Laba porridge

Overview

Baidu: Laba porridge is a kind of porridge made from a variety of ingredients during the Laba Festival. It is used to pray for good weather in the coming year and ensure a good agricultural harvest. Laba porridge combines food from all directions and cooks it with rice in one pot, which means to bring together all things and harmonize thousands of spirits. It is said that the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, practiced asceticism for six years and attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Laba has become the anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment. Laba is a grand Buddhist festival. In Henan, Laba porridge, also known as everyone’s rice, is a festive food custom in memory of the national hero Yue Fei. Another legend says that after the death of Zhuanxu, one of the Five Ancient Emperors, his three sons turned into evil spirits and came out to scare their children. In ancient times, people generally believed in superstition and were afraid of ghosts and gods. Adults believed that children suffering from strokes and being in poor health were caused by the plague and ghosts during the Laba Festival. These evil ghosts are not afraid of anything but red beans, so there is a saying that red beans beat ghosts. Therefore, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, porridge is made with red beans and adzuki beans to ward off epidemics and welcome good luck. The ingredients of Laba porridge vary depending on the local products. The ingredients of today's Laba porridge are determined by personal taste, and sugar or salt can be added. Chinese people love Laba porridge. In addition to being a popular food, it is also a good health food. A simple piece of Laba porridge contains the functions of harmonizing the stomach, tonifying the spleen, nourishing the heart, clearing the lungs, nourishing the kidneys, benefiting the liver, improving eyesight, calming the nerves, and laxatives. It can be said to be comprehensive. At the same time, the rich nutrients can enhance the body's immunity and improve the cold tolerance index.

Tags

• staple food
• porridge
• home cooking
• pregnant women
• maternity
• children
• old man
• laba
• winter recipes
• dinner
• black rice
• cishi
• fragrant rice
• glutinous rice
• lily
• lotus seeds
• peanuts
• raisins
• red bean
• red dates
• rice
• sorghum rice
• white sugar

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare all ingredients. Red adzuki beans, gorgon seeds, and lilies should be soaked in advance

   

2. 2 Remove the pits from the red dates and prepare some raisins

   

3. 3 Put red beans and gorgon seeds in a pot of cold water

   

4. 4 When the water boils, add a little cold water, then boil again, and then add a little cold water. Then add peanuts, lotus seeds, lilies, etc.

   

5. 5 Add various kinds of rice in sequence. At this time, you can put everything into other pots and press the program button to complete the porridge.

   

6. 6 When eating, add sugar or rock sugar according to personal taste