Happy Laba Festival! If you have watched my last episode about Chinese bacon, then you will know that la Yue is the last lunar month of the year. And la ba is simply the 8th day of this month. Laba festival signifies the new year is just around the corner.

And today’s recipe is about two ceremonial and traditional Chinese dishes that people usually have on this date. First, we will make some laba congee, which is vegan, simple and tasty. A lot of Chinese temples have the custom of offering free laba congee on this date, to extend their blessings to the public for the coming year. So today let’s make some laba congee at home to celebrate this festival.

We will also make some laba garlic. They are sour and spicy, perfect condiments to dumplings and noodles.

腊八节快乐！如果你看了我上一期腊肉视频，你一定知道腊月是农历一年的最后一个月，而腊八就是腊月初八。过了腊八就是年，腊八意味着新年的到来。

今天我们来做两道传统的腊八节料理。首先我们会做一些腊八粥，它是全素的，简单又美味。很多寺庙有在腊八节免费施粥的传统，来为民众送去来年的好运。那今天我们就一起在家自己做一碗腊八粥，来庆祝腊八节吧。

我们还会做一些腊八蒜。它们又酸又辣，是一些中餐的完美配菜。


Ingredients:

Laba Congee:
(100ml each)
Black rice
Glutinous rice
Coix seeds
Millet
Lotus seeds
Peanuts
Walnuts
Kidney beans
Mung beans
Red beans
Chinese dates
Dried longan

Laba Garlic:
Garlic
Vinegar

食材：

腊八粥：
(各100ml)
紫米
糯米
薏仁
小米
莲子
花生
核桃
芸豆
绿豆
红豆
红枣
桂圆干

腊八蒜：
蒜
醋

Table of Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:11 Laba Congee
1:34 Step 1: Soak
1:54 Step 2: Cook
2:50 Laba Garlic