Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where 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, they 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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