Li Chun, the first of the 24 solar terms. Spring means spring coming, and it also means a new beginning. "Spring rain washes the residual snow, spring wind light cloth", after the spring, the ice and snow began to melt, the temperature will relatively warm up, but everyone still can not take it lightly, but also pay attention to daily warmth. Standing spring festival, we have the traditional custom of "welcoming spring", and welcoming spring is also called "primrose" and "biting spring". Today's Spring, 6 kinds of traditional foods remember to eat, the new year and new atmosphere, meaning the beginning of good luck in the Year of the Ox!
Eating spring cakes in Lichun is a traditional custom passed down since the Tang Dynasty. On the occasion of spring, everything recovers, and various vegetables send out tender sprouts, so everyone will use various ingredients to make a "spring plate", the ingredients in the spring plate are rich in variety, bean sprouts, leeks, meat, tofu, etc. have meat and vegetarian, and are rolled together with a white noodle cake crust to eat, so it is named spring cake. Eating spring cake is also quite exquisite, to eat from the beginning to the end, meaning "there is a head and a tail", which means the beginning of good luck and auspiciousness.
There is only a one-word difference between spring rolls and spring cakes, but there is no small difference in taste and method. Spring cakes are made of pancakes, while spring rolls are made of thin dough skin. In our south, there must be bean sprouts in the filling wrapped in spring rolls, and the ingredients can be rich and varied. After the spring rolls are rolled, they are fried in oil until the skin is golden and crispy, and the taste is diametrically opposed to that of spring cakes. Fried spring rolls are a food in the south, and the appearance rate of new year festivals and wedding banquets is quite high.
After the spring, there is a vegetable that will be particularly popular, that is, cabbage. After the spring, you should eat more fresh seasonal vegetables, and the dumplings with cabbage filling are quite popular with everyone. "I'd rather eat fresh cabbage than cabbage filling" is enough to illustrate the popularity of cabbage. In addition to the cabbage dumplings, some areas will also have cabbage stuffed roll spring cakes to eat. In any case, LiChun eats cabbage with a beautiful vision of welcoming spring and implying good luck.
Li Chun said "biting spring", in the eyes of different people have different understandings. Some people will say that Lichun eats "spring cake" for biting spring, in fact, "biting spring" is a unique custom of Lichun in China, and spring cakes, spring vegetables, and spring rolls can be called "biting spring". When it comes to "biting spring", we have to mention turnips, and the folk have the saying that "if you bite the grass roots, then Pepsi can do it". Because the spicy taste of radish is like hard work, which means to endure hardships and stand hard work, and anything will not be difficult for you.
It is said: "Spring is a day, and the grass returns to buds", which means that the cold winter has passed, everything has recovered, and it has entered a new round of growing season. Eating spring vegetables in Lichun has a long history, and eating spring vegetables means the health of the family. Spring vegetables have always been accompanied by healthy vegetables, spring vegetables are rich in nutrition, low calories, and even in daily life, everyone is happy to eat spring vegetables. For people who want to stay in shape or fitness, spring vegetables are an indispensable food for them.
Regarding spring shoots and winter shoots, many people have no concept in their minds, and even have questions: how come winter shoots have become spring shoots in the blink of an eye? In this way, the winter shoots should be renamed spring shoots after the spring, and there is a big difference between the popularity of spring shoots and the price on the market. Spring shoots are cheaper, and there are no winter shoots popular, but eating spring shoots in lichun is also a special occasion. Shanghai's "goji berry spring shoots", Nanjing's "spring shoots white mixed chicken", Zhejiang's "southern meat spring shoots" can fully explain that spring shoots are also very popular.
Today's Spring, 7 kinds of traditional foods remember to eat, the new year and new atmosphere, meaning the beginning of good luck in the Year of the Ox! Spring means a new beginning, the earth springs back, and everything recovers. Coinciding with the spring festival, Runxin Food recalls here to give everyone an early year, I hope that everyone in the Year of the Ox is auspicious, "cattle turn to Dry"!
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