As the old saying goes, "the seventh month of the lunar calendar, a hundred ghosts walk at night", tomorrow is the seventh month of the lunar calendar, this is an unusual month, in the traditional customs, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the "ghost month", every first day of the seventh month, the ghost door is wide open, opening a month-long "ghost festival", lonely ghosts and wild ghosts wander in the sun.
There are many customs during this month, but they are often inseparable from "purdue" and "sacrifices", and it is hoped that these lonely spirits and wild ghosts will be free from the sufferings of hell and at the same time not harass the people of the yang world. Therefore, there are many taboos among the people this month, such as not wearing clothes with their own names, not patting others on the shoulder, not whistling, and not going out at night for children, the elderly, and the infirm.
Of course, traditional customs are often inseparable from food, after all, "people take food as the sky", people eat food not only to satisfy their appetite, but also to please a good fortune, hoping that the next days can be safe and healthy. As the old saying goes, "Eat 3 treasures in the ghost month, wealth runs home", what do 3 treasures refer to? How to eat it?
1. Duck meat
There is a custom of eating ducks in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, because the homonym of duck is "press", which means to suppress the undead, although this statement is a bit far-fetched, but it has also been passed down for a long time, perhaps people are deliberately looking for a gimmick in order to eat fat ducks!
Recommended Method【Braised Duck】
Main ingredients: duck neck, duck rack, duck intestines, duck wings
1. The smell of duck intestines is relatively strong, so add alkaline noodles and salt, and scratch repeatedly, which can well remove the fishy smell, grab for 2 minutes, and then pour in water and wash repeatedly until the water becomes clear.
2. Handle the clean duck neck, duck rack, duck wings in a pot under cold water, add green onion and ginger, cooking wine to remove the smell, boil over high heat to remove the foam, continue to cook for 2 minutes, take it out and rinse it again.
3. Put the duck meat into a casserole, add ginger slices, dried red peppers, light soy sauce, soy sauce, soybean paste, rock sugar, dried red peppers, then pour in an appropriate amount of water to cover the ingredients, and simmer for 1 hour.
4. When the time is up, put the duck intestines and cook them for 1 minute, the duck intestines should not be long, otherwise they will not be crispy.
2. Glutinous rice
Friends who have watched Lin Zhengying's movies should be able to understand the role of glutinous rice, which has been believed to be able to avoid evil things since ancient times, and belongs to the "yang" thing. From a nutritional point of view, glutinous rice is rich in nutrients, which can replenish the spleen and warm the stomach, and nourish the middle and qi.
Recommended Method【Grilled Rice Cake】
Main ingredients: glutinous rice flour, eggs, pure milk, corn oil, sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, low-gluten flour
1. Beat 1 egg into the egg bowl, beat the eggs with an egg whip, add 140 grams of pure milk, 30 grams of corn oil, 3 grams of vanilla extract, 30 grams of sugar, 3 grams of baking powder, and stir them completely.
2. Prepare 150 grams of glutinous rice flour and pour it into a sieve, then sieve it into the egg batter, then add a little low-gluten flour, and then stir the flour until it is smooth and particle-free, similar to the consistency of yogurt, and the batter that can flow can be done.
3. After stirring well, pour it into an 8-inch mold covered with oiled paper.
4. Preheat the oven in advance, put it in the middle layer, and bake at 190 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. When the time comes, let's take it out, cool it a little, cut it into small pieces and enjoy it.
3. Tofu
Tofu is a very common food, and it is believed that the homonym of tofu can be "Dufu" or "Dufu", so it is a very auspicious food, and eating tofu can bring good luck.
Recommended recipe [Mapo egg tofu]
Main ingredients: soft tofu, eggs, green onions, ginger and garlic, chili peppers, shallots
1. First prepare a piece of tender tofu, and then cut the tofu into small pieces of uniform size, about 2 cm.
2. Boil the cut tofu in a pot under water, add a spoonful of salt, and blanch for about 1 minute, which can remove some of the beany smell of the tofu, and the taste is better.
3. Beat 3 eggs into a bowl and stir well, heat oil in a pot, add egg liquid, scramble the eggs into slightly larger pieces, and then put them out for later use.
4. Reheat the oil, then fry the chives, ginger, garlic, millet pepper, then put in a spoonful of Pixian bean paste, fry the red oil, and then release the soy sauce, peppercorn powder, oyster sauce, and then stir-fry until fragrant.
5. Then pour in an appropriate amount of water, then put in the tofu, boil over high heat and then simmer for 10 minutes on medium heat, mapo tofu wants to taste, stew for a longer time, so that it is enough to taste, some hotel mapo tofu is stewed for 30 minutes.
6. When the time is up, pour a little water starch and stir to be slightly viscous, and finally sprinkle some chopped green onions.
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