Laba Festival (the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month): Eat Laba porridge, make Laba vinegar and Laba garlic

Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, has been considered as the prelude to Spring Festival when people in north China cook and eat Laba porridge to popularize the national spirit of diligence and thriftiness. Beijingers will also make Laba vinegar and green Laba garlic. To make them, well-selected garlic should be skinned, soaked into rice vinegar and finally sealed in disinfected jars. When it comes to the eve of Chinese New Year, Laba vinegar and Laba garlic are done. It can be seen that garlic cloves have turned from white to emerald green. When you open the jars, the scent of mellow vinegar can be smelled. Chinese people prefer to eat dumplings that go with spicy and sour Laba vinegar and Laba garlic, and to season vegetable salad with Laba vinegar.