About Qingming: Feasting on Qingtuan

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River region, qingtuan or green cake is very popular snack on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingtuan is a kind of round green cake. In order to make the cakes, people mash barnyard grass to squeeze juice from it and mix the flour and juice to a paste. Then they inject black bean filling into the paste and steam them. Pretty and delicate, qingtuan have a mellow taste and special flavor. Qingtuan are also sacrificed to ancestors on Tomb-Sweeping Day.

tips

feast：n. 宴会，酒席；vt. 款待，享乐，请客；vi. 参加宴会，享受

lower：下游

Yangtze River region：长江地区

mash：饲料，糊状物；v. 捣碎

barnyard：谷仓前的场地

grass：草

squeeze：挤出，榨出

flour：面粉

paste：面团；面食；粘贴

steam：蒸汽；精疲力尽；v 蒸（蒸煮）

pretty and delicate：精致的美味的（两个单词意思相近，区别 dedicate 贡献）

mellow：甘美的，成熟的口味（mell- honey 甜蜜）

flavor：滋味（区别于 favor

sacrifice：牺牲，祭祀（区别于 satisfy 使满意）