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8 Things You May Not Know about Tomb-sweeping (8)

(CRI Online)    14:09, April 04, 2016

  A staff from a snack shop makes Qingtuan in Lin'an city, Zhejiang province, March 30, 2014. [Photo:Xinhua]

Feasting on Qingtuan

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River region, qingtuan or green cake is very popular snack on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingtuan is a kind of round green cake. In order to make the cakes, people mash barnyard grass to squeeze juice from it and mix the flour and juice to a paste. Then they inject black bean filling into the paste and steam them. Pretty and delicate, Qingtuan have a mellow taste and special flavor. Qingtuan are also sacrificed to ancestors on Tomb-Sweeping Day.


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(Editor:Yuan Can,Bianji)

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