People soak garlic with vinegar and a little sugar to make “Laba garlic.” Eating “Laba garlic” is a custom on Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba. The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year falls on Jan 24. (Photo/VCG)
