Because the egg is shaped like a heart, it is generally believed that eating eggs can protect the heart and spirit from loss. After media reports, this braised egg became a famous snack in Taiwan and was named "Grandma's Iron Egg".

​Dragon Boat Festival not only eats rice dumplings, but also eats eggs. According to folklore, eating eggs will give rise to the heart. Because the egg is shaped like a heart, it is generally believed that eating eggs can protect the heart and spirit from loss. On the one hand, eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival is for good luck and to pray that you will not get sick for a year. On the other hand, it is to improve your life. Eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival represents endless good wishes. Legend has it that playing the egg-bumping game before eating boiled eggs is very auspicious, and the winner will have better luck. Grandma's Tiedan is one of Taiwan's famous snacks. It is said that it was created by Ms. Yang Biyun who runs a breakfast shop. Due to poor business, Yang Biyun kept returning the unsold braised eggs to the pot. As a result, the braised eggs became harder and darker. Unexpectedly, this kind of eggs tasted chewier and more delicious. They spread the word and people came to buy it one after another, making the business of the breakfast restaurant boom. After media reports, this braised egg became a famous snack in Taiwan and was named "Grandma's Iron Egg".

Ingredients: 10 eggs, 5 grams of ginger slices

Seasoning: 5 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of salt, 2/3 tablespoons of cooking wine, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, cumin2/3 teaspoon, 2/3 small peppercorns spoon,

star anise 2/3 tsp, sesame oil 1 tsp

1. Wash the eggs with clean water, put them into a pot of cold water, boil and cook for 3 minutes until the egg white solidifies, take it out and soak it in cold water, and peel off the shell.

2. Wrap the cinnamon, cumin, peppercorns, star anise and ginger slices in gauze, and put them into the pot together with the cooking wine and appropriate amount of water.

3. After cooking, add soy sauce and salt to adjust the color and taste, add eggs and marinate for 3 hours, then turn off the heat.

3. After cooking, add soy sauce and salt to adjust the color and taste, add eggs and marinate for 3 hours, then turn off the heat.

5. Take out the eggs, dry the water, and bake them in the oven until the egg whites are pliable and the eggs are buttery and sandy. Take them out.

6. Apply a layer of sesame oil while hot, ③Let cool and serve.

Zongqing Dragon Boat Festival Love Tips

1. Soak the boiled eggs in cold water to make the eggshells and albumen easily separate.

2. When seasoning brine, you should first add enough soy sauce to adjust the color, then add salt to adjust the saltiness. If you add salt first to adjust the taste and then add soy sauce to adjust the color, the brine will easily be too salty.

3. Grandma’s iron eggs come in a variety of flavors, such as original, slightly spicy, spiced , etc. You should make a little of each when seasoning.

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