Introduction: The first day of the Lunar New Year is a day of joy, peace and family reunion. On this day, every household will worship ancestors , eat dumplings and pay New Year greetings, thus expressing people's expectations for a better life in the new year. There are also many taboos on the first day of the new year. For example, you cannot sweep the floor on that day, otherwise it will sweep away your wealth, and you cannot say bad words on that day, otherwise it will cause us bad luck in the new year! Eating dumplings on the first day of the Lunar New Year is also very particular. For example, the old people often say, "If you don't eat three on the first day of the new year, you won't be poor for a year." What does it mean if you don't eat three on the first day of the year? What's the point?
Type 1: Cabbage and Tofu Dumplings
Cabbage and tofu dumplings are a very delicious filling. Especially during the Spring Festival, when you eat too much greasy food, eating some cabbage and tofu dumplings can relieve the greasy feeling. Cabbage and tofu dumplings are not suitable dumplings to eat on the first day of the new year, because cabbage in cabbage and tofu dumplings has the meaning of being poor and white, and tofu is very white in color, which is unlucky. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not eat cabbage and tofu dumplings on the first day of the new year.
The second type: meat dumplings
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, you cannot eat meat dumplings in the morning, you can only eat vegetarian dumplings. After noon, you can eat meat dumplings. This is because the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year is the time for the gathering of all gods. Eating vegetarian food in the morning shows respect to the gods. Secondly, as the first day of the New Year, eating vegetarian food has the meaning of "quietness", which means that you can be safe and sound in the new year.
The third type: Lotus root dumplings
Many older generations think that lotus root has a bad meaning, because there are many holes in the lotus root, and these holes are said to "leak money". If you use lotus root to make dumplings on the first day of the new year, it means that in the new year, the days will get worse and worse!
On the first day of the new year, the dumplings I most recommend everyone to eat are egg and leek dumplings, because leeks have a long-lasting meaning and are especially suitable to eat on the morning of the first day of the new year. Next, Lao Hu will share with you the complete recipe of leek dumplings !
[Raw material preparation]: 300 grams of leeks, 4 eggs, salt, thirteen spices, pepper, cooking oil, and appropriate amount of dumpling wrappers.
[How to make leek and egg dumplings]:
Step 1: First crack the eggs and mix them evenly, then put an appropriate amount of oil in the pot, burn the oil over high heat until it smokes, then put the eggs into the pot, fry the eggs over high heat until they are golden on both sides, and finally stir the eggs into pieces and set aside.
Step 2: Clean the leeks, then cut the leeks into 1 cm long segments, then sprinkle a little salt into the leeks and stir evenly. Finally, marinate the leeks for 10 minutes and set aside.
Step 3: Put the pickled leeks, eggs, thirteen spices, pepper, and a little cooking oil into a basin and stir evenly, then wrap the egg and leek filling in the dumpling wrapper and set aside.
Step 4: Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, bring the water to a boil over high heat, then put the dumplings, a little oil, and salt into the pot, cook over high heat until the dumplings float to the surface and set aside.
When eating dumplings on New Year's Day, everyone must not eat "cabbage tofu dumplings, meat dumplings, lotus root dumplings". Respecting traditional culture can make our lives smoother! This article is the original picture and text of Master Hu. In the future, Master Hu will explain more cooking tips and the latest recipes to you. Thank you for watching.
