In the Han dynasty, on the seventh day of the new year it was the custom to have "Seven Grass Stew." This was made of seven plant ingredients: celery, water chestnut, spinach, green onion, fennel (or aniseed), sweet violet, and garlic.
漢朝時，在新年初七要吃「七草羹」，由七種蔬菜調配而成，分別是芹菜、薺菜、菠菜、青蔥、茴香、香蔥和大蒜。