Dishes. It is a kind of shepherd's purse. Ground vegetables are very common in rural fields, with high nutritional value. There is not only a proverb that shepherd's purse is a panacea on the third day of March in the spring, but also a saying that shepherd's purse is an elixir in spring.
According to ancient legend, headaches are very common in Chu because of wind and rain. On the third day of March, Shennong passed Yunmengze (now Xiaogan) and saw that the villagers had a terrible headache. He found wild eggs and vegetables and cooked them to satisfy people's hunger.
When people eat it, their heads don't hurt. The custom of "on March 3, eating ground vegetables and boiling eggs will keep them from having a headache for a year" continues to this day. Every year in March of the lunar calendar, the cauliflower is in full bloom. Every year in March of the lunar calendar, everyone collects cauliflower and cooks eggs. Over time, it has become a custom.
Causes of boiled eggs with shepherd's purse in rural areas on March 3
1 The third day of March is the time when shepherd's purse grows rapidly. Now shepherd's purse can't be eaten directly, but it is also the time when shepherd's purse has the greatest medicinal value, so the medicinal value of boiled eggs with shepherd's purse is very high.
2. After the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, farmers will start new farming. Before spring ploughing, housewives will cook a few eggs with shepherd's purse for the labor force at home to eat and replenish nutrition in time.
3, shepherd's purse is a nutritious wild vegetable, because shepherd's purse homonym is "gathering wealth", which has a good meaning, so it is very popular among the people. Many people will wash fresh shepherd's purse and add eggs, red dates and ginger to cook it together, which will not only be rich and aura, but also prevent diseases and fitness, and prevent spring plague.
How to cook eggs with vegetables on March 3?
1, choose fresh shepherd's purse, fresh shepherd's purse will have higher nutritional content and strong fragrance, and the boiled eggs will have very good color.
2. Don't take out the eggs immediately after they are cooked. Let the eggshells be broken and then soaked for a while. If possible, they can be cooked the night before and soaked until the next morning, so that the fragrance of shepherd's purse will be stronger.
3. Never put salt in the boiled eggs, which will greatly reduce the medicinal value of shepherd's purse. You can also put a few red dates or brown sugar in the boiled eggs. The boiled eggs not only have the clear fragrance of shepherd's purse and red dates, but also taste sweet. Adults and children love to eat them.