Today is the summer solstice. The summer solstice is the earliest established solar term among the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. It is also an important folk traditional festival in China. It is called the "Summer Solstice Festival." On this day, there are many customs such as eating noodles, rice dumplings, and wontons. There is also a folk saying of "setting summer and eating supplements." The summer solstice is the time for the wheat harvest. Since ancient times, it has been a custom to celebrate a bumper harvest and sacrifice to ancestors at this time to pray for disaster relief and prosperity. Therefore, as a festival, the summer solstice was included in the ancient ritual of worshipping gods. "Zhou Li·Chunguan" records: "Summer comes to local things." The Zhou Dynasty offered sacrifices to the gods during the summer solstice, which meant to eliminate years of famine, hunger and death.
In the old days, the ancients attached great importance to the Summer Solstice Festival. Before the Qing Dynasty, the whole country had a day holiday on the summer solstice. In the Song Dynasty, officials also had a three-day holiday on the summer solstice. In the Liao Dynasty,"the summer solstice was called the 'Chao Festival', and women entered colorful fans and presented them with powder and fat sachets." Colorful fans are used to drive away heat, and sachets can repel mosquitoes and suppress odors.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying among China people that "winter solstice dumplings and noodles." Eating noodles during the summer solstice is an important custom in many areas. There is a saying among the people that "after eating summer solstice noodles, a line will be shorter in the day." There are many varieties of noodles in the south, such as Yangchun noodles, dried soup noodles, shredded pork noodles, three fresh noodles, cross-deck noodles and sesame oil cold noodles, while in the north, there are noodles and fried sauce noodles. "Because new wheat has already appeared during the summer solstice, eating noodles during the summer solstice also means trying new ones."
On the summer solstice, in addition to pasta, some places in our country eat jelly and cold rice noodles. Some areas also drink herbal tea, eat lychees, and eat tea eggs. Some places also have the habit of eating dog meat. My cold noodles have a strong aroma of garlic, the fragrance of shredded watermelon and the light acidity of red vinegar.
Cold noodles with shredded watermelon
By BrandynBlock
Recipe Recommendations
- eggs in 1
- watermelon skin appropriate amount
- garlic cloves 5 pieces
- salt appropriate amount
- soy sauce appropriate amount
- peanut oil appropriate amount
Steps for Cold noodles with shredded watermelon
1
Prepare the materials.
2
Put the dough cakes in cold water into the pan.
3
When cooking noodles, chop the garlic cloves into pieces.
4
Add Zhejiang red vinegar and appropriate amount of salt to slightly marinate the minced garlic.
5
Turn off the heat 1 minute after boiling the noodles.
6
Pick up the noodles and chill them, and place them in a bowl for later use.
7
Cut the watermelon peel into thin threads.
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Scramble eggs into eggs and set aside.
9
Heat the oil in a pan, add soy sauce and pickled garlic, and stir fry until fragrant.
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Add shredded watermelon, stir fry well, and turn off the heat.
11
Pour the fried juice on the noodles.Cold noodles with shredded watermelon Make Tips
The minced garlic should be slightly marinated with Zhejiang red vinegar. This minced garlic reduces the spicy and slightly sour taste, making it especially delicious.