LaBa porridge
@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
China
January 2, 2020 3:08am CST
Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month (transliteration: LaBa).By tradition,we eat LaBa porridge-rice porridge with beans,nuts and dried fruits.There are a few of versions of why we have to eat LaBa porridge.One of them is that Sakyamuni attained the right fruit by selfcultivation this day.
Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. People make and eat rice porridges to celebrate the day, so it is also named the Rice Porridge Festival
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@GardenGerty (160491)
• United States
21 Nov 20
@changjiangzhibin89 It is not long until it is here again.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Jan 20
Yes, but where I live,people make much of LaBa and winter solstice.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Jan 20
Thank you ! Laba porridge is cooked with eight sorts of grains.
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@LadyDuck (470798)
• Switzerland
3 Jan 20
@changjiangzhibin89 This is what is interesting of this specific porridge, I have saved the link to the recipe.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Jan 20
@LadyDuck You can add what you like to it,needn't confine them to 8 sorts of grains.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
17 Jan 20
I don't think the ingredients have any special meaning as far as I know.it is made of rice and other grains .You can add anything you like into it.I like mine having purple rice and millet in it.
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@much2say (55318)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jan 20
@changjiangzhibin89 Interesting - I have never heard of or seen purple rice 
! It seems very colorful and flavorful . . . how I would love to try such a dish!
! It seems very colorful and flavorful . . . how I would love to try such a dish!1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
18 Jan 20
@much2say It is also known as black rice.
https://omnivorescookbook.com/pantry/black-rice
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
3 Jan 20
@changjiangzhibin89 We use Gregorian calendar for our day to day works but all our festivals and other things are based on lunar calendar.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
4 Jan 20
@msdivkar Here,the same with works,but the traditional festivals depend upon the lunar calendar.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Jan 20
Yes,We use both the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
2 Jan 20
I want to taste Chinese LaBa porridge, I think eating porridge ( there are many types) in our country is a Southern Chinese influence, we call it " lugaw"
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Jan 20
Yes,porridge is good for us ,especially for the elderly.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
19 Mar 20
Thank you ! Yes, at least we can trace our culture back to 5000 years ago.
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@rebelann (112738)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Mar 20
Wow, that is impressive @changjiangzhibin89
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
27 Jan 20
Happy LaBa Fest to you. I looked this recipe up, don't know if I can get millet, but I would like to try this. I am on the lookout for new recipes because now that my husband had this surgery, he has to watch his sugars, salt, and carb intake, which is more difficult than I thought it would be. 
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Feb 20
@Carmelanirel2 Sorry,it was a typo,should be beans such as red beans,mung beans.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
28 Jan 20
Thank you very much!However Laba porridge has some peans in it, which would get gas. Maybe it doesn't agree with your husband.The millet is a common grain here.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
2 Feb 20
@changjiangzhibin89 You mean it has pecans in it? Oh, he would love that, not sure if it would give him gas, not any more than any other nut.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
17 May 20
I make a rice pudding that sounds very similar, your sounds very delicious.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
18 May 20
Yes,however grain is the main ingredients of the Laba porridge.
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@Letranknight2015 (51914)
• Philippines
28 Apr 20
Good thing my mom have time to cook some dish and noodles. But Dish like this is not something I'm familiar with i think.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
28 Apr 20
It is easy to prepare it and you may as well have a go at it one day.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
3 Jan 20
Yes,it tastes fine and is good for health.
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@jstory07 (139354)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Feb 20
@changjiangzhibin89 Something that is good for your health is always good to eat.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
25 Jan 20
Never mind ! However we hardly eat it at ordinary times.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Jan 20
@changjiangzhibin89 
Okay! Just keep enjoying your holiday.
There are foods here that are only eaten on certain holidays, too.
Okay! Just keep enjoying your holiday.
There are foods here that are only eaten on certain holidays, too.1 person likes this
@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
17 May 20
I have never tried this dish, otherwise I like topics about food, flowers, birds, etc.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
17 May 20
I like topics about flowers too,I am interested in plants .
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
17 May 20
@changjiangzhibin89 I’ve learned so many new things here and seen some completely different plants that we don’t have here
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
17 May 20
@kepweng I can talk about everything if I'm in the mood
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@GardenGerty (160491)
• United States
7 Apr 20
It sounds very tasty. Most people here will not have beans in their porridge, but I make a granola that has oats nd fruits and nuts and seeds.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
8 Apr 20
That is your style of Laba porridge.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
19 Jan 20
That sounds like an interesting and nutritious dish. Happy LaBa to you I hope you enjoyed your festival.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
20 Jan 20
Thank you very much ! We all love LaBa porridge.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Feb 20
There is a lot of healthy stuff in that dish all of which I like
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
28 Feb 20
Yes,they are all beneficial to health .
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Mar 20
What an interesting custom and the porridge sounds delicious.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
28 Mar 20
I am so glad to see you back Mylot ! Yes ,the porridge tastes well.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16749)
• China
25 Jan 20
Thank you!It is a traditional festival.
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