Traditional Laba rice is made of yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnuts, red beans, peeled jujube paste, etc., cooked in water, and externally dyed red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnut, pine nuts, and white sugar, brown sugar, and zozo grapes for spot dyeing. The Laba rice made in this way is sweet and very delicious. But our family is not very interested in sweets, and traditional Laba rice is very complicated to cook. Therefore, in order to meet the occasion, our family's annual Laba rice is made with cured meat, which is the favorite food of our Sichuan people in the twelfth lunar month and a must-have for every family.
There is a saying in Cantonese that there is no banquet without chickens, let alone celebrating the New Year, chickens are definitely indispensable. Seahorse is a kind of seafood that has the effect of warming and strengthening, and its shape seems to be Ruyi. Therefore, among the New Year dishes, steamed chicken with seahorse gives an auspicious meaning. Such as good luck, good luck, etc. At the same time, in Cantonese cuisine, winter mushrooms and cloud ears all give meaning to Ruyi, which should be related to the pronunciation of Cantonese. Therefore, a steamed chicken with seahorses is not only a delicacy, but also a New Year dish with meaning. Steamed chicken with seahorses has become popular in western Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta region in recent years. Chefs use the umami of seahorses to bring out the aroma of chicken. At the same time, the two ingredients added together can both play a strong role in strengthening the body and are deeply loved by everyone. Let's make this dish today and let everyone try it, hey. Today is the first day of the New Year. I wish you all a happy New Year and everything goes well.