Today in China, is the 8th day of December of the lunar calendar, this day is the traditional “Laba Festival” in China. The December of the lunar calendar is known as the twelfth lunar month commonly, and the 8th day of December of the lunar calendar is customarily called “Laba”, on that day people to cook and eat Laba porridge is the the most traditional and most luxurious custom all over the country in China.
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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