關於臘八的英文小知識②

食俗Food Custom

臘八粥 The Laba porridge

The laba porridge is not only a yummy

traditional rite（習俗） in China to mark

the laba festival but also a delicacy（美味） good for health。

臘八節喝臘八粥是中國傳統習俗，臘八粥不僅好喝，對身體也十分有益。

臘八粥，表達為“laba porridge”；“la”即“臘”，農曆12月就是“臘月”，即“12th lunar

month”。臘八就是臘月初八，這天要喝的臘八粥也稱八寶粥，即“babao porridge

（eight treasures）”。

Generally， the porridge contains eight

ingredients which can include glutinous

rice， red beans， millet， Chinese sorghum，

peas， dried lotus seeds and some other

ingredients， such as dried dates， chestnut

meat， walnut meat， almond and peanut，

etc。

臘八粥通常由八種材料做成，這些材料可以是黏米、紅豆、小米、高粱、豌豆、蓮子和一些諸如紅棗、栗子、核桃仁、杏仁、花生等穀物。

Since the earliest beginning of the Song

Dynasty， this porridge has been popular in

the royal court， local authorities， temples and common families。

最早開始於宋代，每逢臘八這一天，不論是朝廷、官府、寺院還是黎民百姓家都要做臘八粥。

The Laba porridge is called “Union Food” in

Henan Province， which is a food custom in

memory of China‘s national hero Yue Fei。

在河南，臘八粥又稱“大家飯”，是紀念民族英雄岳飛的一種節日食俗。

臘八蒜The Laba garlic

Another custom is the soaking of Laba

garlic。 The practice is very simple。 Put the

stripped garlic cloves into a sealed jar， and

then pour vinegar into it。

臘八節的另一傳統是醃製臘八蒜。做法很簡單，將剝好的蒜瓣放在一個可以密封的罐子裡，然後再倒入醋。

Gradually， the color of those garlic cloves will turn green。 By the time of the Spring Festival， you can taste the garlic while eating

dumplings。

慢慢地，泡在醋中的蒜就會變綠。這樣，到春節的時候，就可以在餐桌上與餃子同食了。

臘八豆腐 The Laba tofu

The Laba tofu is the folk specialty of Qian

County in Anhui Province。 Before the Laba

Festival， every family in Qian County will

dry tofu tofu in open space。

“臘八豆腐”是安徽黔縣民間風味特產，臘八之前，黔縣家家戶戶都要在空地上曬制豆腐。

臘八面 The Laba noodles

In some places of the North that do not

produce or produce less of the rice， people

eat the Laba noodles instead of the Laba

porridge。

在我國北方一些不產或少產大米的地方，人們不喝臘八粥，而是吃臘八面。

One day before the festival， people cut up all kinds of fruits and vegetables and prepare

the noodle roll。 Then in the morning of the

Laba Festival， the whole family can eat the

Laba noodles。

隔天將各種果蔬切碎，把麵條擀好，到臘月初八早晨全家吃臘八面。

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