There's an “underground Sydney” called ginseng in Gangnam, also known as horseshoes and chestnuts. It is the season of maturity, from December to March of each year, that is the most accessible. Its skin is purple, its inside is white, its sweetness is juicy, it can be skinned and eaten directly, or it can be fertilized, congee made, cooked, made into canned jars, horseshoes and sugar. The traditional festival “Nine Festivals” in the 10 cities of Fujianfu County is related to horses and feet. On the 29th of the month of the agricultural calendar, the family must use the raw materials of rice, red sugar, peanuts, red dates, sesame, cuisine and white fruit to make congee known as “soft porridge”, which is to be used for the sacrifice of ancestors or to be given to friends and relatives. A married woman must return it to her parents and respect her parents. In some cases, the table, eggs, pig hoofs, etc. are added. In the case of persons aged nine (9 years, 19 years, 29 years, etc.) or nine times (18 years, 27 years, 36 years, etc., the Dark Ninth), they must also eat their bowls as if they were birthdays in order to be safe and healthy. The nutritional and taste of horseshoes is thus recognized. Then let's introduce a simple, delicious home-grown food, a pumpkin corn pear。
