On the first day of the fourth lunar month, no matter how busy you are, remember to "eat 4 things and do 1 thing", and remember the good weather and the old tradition!
In a blink of an eye, we came to the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and the lunar calendar is a very important month, especially the first day of April, which is a very special day in folk culture. There is an old saying in the countryside: "If you don't harvest in summer, you have to look at April 1", starting in April, not far from the summer harvest, the wheat in the field has already set ears, and a bumper harvest is in sight.
In the old tradition, no matter how busy you are on the first day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, you must remember to "eat 4 things and do 1 thing".
One: pancakes
On the first day of the fourth month, according to the old tradition, you should eat pancakes, which are made of wheat, which is a traditional food in the north, which can not only eat enough but also fight hunger. Pancakes were a high-end noodle dish in difficult times in the past, and they were eaten on many memorable days, implying happiness and good harvest.
【How to make pancakes】Ingredients: 500 grams of flour, 1 tablespoon of corn flour, a little boiling water, a little cold water. Garnish: shredded potatoes, shredded ham, lettuce.
1. Add 1 tablespoon of fine corn flour to the flour and mix well, pour boiling water to blanch the dough, stir well, then add a little cold water to form a dough with moderate softness and firmness.
2. After the dough is reconciled, knead it well, knead it into long strips, knead it into a small agent, press it flat, roll it into a thin skin, put it in a frying pan and cook it over low heat, and the baked spring cake rolls are fragrant.
Two: noodles
On the first day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, noodles are eaten, and eating noodles on this day means that the wind and rain are good for the year. Noodles have a beautiful meaning in our traditional cuisine. Remember to eat on the first day of April, and have a good luck!
【Preparation of beef noodles】 Ingredients: appropriate amount of noodles, beef in sauce, beef broth, coriander, shallots.
1. Put the beef tendon on an appropriate amount of water and boil over high heat, put in Sichuan pepper, marinate the ingredients in advance, and take out the beef slices after cooling.
2. Put the fresh noodles in boiling water and cook, remove the noodles, put the beef, sprinkle with minced green onion and coriander, and pour the soup.
Three: rice cakes
Rice cakes are not only eaten during the New Year, but also eaten on the first day of April, and the meaning of rice cakes is that they are high every year and the grains are abundant, that is, the year is better than the year, and there is a good year.
【How to make rice cakes】Ingredients: Appropriate amount of sticky yellow rice noodles, appropriate amount of red dates.
1. Sticky yellow rice noodles, that is, yellow rice peeled by millet, ground noodles, very sticky after cooking, you can also buy ready-made yellow rice noodles, add an appropriate amount of cold water and form a dough with moderate softness and hardness, add red dates soaked in boiling water and mix well.
2. Same as making a nest, press a deep nest with your fingers at the bottom, put it into the steamer, and put corn husk or oil paper on the bottom to prevent sticking to the cage drawer when steaming.
Four: wheat kernel corn rice
On the first day of the first day of April, the whole family eats wheat kernel corn rice, which means that the five grains are harvested in good years.
【Preparation of wheat kernel corn rice】Ingredients: wheat kernels, corn ballast.
1. Appropriate amount of wheat kernels, when buying corn ballast, you should buy corn germ with corn germ, clean it, soak it for about 2-3 hours, so that it is more delicious when steamed.
2. Put the soaked corn ballast and glutinous rice in a small grate for steaming rice, and the water should be slightly submerged with a little bit of rice, steam for 30 minutes, and simmer for a while.
Remember to do 1 thing on the first day of the fourth lunar month:
Starting from the first day of the fourth lunar month, it is also the beginning of summer, at this time of year, as the temperature rises, insects and bacteria begin to be active.
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