold". Zhang Lei's "Porridge" also said: "Eat a large bowl of porridge every day. On an empty stomach, the stomach is weak, and the glutinous gas is released. The supplement is not fine, and it is extremely soft and greasy. It is compatible with the stomach and intestines. It is the best diet secret." ”