A taste of Qingming: Traditional shefan in Tongren
As Qingming Festival approaches, spring returns to the earth with all things coming back to life. It is the perfect time to make shefan, a traditional Chinese rice dish.
In Tongren, Guizhou, local shefan is made with mugwort, glutinous rice, rice, wild garlic, cured pork, dried tofu, peanuts and other ingredients.
Mugwort and wild garlic offer a fresh aroma, cured pork brings rich flavor, and the rice is moist but never greasy. Shefan has become popular for its traditional benefits: clearing toxins, purifying the body and improving health.
Shefan originated from the ancient Spring Festival of the Earth God. It later blended with Qingming traditions such as tomb-sweeping and ancestor worship, becoming a unique traditional food for Qingming.
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