"Tears of Qingming"

Tears of Qingming

　　"Tears of Qingming": A very poetic name, referring to a type of rice cake traditionally made and consumed during the Qingming Festival in the Kaihua area, symbolizing tears of longing for departed loved ones. In reality, it's a small grain-sized rice ball made from rice flour, locally called "Qingming grains" in Kaihua. After hearing about it, the director of "A Bite of China 2" artistically reimagined it as "tears." During the Qingming season, wild greens are at their freshest—stir-fried with cured meat, tender bamboo shoots, baby vegetables, and fresh garlic sprouts, a bowl of these vibrant green-and-white Qingming grains fills the air with aroma and is simply mouthwatering. Did you know? Kids especially love them because they’re fun to eat, one little grain at a time, both tasty and playful.