鵲豆 Lablab purpureus

豆科扁豆屬植物中的一支

耐旱耐溼的鵲豆

比起其它食用豆類價值

也許不甚出色

但卻是鄒族的特殊雜糧作物

族人普遍稱它山扁豆

成熟曬乾的山扁豆

與山豬肉同煮是絕配

只用來招待重要賓客或長輩

鵲豆通常不種在耕地上

反而在崩塌坡地或山壁上更能適性生長

鵲豆約在11月是盛花期

近年來鄒族也舉辦「生命豆季」儀式

即取鵲豆旺盛的生命力

能在任何惡劣環境自繁自茂的意涵

同時納入集團婚禮一併舉行

藉以激發鄒族堅韌、生生不息精神

鄒族古老傳統中有關於鵲豆的儀式活動早成軼聞傳說

直到近來才從中提煉文化元素

恢復舉辦並賦予時代新意

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Magpie ”Lablab purpureus”

A member of the genus Lentil in the Fabaceae family

Drought and moisture tolerant magpie beans

Value compared to other edible legumes

Maybe not great

But it is a special cereal crop of the Tsou people

The tribesmen generally call it mountain lentil.

Ripe and dried mountain lentils

It’s a perfect match when cooked with wild boar meat

Only used to entertain important guests or elders

Magpie beans are not usually grown on farmland

On the contrary, it can grow more adaptively on collapsed slopes or mountain walls.

Magpie beans are in full bloom around November

In recent years, the Tsou people have also held the “Life Bean Season” ceremony

That is to take the strong vitality of the magpie bean

The meaning of being able to thrive in any harsh environment

At the same time, it will be included in the group wedding and held together

To inspire the Tsou people’s tenacity and endless spirit

In the ancient traditions of the Tsou people, ritual activities related to magpie beans have long been anecdotal and legendary.

Only recently have cultural elements been extracted from it

Resume the event and give it new ideas of the times

Magpie ”Lablab purpureus”