In Kuancheng, Chengde, people eat soup balls made of eggs, glutinous rice flour and sage grass at the beginning of summer, which is called "Lixia Soup". The early rice should be planted before the beginning of summer. The farmer's proverb says "spring planting day, summer planting time", the early rice planted after the beginning of summer is better than the early rice planting in the beginning of summer.

Early rice planted in the front has obvious growth disadvantages. In the past, when the rice was planted, the whole family would go to the edge of the rice field to set off firecrackers, which was called "opening the rice field gate". It was a custom in the countryside for helpers to help each other when entering the house.

To congratulate "Congratulations on planting a rice tree", the host served a lunch of salted eggs, big fish, and steamed pork with rice flour. The ingredients required for the traditional recipe of Kuancheng Braised Eggs are eggs, and the seasonings include cooking oil.

, chicken powder, salt, MSG. Beat the eggs, add water (the ratio of water must be controlled, usually 13 eggs, 400 grams of water), salt, MSG, put the chicken powder into the empty pressure cooker and mix well.

Heat to about 80 degrees, add cold oil to the pot, pour the egg liquid into the pot, close the lid immediately, but do not increase the pressure valve, simmer over low heat for 7 to 8 minutes, this dish of Kuancheng Grilled Eggs will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

When it's done, it's like a steamed cake on the plate. It's golden on the outside but as tender and smooth as custard on the inside. It's extremely delicious.