Time for making She Ethnic Group's frgrant Black rice

畲乡又闻“乌饭香”

Photo by Fujian Daily reporter Shan Zhiqiang, Correspondent Li Yu, Chen Yafang

福建日报记者 单志强 通讯员 李郁 陈雅芳 摄

Photo by Fujian Daily reporter Shan Zhiqiang, Correspondent Li Yu, Chen Yafang

福建日报记者 单志强 通讯员 李郁 陈雅芳 摄

The "March 3rd" in lunar calendar, a traditional She ethnic group festival, is celebrated by the local eating black rice, in order to remember their ancestors as well as entertain the guests. Therefore, the festival is also known as the "Black Rice Festival."

农历“三月三”是畲族传统节日，在这一节日里，畲族群众都会吃乌米饭，缅怀祖先，款待来客，故“三月三”又称“乌饭节”。

As the festival approaches, every household begins to make black rice in Lianling Village of Bangzhong She Ethnic Group Country, Fu'an City. The She Ethnic Group people pound the leaves of the Vaccinium Bracteatum Thunb and filter the juice, which is then used to dye white glutinous rice black. After that, it is cooked until it becomes a delicious, shiny, and fragrant black rice. According to reports, black rice has dietary therapeutic effects, such as appetizing, strengthening the spleen, and dispelling dampness in the body.

随着“三月三”临近，在福安市坂中畲族乡廉岭村，家家户户开始制作乌米饭，畲民们将乌稔树的叶子捣烂滤汁，用汁液将白糯米染制成黑色，而后上锅炊制蒸熟成色泽黑亮、味美香糯的乌米饭。据介绍，乌米饭具有开胃、健脾、驱湿的膳疗作用。

The photo shows Zhong Fuxie, an inheritor of the She Ethic Group's black rice making skills, is cooking black rice with his family on April 6.

图为6日，畲家乌米饭制作技艺传承人钟伏谢与家人正烹制乌米饭。