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What is the favorite seven heads and one brain of Suzhou people? Specific introduction of eight wild

Today is the spring equinox solar term. Suzhou has the traditional food custom of eating 'seven heads and one brain' in the spring equinox solar term, but many people don't know what seven heads and one brain mean. Suzhou people pay attention to 'not eating from time to time', so seven heads and one brain refers to seasonal ingredients at the spring equinox. What does seven heads and one brain specifically mean? This article brings you the specific introduction of Suzhou characteristic food customs, seven heads and one brain. Let's have a look.

What is "seven heads and one brain"?

'Seven heads' are:

Wolfberry head, Malan head, shepherd's purse head, Toona head

Alfalfa, pea, garlic

'one brain' is: Chrysanthemum brain

Wolfberry head

Most cured

'6979, look up at the willows'. While the willows are green, the medlar head is also green.

Li Yu said in his "casual mail" that "Lycium barbarum seedlings can be seen everywhere in Jinling City. It doesn't cost money to pick them back in the next rain".

Medlar head cold or stir fry, are excellent. It tastes fragrant and soft. It can relieve fire, brighten eyes and treat dry throat and sore throat.

Recommended food: stir fry wolfberry head

Kalimeris

Freshest

Malan head is the freshest flavor on the spring dinner table of Suzhou people.

'malan head, blocking the road ', after a spring rain, the green and crisp Malan head came out overnight.

When I was a child, I took a spring outing with a small shovel and scissors to dig Malan head. It is a necessary racial skill for Suzhou people.

Malan head is divided into green stem and red stem. The red stem can be used as medicine. The daily consumption of wild green stem tastes the best.

Malan head mixed with dried meat is the most common way for Suzhou people to eat. Generally, you can see this seasonal food when you go to a restaurant to order cold dishes.

Recommended food: Malan head in cold sauce. With a little dried tofu, it's a great match before and after Qingming Festival. It's also very refreshing to eat.

Shepherd's purse head

Most popular

'February shepherd's purse race elixir', it is said that after eating shepherd's purse, you don't feel dizzy all year, and your eyes are bright!

A bowl of shepherd's purse meat wonton is a reward for Suzhou people in spring. A bite down, full of the breath of early spring, delicious and slightly astringent.

Of course, in addition to wrapping wonton, it can also be made into shepherd's purse shredded meat tofu soup, which was delicious when I was a child. Shepherd's purse stuffing is said to be better than shredded radish stuffing.

Recommended way to eat: shepherd's purse has a special flavor that is difficult to see in other vegetables. The favorite way to eat in Suzhou is to make wonton stuffing with shepherd's purse.

cedar shoot

Most personality

Toona sinensis has a strong taste and is an alternative among wild vegetables in Suzhou.

People who like to eat like life, those who don't like to eat can't avoid it. But like it or not, it's always expensive.

When visiting the vegetable market, Chinese toons are always carefully bundled into small bundles, and the first stubble can be sold for hundreds of pounds. In fact, Toona sinensis has been precious since ancient times, and the purple oil Toona of Taihe, Anhui Province, was used as a tribute in the Tang Dynasty.

Eating method is the most classic Chinese toon scrambled egg. When the breath fills the tip of the tongue, the taste is like chewing a big mouthful of spring, 'the spring breeze is not as good as you'.

Recommended food: fried eggs with Toona sinensis.

Alfalfa head

Most gentle

Alfalfa head, commonly known as' cauliflower 'in Suzhou, is rich in vitamin K. It can prevent bleeding, such as gum bleeding, nosebleed, gastrointestinal bleeding and so on.

Farmers in Guangfu and Mudu areas of Suzhou can eat pickled cauliflower all year round.

The one and only the most famous stems and leaves of a group of vegetables are selected. The hot oil is fry and is drizzle into Baijiu, which stimulates its unique and pure sweetness.

In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there are also braised puffer fish and mandarin fish in caotou. Small fresh grass head joins hands with all kinds of aquatic products to upgrade each other.

Recommended food: in addition to stir frying, cauliflower can also be used as pickled cauliflower, which is a snack in laodizi, Suzhou.

Pea head

Most connotation

Pea head is actually the tender stem and leaf of wild pea.

The name and appearance of the pea head are very funny. In the previous life, it was the 'Wei' of Qiongyao temperament in the book of songs & middot; picking Wei '.

Pea head, be sure to pinch the sharp tender seedlings. Rub it with salt a little and stir fry it in a hot oil pan. Duansheng will be filled out immediately. A dish of spring is full of fragrance.

Pea head is super rich in VC and VE, not inferior to broccoli. A girl who is afraid of tanning can often supplement her pea head in spring.

Recommended method: stir fry pea head

Garlic

Lowest profile

Compared with other wild vegetables, garlic has a slightly lower sense of existence. It looks like a passer-by. Its leaves are slender and very similar to onions. The only recognizable is its root, which is plump and swollen.

It tastes spicy and magical, like a hybrid of onion and garlic. Bulbs can be pickled into sweet garlic, and leaves can be scrambled eggs and dipped.

Allium macrostemon is often used as medicine, which is as high as Gualou Allium macrostemon Pinellia decoction. It can relieve qi depression, dredge Yang and disperse knot, dispel phlegm and broaden chest.

Recommended eating method: pickle the bulbs into sweet garlic, and the leaves can be scrambled eggs and dipped.

Chrysanthemum brain

Most characteristic

In 'seven heads and one brain', chrysanthemum brain is relatively rare.

The tender stems and leaves of Chrysanthemum in spring and summer have the best taste. They also have the effects of clearing the heart and calming the fire, adjusting the middle and appetizing. The most common way is' chrysanthemum brain egg soup ', which is a dish suitable for all ages.

Recommended food: Chrysanthemum brain egg soup

The spring breeze is as skillful as scissors. Plant willows first and then apricots and peaches.

The spring breeze covers Suzhou for ten miles, and after tasting seven heads, one brain.

These seasonal delicacies should be tasted quickly.