When going home is no longer a train ticket, there is also a lot of homesickness for wanderers. This is the meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival. In the old tradition, don’t forget to “eat 3 things and do 3 things”, be reunited and happy, and the whole family is safe and smooth.

"The dew is white from tonight, and the moon is bright in my hometown."

August 15 Mid-Autumn Festival , on this day when symbolizes reunion . When going home is no longer a train ticket, there is also a full collection of homesickness . This is the meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival, share the beauty of the moon with thousands of miles away. Old tradition, don’t forget to “eat 3 things and do 3 things”, be reunited and happy, and the whole family is safe and smooth.

eat 3 samples

1. Crab —Hongyun head

Folk attention to folks, Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to visit relatives , Thank you Have help from relatives and friends. Because the "crab" of crab is homophonic with "Xie" , there are many places, Mid-Autumn Festival pays attention to eating crab .

plus "Autumn wind blows, crab feet itchy" , so it has also become the blessing dish that cannot be missed during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Recommended method: [Garlic Crab]

.Ship crab Scrub it inside and out, then untie the strap and remove the large pliers, break the crab shell and buckle off the cheeks on both sides, and cut off the front half of the crab legs.

. One-open four, or two-open one-open one-open one-open one-open one-open two. It mainly depends on the size of the crab. Chop off the tips on both sides of the crab shell, chop off the small joints on the crab claws, and then pat it apart for a while and the delicious meat will be delicious.

. Prepare a handful of shallots, cut the scallion white into segments, and cut the scallion leaves into scallion flowers; cut the ginger into grains; cut the garlic in half and put it together with the scallion white; prepare a handful of garlic and chop it into minced garlic for later use.

. Roast a little more oil in the pot, add half of the minced garlic, fry it on low heat, and stir it frequently when frying garlic less, so as to save the sticky stick to the bottom of the pan. Fry the minced garlic until it turns slightly yellow, turn off the heat by using the remaining heat to add a piece of raw garlic, add 2 spoons of oyster sauce and light soy sauce, add a little water before leaving the pot, garlic sauce and boil it .

. Prepare a casserole, add the base oil, heat the oil, pour in the green onion, ginger, garlic and fry it together and spread the aroma, spread the crab meat one by one, spread the prepared garlic sauce evenly on top, then put the crab shells, cover the pot, and bake low heat for 5 minutes .

. Before leaving the pot, pour some m wine on the lid of the pot, heat it up and down at the same time, lock the umami inside firmly, and finally sprinkle a little chopped green onion, and the deliciousness will be done. This golden, white and tender garlic crab is ready.

2. Dumplings - Duocai Duofu

Celebrating the festival, of course, is indispensable for eating dumplings . Because dumplings are like ingots , means has many wealth and blessings . Therefore, many places will also eat dumplings on this day. Come to and wish you good flowers, full moon and long-lasting people.

Recommended method: [cucumber stuffed dumplings]

. First, wash the cucumber, peel and cut into thin strips, add a spoonful of salt and marinate for more than ten minutes. The main purpose is to remove the moisture from and prevent water from being released and broken when making dumplings.

. bowls, stir and beat to make egg liquid, put the egg liquid into a pan, stir-fry quickly, crush, and set it down, and pour it out immediately, so that the egg is tender and crumbly, and you don’t have to cut it again.

.After more than ten minutes, a lot of water has been marinated with the cucumber. We wrap it in gauze and squeeze it over again to fully remove the cucumber juice inside, which is also to prevent the water from breaking the skin.

. Then put the shredded cucumbers in a basin, drizzle with sesame oil and mix well, wrap a layer of oil film in advance to prevent water from being discharged and adding fragrance. Then cut some chopped green onions and add fried eggs, add chicken powder, pepper and oyster sauce to improve freshness. When picking cucumbers, salt has been added, so there is no need to add them here, and the food is full of freshness.

. When is the best time to wrap and season to prevent water from coming out. Vegetarian dumplings are more cooked than meat dumplings. You don’t need to add water when cooking. Once they are boiled, they will basically cook.

3, Four-Happy Meatballs — Tuanyuanyuan

The most important thing about the Mid-Autumn Festival is that the family neatly , Tuanyuanyuan . Meatballs are called "yuanzi" in many places . Eat meatballs in Mid-Autumn Festival, family is happy and spend the festival together .

. When making Sixi Meatballs, the choice of meat is very particular. Three parts fat and seven parts thin are the best. It tastes neither dry nor dry, fragrant but not greasy. For lotus root, cut it into slightly grainy diced diced pieces, which makes it more chewy to eat.

. Cut the ginger into powder, cut the scallions into scallions, put them all together with the meat filling, add salt, MSG, chicken powder, pepper, thirteen spices, and oyster sauce to taste, beat in two eggs, stir in one direction for 5 minutes, so that the egg liquid and meat filling are fully integrated.

. Then pour some clean water and continue to stir, and make the meat filling out of colloid. Then grab the appropriate amount of starch and mix well again, so that it will not loosen when making the meatballs. Mix well and then continue to beat for 5 minutes. The meatballs made in this way will be more chewy and chewy.

. Boil more oil in the pot, grab a handful of filling and roll it back and forth, and you can dip some water on your hands to prevent it from loosening. When the oil temperature is 60% hot, gently put the meatballs into the pot.

fry while lowering, take out the golden ones first, and then return the last piece to the pot and fry it quickly to make the excess grease.

. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, add scallion and ginger slices and stir-fry, add cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, and cumin, and stir-fry over low heat to bring out the fragrance. Add an appropriate amount of water along the side of the pot, add oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, thirteen spices, salt, sugar, MSG, chicken powder, pepper, and cooking wine to remove the fishy seasoning.

After the soup boils, pour in the fried meatballs, turn to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes , simmer the meatballs thoroughly and simmer until they are tasty.

. The auspicious time has arrived. These round, juicy, fresh and fragrant Sixi meatballs can be released from the pot. Finally, the soup is thicker, poured up and delicious.

Do 3 things

1. Burning lamp

The ancients had the custom of "burning lamp" to help the moonlight . In the southern region, each household will use bamboo strips to lanterns . Use some patterns of birds, animals and fruits. Paste the colorful paper and lit candles on the high place of the house on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, wishing you a safe and smooth year.

2. Play Lanterns

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major Lantern Festivals . Of course, you have to play lanterns during the festival. Although there is no large lantern festival like the Lantern Festival in Mid-Autumn Festival. But it is also lively, mainly because families and children fight each other's lights.

2. Eating moon cakes

Moon cakes symbolize reunion . People regard it as holiday food, use it to worship the moon and give it to relatives and friends. Eating mooncakes has become a necessary custom for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people have to eat mooncakes to show "reunion" .

(First Food Editor: Happy)