Custom 1: the beginning of spring eggs
On the vernal equinox, there will be the custom of "beginning of spring lays eggs". As the saying goes, "when the vernal equinox arrives, eggs look good." People celebrate the vernal equinox in this way, which gradually evolved into a modern tradition of praying for good luck.
Custom 2: Spring Festival
In February, some areas will begin to pay homage to their ancestors, commonly known as the Spring Festival. Non-governmental associations hold some large-scale activities such as killing pigs and sheep to worship their ancestors.
Custom 3: Stick the sparrow's mouth.
Sticking a sparrow's mouth at the vernal equinox means sticking a sparrow's mouth to avoid eating crops, destroying crops and affecting the harvest. Gradually, at this time, most folk families will not do farm work, cook a pot of glutinous rice balls for the whole family to eat together, and make dozens of solid glutinous rice balls and put them on the ridge with bamboo forks, which is called sticking the bird's mouth.
Custom 4: Eat spring vegetables.
In some areas of Lingnan, China, spring vegetables are eaten at the vernal equinox. What they eat is a kind of wild amaranth, which is very light green.
But this kind of food is rarely eaten in other areas, so we will eat local seasonal spring vegetables in the solar term of vernal equinox according to local customs.
Here are some common spring dishes:
First, leeks
Recommended recipe: Fried pork liver with leek.
Prepare ingredients: leek, pork liver, garlic, red pepper, soy sauce, soy sauce,
Production method:
1, wash leek, cut into sections after washing;
2, pig liver cut into small pieces, you can soak in water for a while to get blood bubbles;
3. After the pig liver blood bubbles, add seasoning and marinate for a while;
4. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, and put the pig liver in the oil until it becomes discolored;
5. Then put the leek in, stir-fry until soft, and add a little salt to taste;
6. Finally, add a little garlic and dried peppers. If you don't like peppers, you can keep them.
Second, asparagus.
Recommended recipe: Fried shrimps with asparagus.
Prepare ingredients: shrimp, asparagus, starch, salt
Production method:
1, pinch off the shrimp head, remove the shrimp shell, rinse the peeled shrimp with water, and cut the shrimp from the back;
2. Stick some starch and beat it into thin slices with a rolling pin;
3. Wash asparagus, cut it into small pieces, add a proper amount of water to the pot, cook asparagus for 10 second, take it out and drain it;
4. Then put the shrimps in and blanch them to change color and take them out;
5. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, add minced garlic and saute until fragrant, and pour asparagus and shrimp slices into the pot;
6. Finally, add a little salt and mix well to serve.
Third, spring bamboo shoots.
Recommended recipe: Fried pork with bamboo shoots.
Prepare ingredients: bamboo shoots, pork, ginger, millet spicy, soy sauce, salt, sugar, soy sauce, starch, garlic and carrots.
Production method:
1. Wash the meat with clear water, cut it into pieces, cut it into thin slices, add cooking wine to remove fishy smell, add some soy sauce, sugar, salt and starch to marinate it, and marinate it for a while;
2. Peel the spring bamboo shoots, wash them and cut them into pieces; Cut carrots into filaments;
3. Heat oil in a pan, add garlic slices and ginger stir-fry until fragrant, and add meat stir-fry until the shredded pork changes color;
4. Then pour the spring bamboo shoots into stir fry together, stir fry for a while, then pour the shredded carrots into stir fry, and add salt, sugar and soy sauce to taste after the vegetables become soft.
5, sprinkle some millet spicy, do not eat spicy can not be sprinkled.