On February 2nd, in addition to shaving the faucet, don't forget to "do 1 thing, eat 3 things", and the wind and rain will be prosperous
The dragon raised its head, it was on the second day of February in the lunar calendar, and this day was also the ** ploughing festival and agricultural festival, at which time the first month ended and the new year began. On the second day of February, the dragon horn rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "the dragon raises its head". And the dragon has been known as a symbol of auspiciousness in the folk, and the lord of weathering rain, in the farming culture, the second day of February dragon raising its head is particularly valued, but also the dragon raising its head as a good day for the harvest of grains, the wind and rain, and the auspicious transfer. In addition to the well-known shaving of the dragon's head (haircut), we should also remember to do one thing on the second day of February, eat three kinds of food, and pray for good weather and good fortune in the new year.
Do 1 thing on February 2: Collect dragon gas
On the second day of February, there has always been a saying of "picking dragon gas". Legend has it that February 2 is the day when the dragon horns of the oriental green dragon are first revealed, so when the sun is just rising in the early morning, that is, between 5-7 o'clock, it is necessary to face the east and breathe fresh air in a big gulp, which is also the best time to "collect dragon gas".
People believe that when the purple gas comes from the east, the "dragon gas" can bless everything smoothly and the wealth is rolling.
Eat 3 kinds on the second day of February
On the second day of February, thousands of years of tradition, people's diet on this day is closely related to the dragon, meaning good, stained with dragon energy.
One, eat wontons - eat longan
On the second day of February, you have to eat wontons, because the wontons are bulging and very similar to the eyes of the dragon, so it is called "eating longan". Eating longan means being able to have smart ears and eyes, avoid risks, and find opportunities to make a fortune.
Preparation of ravioli:
The ingredients that need to be prepared are wonton wrappers and fatty and lean pork filling.
1. Put the minced meat into a basin, put minced ginger, white pepper, light soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce, and an appropriate amount of water, and stir in one direction until it is delicate and sticky. Then add the chopped shallots, pour the hot oil on it, stir up the fragrance, and then mix well, and the filling of this fresh meat wonton is ready.
2. Take the wonton wrapper and wrap it in the filling and knead it into a round and bulging wonton shape.
3. After the water in the pot boils, add the wontons, and turn off the heat after cooking.
4. Add shrimp skin and coriander to a large bowl, then put some light soy sauce and rice vinegar, scoop in the hot soup where the wontons are cooked, scoop in the wontons, and serve them.
Second, eat noodles - eat dragon whiskers
The shape of the noodles is thin and long, like a dragon's beard, so eating noodles on the second day of February is called "eating dragon whiskers". People hope that by eating noodles, they can get the protection of the dragon, and the wind and rain will be smooth, and the grains will be abundant.
How to make lo mein:
The ingredients to be prepared are fresh noodles, soaked fungus, daylily, shiitake mushrooms, boiled pork belly slices, and eggs.
1. Add water to the pot and boil, put in the cooked pork belly slices, put in the sliced shiitake mushrooms, fungus, daylily, add salt and soy sauce, green onion and ginger, cooking wine, cook until the meat slices are soft and rotten, put water and starch to thicken three times, and finally pour in the egg liquid, turn off the heat after setting. The halogen is ready.
2. Cook the fresh noodles in a pot under boiling water, put them in a large bowl, pour the marinade, and you can eat.
Three, eat spring cakes - bite dragon scales
The custom of eating spring cakes on the second day of February has a long history, and the spring cakes are round and similar to dragon scales, so eating spring cakes on this day is also called "biting dragon scales". Spring cakes should be rolled with meat and vegetables to eat, homophonic "wealth", meaning that the source of wealth is wide and the days are prosperous.
How to make spring cakes:
The ingredients to be prepared are plain flour (or whole wheat flour), carrots, potatoes, and pork head.
1. Baked spring cakes. Add flour and water to stir into a slow-flowing batter, preheat the electric baking pan with a little vegetable oil, scoop in 1 tablespoon of batter, spread it flat, and bake it on the upper and lower heat for 2 minutes, and a spring cake will be baked.
2. Stir-fry. Heat vegetable oil in a wok, add chopped green onions and peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant, pour in shredded carrots and potatoes that have been washed twice and stir-fry, add salt to taste, stir-fry well and turn off the heat.
How to eat: Take a spring cake and spread it flat, spread it with sauce, put coriander and shallots and mix well, put shredded carrots and potatoes, put sliced pork head meat and roll it up, and you can eat.
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