Laba congee (臘八粥)
《燕京歲時記· 臘八粥》:“ 臘八粥者,用黃米、白米、江米、小米、菱角米、慄子、紅江豆、去皮棗泥等,合水煮熟,外用染紅桃仁、杏仁、瓜子、花生、榛穰、松子,及白糖、紅糖、瑣瑣葡萄,以作點染。” “La Ba Congee is made with proso millet, white rice, sticky rice, foxtail millet, water caltrops, chestnuts, cowpeas and mashed peeled jujubes by boiling them until cooked, and then garnishing with walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, and then adding …