Laba Porridge (rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit etc) is an important part of traditional Chinese food, and there are numerous kinds in various regions of China. Laba Porridge is known to every Chinese, as it marks a particular day, namely, the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, which is usually at the beginning of January. Most Chinese treat it as a reminder of the approaching Chinese New Year. In fact, Laba Porridge was originally used to celebrate the day when Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, experienced his first revelation after six years of practicing asceticism, surviving on one meal of rice every day.
Ingredients:
6 ounce sugar
Dry ingredients:
1/2 pound glutinous rice; total of 1/2 pound red bean, mung bean, jujubes, peanuts and lotus seeds (available in Asian groceries), or other nuts and dried fruit.
Directions:
1. Rinse the dry ingredients, then add them to a pot half filled with water.
2. Bring to a boil and turn the heat down to medium.
3. Add sugar and simmer for 1.5 hours, until ingredients are softened.
4. Stir until blended, and serve.
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Laba porridge is a kind of porridge brewed with a combination of ingredients, also known as congee Qibao flavors. The earliest laba porridge is boiling the red beans to.The twelfth lunar month, one of the most important festival is the eighth day in December, in ancient times it was called “December Day”, commonly known as “Laba Festival.” From the Pre-Qin Dynasty, the Laba Festival are used to worship ancestors and gods, and pray for good harvest and good fortune.
http://world-culture-research.org/c.asp?d=15633
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