Tasting "dragon food"

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Food for the Longtaitou Festival as always named after the dragon; noodles were called "dragon beard noodle", dumplings were called "dragon ear" or "dragon horn", rice was called "dragon seed", and eating pig’s head was called "eating dragon head". In doing so, people in ancient times expressed their strong wishes for a golden harvest.

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