Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond and peanut, etc.

腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米、红豆、小米、高粱、豌豆、莲子和其他一些材料，诸如红枣、栗子、核桃仁、杏仁、花生等谷物。