Bijingzhou
In the eighth episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, Baoyu went to visit his cousin Xue Baochai and menstruation, and stayed for dinner. Rich in wine and food, Baoyu ate two bowls of sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup and half a bowl of Bijing porridge.
Bi Jing is a tribute of the Qing Dynasty, which is exclusively for the royal nobles such as the imperial concubine. Both Xue and Jia are nobles and have the right to eat Bijing.
Edible bird's nest porridge
A Dream of Red Mansions (1 1) describes that Daiyu coughs every year after the vernal equinox. Today, because Grandmother Jia was happy, she played a few more times, and her autumn cough was more than usual. Baochai came to see her and advised her to get first-class bird's nest and five-yuan rock sugar early every day and cook porridge with silver tweezers. If she is used to it, it is stronger than medicine, and it is the most nourishing yin and invigorating qi. Showing Baochai's concern for Daiyu.
Bird's nest is a nest formed by swallowing saliva or feathers mixed with saliva, or fine seaweed and soft plant fiber mixed with saliva on the island, which is mainly distributed in Indonesia and Malay archipelago and is a valuable tonic. Daiyu has a chronic cough, lung qi deficiency and insufficient vaginal fluid, while bird's nest has the functions of nourishing yin and moistening lung, benefiting qi and tonifying middle warmer, so Baochai advised Daiyu to eat bird's nest porridge often, which can not only nourish yin and moistening lung, reduce phlegm and relieve cough, but also strengthen spleen and qi and enhance physical strength.
Glutinous rice porridge
The 87th episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, autumn wind blowing gently, leaves fluttering, evokes the homesickness of Daiyu. "If my parents were here, the scenery in the south, the spring flowers and the autumn moon, the beautiful scenery of Shuixiu Mountain and the ruins of the Twenty-four Bridges and Six Dynasties would be so lonely today."
On one occasion, Zijuan asked the kitchen to cook a bowl of turkey (ham) cabbage soup for her, added some dried shrimps, green bamboo shoots and laver, and cooked a little rice porridge. Daiyu only ate half a bowl of porridge, drank two mouthfuls of soup and put it aside.
Zijuan made Jiangmi porridge, which is glutinous rice porridge, and its dietotherapy function is "benefiting qi and treating deficiency and cold"; "Six Books on Medicine: General Meaning of Medicinal Properties" said: "glutinous rice porridge is a wonderful product for warming and nourishing the stomach and benefiting qi." After eating it, Daiyu shouted "delicious".
Laba porridge
"Love is longing for a wonderful evening, but the meaning is continuous and quiet, and jade is fragrant."
In the first 19 of A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu teased Lin Daiyu and made up a story about Xiang Yu:
Baoyu was afraid that he would fall asleep and get sick, so he coaxed him, "Alas! There is a big story in your Yangzhou yamen, do you know? " Daiyu saw that he was serious and believed it, so she asked, "What's the matter?" When Baoyu asked, he said with a smile, "There is a Daishan Mountain in Yangzhou, and there is a forest cave on it." Daiyu said with a smile, "This is a lie. Jiraiya has never heard of this mountain. " Baoyu said, "There are many mountains and rivers in the world. How do you know? " . When I'm finished, you can criticize. "Tell me," said Daiyu. . Baoyu said, "There used to be a group of rat spirits in the cave in the forest. On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. The old mouse rose to the throne to discuss. Because he said,' Tomorrow is Laba, and everyone cooks Laba porridge. There is not enough fruit in the cave now, so we must take this opportunity to grab some. "But he pulled out an arrow and sent a capable little consumer to inquire. In an instant, I paid a small return:' I have visited everywhere, but the temple below the mountain has the most fruit and rice.' The old consumer asked, "How many kinds of rice are there?" ? How many products are there? Small consumption way:' Mi Dou warehouse, invincible. There are five kinds of fruits: one red date, two chestnuts, three peanuts, four water chestnuts and five taro. "Old consumption heard exultation, immediately to the point. But he drew an arrow and asked,' Who will steal rice?' The rice was ordered to steal as soon as it was spent. He pulled out an arrow and asked, "Who's going to steal beans?" ? Another order to steal beans. Then they all got the orders one by one. There was only one kind of taro left. He pulled out an arrow and asked,' Who will steal taro?' ? I saw a weak consumer answer, I want to steal taro. Seeing him like this, the old people were afraid of being inexperienced and timid, so they wouldn't let him go. Small consumption way:' I am young and weak, but I have infinite magic power, clever tongue like a spring, and far-reaching scheming. It is smarter to take care of it than they steal it. "The crowd quickly asked,' How can we be smarter than them?' Small consumption way:' I don't steal things like them. I just turn into a taro and roll around in the taro pile, so that people can't see or hear it. Instead, I secretly carry it in two places and gradually carry it out. "Isn't this smarter than stealing and taking?" Many consumers said, "Great, but I don't know how to change it. Let's have a look first. Hearing this, Xiao Wei said with a smile:' This is not difficult, wait for me to change it.' After that, she turned and said' change' and became the most beautiful young lady. Everyone quickly smiled and said,' Wrong, wrong. Some people say that if you become a fruit, how can you become a lady? Xiao Shao said with a smile, "I said that you have never seen the world, but you only know that this fruit is taro, but you don't know that Master Yan's young lady is the real fragrant jade. Hearing this, Daiyu turned over and smiled and pressed Baoyu, saying, "I'll smash your mouth! I know you are making me up. " Just then, Baoyu, who was wriggling, begged again and again, "Dear sister, give me a break. Don't dare again! I suddenly remembered this allusion because I smelled your fragrance. Dai-yu said with a smile, "I scolded someone and said it was an allusion. ”"
This is a rare scene description of Daiyu and Baoyu being alone and flirting with each other. Daiyu has worked hard to love Baoyu. In Baoyu's words, it is only because you are not at ease that her illness is getting worse.
In the Qing Dynasty, Yanjing Nianji Laba Porridge recorded that Laba Porridge was cooked with yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut, red Jiang Dou and peeled jujube paste. And externally dyed red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar and grapes. There is also the habit of Laba drinking Laba porridge.