These strange dishes in Henan are really not delicious to outsiders, first of all, Schizonepeta tenuifolia. Schizonepeta tenuifolia has a strong aroma and is mainly eaten as a vegetable with fresh stems and leaves. You can use raw food and cooked food, but the most common is cold dishes. Generally speaking, tender tips are used as summer condiments. With its unique spicy taste, it has become a famous dish that everyone likes to eat in the surrounding provinces of Henan. Wash cucumber, peel it, pat it with a knife several times, then cut it into oblique sections, wash it with Schizonepeta tenuifolia, remove stalks, wash it, mash garlic with a garlic masher, mix it with garlic paste, sugar powder, vinegar, soy sauce and purified water, pour the sauce on cucumber and mix well, add Chili oil and mix well.

Followed by custard. A delicious dish made by mixing evenly stirred eggs with appropriate amount of water. Egg white is rich in protein, 8 essential amino acids and a small amount of acetic acid, which can enhance skin lubrication, protect slightly acidic skin and prevent bacterial infection. In addition, egg white also has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.

Then the grasshopper. Grasshoppers are what Henan people call cicada larvae. Henan, Shandong and other regions are all delicious food. Now the main producing areas are Henan and Shandong. In recent years, more and more places have joined the army of eating grasshoppers, resulting in a decrease in grasshopper production and an increase in grasshopper prices. Soak the golden cicada in clear water overnight, wash the mud with clear water and drain the water. Put the right amount of oil in the pot. Add the golden cicada when the oil is hot. After a while, turn it over with a spatula. Turn it from time to time during frying. Look, after a while, the golden cicada will change color.

Finally, the hairy egg. It sounds creepy and most people can't accept it. What's more, to eat this dish in your mouth, you must first have the courage to taste its freshness. Steamed, boiled or fried eggs are delicious with salt and pepper. Cook the hairy eggs in the pot first. After cooking, pour out the dirty water, clean the hairy eggs and break the intact eggshells, which tastes good. Use fennel and thirteen spices. After cleaning, put the dried eggs into the pot, add water and spices, and then add some tea and salt. Put some green tea in it. The fragrance of tea and spices is delicious, tender and delicious.