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The five-colored sticky rice has a long history and is a traditional food that entertains guests

Five-color sticky rice, commonly known as five-color rice, also known as green essence rice or flower rice, because the glutinous rice is black, red, yellow, purple, white five colors and named. It is a kind of sticky rice cooked by every household during the Qingming Festival and the "March 3rd" song of the Wuming Zhuang people, and is a traditional food used by the Zhuang family to entertain guests.

The five-colored sticky rice has a long history and is a traditional food that entertains guests

Legend has it that there was a powerful man of great intelligence, Wate Gui, who served as a vassal under the Tu Emperor. In order to relieve the suffering of the people, he invited the Emperor tu to visit Zhuangxiang in person and used the plan to spare the emperor the imperial grain. Emperor Tu later found out that he had been deceived, regarded Tegui as a thorn in his eye, and ordered his arrest and arrest. The people of Zhuangxiang heard about it and sent Tegui up the mountain to hide overnight. When the imperial soldiers could not catch it, they set fire to the mountain, which was the third day of the third month of the third lunar month. After the imperial soldiers left, the villagers found Tegui's body in a large maple tree cave and buried him next to the maple tree with tears. After that, on the third of March every year, the Zhuang people used maple leaves and other plant juices to dye the glutinous rice into red, yellow, purple, black and other colors, steamed it and took it to the mountain to sacrifice special gui.

The five-colored sticky rice has a long history and is a traditional food that entertains guests

Although there are many people who can do it, there are few leaders, and Sister Pan's grandmother is one of the best. The herbal juices they concoct are dyed beautifully, and the steaming time and heat make the rice particularly fragrant and soft. Coupled with the hard work of collecting herbs on the mountain, it is difficult to identify the varieties of herbs, and gradually, everyone habitually asks them to help make a copy.

Legend has it that there was a powerful man of great intelligence, Wate Gui, who served as a vassal under the Tu Emperor. In order to relieve the suffering of the people, he invited the Emperor tu to visit Zhuangxiang in person and used the plan to spare the emperor the imperial grain. Emperor Tu later found out that he had been deceived, regarded Tegui as a thorn in his eye, and ordered his arrest and arrest.

The people of Zhuangxiang heard about it and sent Tegui up the mountain to hide overnight. When the imperial soldiers could not catch it, they set fire to the mountain, which was the third day of the third month of the third lunar month. After the imperial soldiers left, the villagers found Tegui's body in a large maple tree cave and buried him next to the maple tree with tears. After that, on the third of March every year, the Zhuang people used maple leaves and other plant juices to dye the glutinous rice into red, yellow, purple, black and other colors, steamed it and took it to the mountain to sacrifice special gui.

Although the number of people who will do it is large,

The five-colored sticky rice has a long history and is a traditional food that entertains guests

The steaming time and heat make the rice feel particularly fragrant and soft. Coupled with the hard work of collecting herbs on the mountain, it is difficult to identify the varieties of herbs, and gradually, everyone habitually asks them to help make a copy.

"Sticky rice, add some freshly steamed mung bean paste, and stir-fry it with sausages, it's delicious, but I like to eat it this way." Add a little white sugar, mix well with the hot rice, melt the sugar and wrap it in rice oil, which is different from the salty sticky rice that you usually eat, which is particularly sweet. The taste of the herbs has also become softer.

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