In the annual Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to the traditional food of Zongzi, there is also an indispensable snack-duck eggs. If you ask me why the duck egg in Dragon Boat Festival is so special, I will say that it is not only a kind of food, but also a taste of inheritance.

The leaves of zongzi are fragrant, and the duck eggs are bright.

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, there will always be bursts of zongxiang in every household. At this time, salted duck eggs have become a necessary holiday preparation for every household. Fresh duck eggs are wrapped in layers of zongye, soaked in salt water and quietly waiting for the baptism of time. The fragrance of zongzi leaves and the salty taste of salt water blend together, giving duck eggs a unique flavor.

Gift of time, savory aftertaste.

With the passage of time, the salt in the salt water gradually penetrated into the duck egg, and the egg white of the duck egg became salty and firm, while the yolk showed a crystal clear amber color. The salty taste is slowly released in the mouth, leaving a long aftertaste. Different from the soft taste of zongzi, the salty flavor of duck eggs adds a touch of rigidity to the Dragon Boat Festival cuisine.

Pickling and inheritance, the imprint of culture

Preserving duck eggs is an important part of traditional food culture in China. According to legend, the ancients cooked duck eggs with zongzi to ward off evil spirits and avoid harm. Over time, this custom has been handed down and become an indispensable symbol of food culture in the Dragon Boat Festival. The process of curing duck eggs is also the embodiment of inheriting manual skills. Every duck egg carries the wisdom and tradition of our ancestors.

Memories of Dragon Boat Festival, Nostalgia of Taste Buds

For those who are wandering outside, the duck eggs in the Dragon Boat Festival are a memory of their hometown. When the aroma wrapped in zongzi evokes childhood memories, the salty smell of a duck egg can always make people return to their hometown instantly. It was the busy figure of my mother, the laughter of my childhood friends, and a homesickness that I couldn't give up.

Inheritance and innovation, the continuation of delicious food

With the development of the times, the pickling methods of duck eggs are constantly innovating. In addition to the traditional salt water soaking, people also tried various ways such as spice pickling and tea pickling to enrich the flavor of duck eggs. But no matter how innovative, the taste of that inheritance remains the same. The salty flavor of duck eggs represents our respect for traditional culture and our love for hometown cuisine.

The culture on the tip of the tongue, the precipitation of years

Duck eggs in Dragon Boat Festival are not only the enjoyment of taste buds, but also a cultural heritage. From salting skills to holiday customs, from childhood memories to homesickness, this little duck egg is like a cultural bond that connects us closely with tradition. In the long river of years, the salty taste of duck eggs will always be an indelible memory in the Dragon Boat Festival.