Boiled eggs on March 3 rd. Do you want soup? Generally, you only eat eggs and don't drink soup, but the boiled soup is also drinkable.
Because the homonym of shepherd's purse is "amassing wealth", according to folklore, people washed fresh shepherd's purse, tied it into small bundles and added eggs, red dates and so on with the help of the gods and the god of wealth on March 3. Add two or three slices of ginger and cook in a large pot. A family eats only one bowl. Eating it can not only make a fortune, but also prevent the loss of headache and dizziness. Over time, it has formed the folk custom of dietotherapy. It is said that it can dispel wind and clear fire, relieve waist and leg pain and prevent spring fever.
The real "boiled egg" is to wash shepherd's purse, put it in a pot, add a proper amount of water, add spices such as cinnamon, star anise, spiced powder and soy sauce, cook it with the egg and eat it after cooking.
Second, the origin of boiled eggs on March 3 There are two theories about the origin of boiled eggs on March 3.
1. During the Three Kingdoms period, Hua Tuo, a famous doctor, was caught in a rainstorm while collecting herbs. He took shelter from the rain in an old man's house. It pains the old man to see him dizzy. Hua tuo diagnosed the old man and picked up a handful of shepherd's purse from his garden. He asked the old man to boil eggs with juice. According to the old man, after eating three eggs, he recovered. When the story spread, people boiled eggs with shepherd's purse. Hua tuo's treatment date is the third day of the third lunar month.
According to legend, it is common for Chu people to have headaches because of wind and rain. On March 3, Shennong passed Yunmengze (now Xiaogan) and saw that the villagers had a headache. He found wild eggs and local vegetables and cooked them to satisfy people's hunger. When people eat it, they have no headache. The custom of "eating boiled eggs with local dishes on March 3 and not having a headache for a year" continues to this day. Every year in March of the lunar calendar, cauliflower is in full bloom. Every year in the third month of the lunar calendar, everyone goes to pick cauliflower and boil eggs. Over time, it becomes a habit.
Third, the practice of boiling eggs on March 3 Ingredients:
500 grams of eggs, 300 grams of shepherd's purse, and appropriate amount of water.
Method:
1, prepare a handful of shepherd's purse and wash it by the roots.
2. Wash eggs.
3. Put the shepherd's purse in the casserole first.
4. Put the eggs on the shepherd's purse.
5. add water.
6. Boil over medium heat.
7. Turn to low heat and cook for 6-8 minutes.
8. Beat eggs with a spoon.
9. Turn off the fire and let the eggs soak in it.