清明美食：青团馓子里的传统记忆

Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where the Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. People in different places of the country eat different foods on the day, from green rice balls and omelets (煎蛋饼) to fried dough twists (炸麻花) and pancakes. Here are some traditional foods people eat on the special day.

Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely eaten in China’s Jiangnan area around Qingming Festival. The seasonal delicious food is usually made from glutinous rice (糯米) mixed with pounded mugwort.

In both northern and southern China, it is an age-old tradition to eat sanzi, or fried dough twists, on Tomb-Sweeping Day. However, the sanzi in North and South China are different from each other in terms of size and material. Northern people like larger ones made from wheat, while people in the South enjoy smaller ones made from rice.

Thin pancakes are a popular food for people in Xiamen in Southeast China’s Fujian province on Tomb-Sweeping Day. To make it tastier, people usually add dried seaweed, omelet, vegetables and chili sauce to the pancakes.

In Qingdao in East China’s Shandong province, people eat spring onion and omelet on the day. They believe the two together make eyes brighter. In ancient times, pupils often sent eggs to their teachers to show respect on the day.

The Zitui bun (馍) is named after Jie Zitui, a famous hermit of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). People in Shanxi province have a tradition of eating the bun on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Colorful dough (面团) animals and flowers are added to make the bun look better, while eggs and jujubes are added inside to increase sweetness.

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1.1. Which food is mainly associated with Qingming Festival in Jiangnan area?

A Fried dough twists.

B Green rice balls.

C Spring onion omelets.

D Zitui buns.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely eaten in China’s Jiangnan area around Qingming Festival.”可知，青团（Qingtuan）在江南地区广泛食用。故选B。

2.2. How do sanzi differ between North and South China?

A Color and taste.

B Size and ingredients.

C Shape and cooking method.

D Symbolic meaning.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“However, the sanzi in North and South China are different from each other in terms of size and material.”可知，馓子在南方和北方大小不同，制作原材料也不同。故选B。

3.3. Thin pancakes with seaweed are a special Qingming food in ______.

A both north and south China

B Xiamen, Fujian

C Yantai, Shandong

D Shanxi province

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Thin pancakes are a popular food for people in Xiamen in Southeast China’s Fujian province on Tomb-Sweeping Day.”可知，福建厦门的人在清明节时常常食用薄煎饼。故选B。

4.4. People in Qingdao eat spring onions and eggs during Qingming to ______.

A honor ancestors

B show respect to teachers

C celebrate spring harvest

D keep their eyes healthy

解析：选D。4.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句“They believe the two together make eyes brighter.”可知，清明节的时候，山东青岛的人们有吃大葱和蛋饼的传统，人们相信这两种食物可以使眼睛更为明亮，即让眼睛保持健康。故选D。

5.5. From the Zitui bun description, we learn that ______.

A Jie Zitui created this food

B it is popular in Shanxi Province

C jujubes add sweetness to it

D colorful shapes improve its taste

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句的“jujubes are added inside to increase sweetness”可推知，jujubes是一种甜味的食物。故选C。