Laba congee
laba porridge, eight treasure congee, eight treasure pudding, 八宝粥, 臘八粥
Laba congee (simplified chinese: 腊八粥; traditional chinese: 臘八粥; pinyin: làbā zhōu, also simplified chinese: 八宝粥; traditional chinese: 八寶粥; pinyin: bābǎozhōu) (also called eight treasure congee in english) is a chinese ceremonial congee dish eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth month in the chinese calendar.the day on which it is traditionally eaten is commonly known as the laba festival. the earliest form of this dish was cooked with red beans and has since developed into many different kinds. it is mainly made up of many kinds of rice, beans, peanuts, dried fruit, lotus seeds, etc. depending on region-based variations in china, it can also include tofu, potato, meat and vegetables.
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