What are the five yellow and six white foods for the Dragon Boat Festival and what are their benefits?

What are the five yellow and six white foods for the Dragon Boat Festival and what are their benefits?
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What are the five yellow and six white foods during the Dragon Boat Festival?

"Five yellows and six whites" is one of the food cultures of the Dragon Boat Festival. It has faded nowadays, but in Ninghai, Yuyao and Ningbo, the custom of eating "five yellows and six whites" during the Dragon Boat Festival is still preserved.
The "five yellows" refer to cucumber, yellow croaker, eel, realgar wine, and duck egg yolk. The food is slightly different in different places. For example, people in water towns eat eels, people on the seashore eat yellow clams, and people in mountainous areas eat yellow plums. Some places use yellow bean paste, loquat, etc. as substitutes. Adapt to local conditions, anyway, five foods starting with "yellow" will be enough. The "six whites" refer to tofu, wild rice stem, pakchoy, white fish, white-cut chicken, and white-cut meat. Some people may use white wine or white garlic as substitutes, as long as the ingredients contain the word "white".
1. Five Yellows
1. Cucumber
Summer cucumbers are crisp and refreshing, and have a cooling effect. They are delicious whether they are used in soup, cold dishes or stir-fried dishes.
2. Yellow croaker
Yellow croaker has few bones and tender meat. Its resources are very abundant in places like Ningbo, Zhejiang. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the meat of yellow croaker is plump and tender, which is a rare delicacy.
3. Eel
There is a saying during the Dragon Boat Festival that "eels during the Dragon Boat Festival are better than ginseng". Eels during the Dragon Boat Festival are at their best, not only are they delicious and tender, but they are also rich in nutrition.
4. Yellow wine
The five poisonous animals are rampant during the Dragon Boat Festival, so there has been a custom of drinking realgar wine since ancient times. Realgar wine has the effects of killing bacteria, expelling insects and detoxifying, but now it is more often replaced by rice wine.
5. Egg yolk
The yolk of the five yellows refers to the yolk of salted duck eggs. The best salted duck eggs are golden in color, oily and fragrant, and have the effect of nourishing yin and clearing the lungs, and enriching the muscles and moisturizing the skin.
2. Six White
1. Tofu
White tofu is white and mellow, and has the effects of harmonizing the spleen and stomach, eliminating bloating, clearing away heat and dispersing blood. It also has a variety of cooking methods.
2. Wild Rice
During the Dragon Boat Festival, the water chestnuts have tender stems at the base, are thick and tender, and are rich in nutrients, containing a variety of amino acids and have high nutritional value.
3. Cabbage
The six-white cabbage generally refers to Chinese cabbage. Although it is a very common vegetable, it is rich in vitamins and trace elements and has great nutritional value.
4. Whitefish
Whitefish, also known as red tail, is a freshwater fish. Although it is not available in every place, it has extremely high nutritional value and is rich in high protein and nutrition.
5. White-cut chicken
White-cut chicken, also known as boiled chicken, originated in Guangdong and is a common specialty in the south. The poached chicken has smooth skin and meat, is light and delicious, and has an original flavor. It is also easy to prepare.
6. Boiled meat
Boiled pork is a traditional Shanghainese dish. Generally, the pork belly is boiled in water and then cut into small pieces and eaten with dipping sauce. The method is simple, but the meat is tender and fat but not greasy.

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