The significance of eating mustard rice on the second day of February

The significance of eating mustard rice on February 2 is that eating mustard rice will not cause scabies.

"Rui' an County Records" said, "Take mustard to cook, the clouds can improve your eyesight and cover up the essence. "The seasoning of mustard rice is shredded pork, shredded mushrooms and dried shrimps. Ancient people lived in poverty, lacked medical care and medicine, and suffered from many skin diseases (such as scabies), which were easily contagious. Mustard contains a lot of chlorophyll and vitamin C. Regular consumption of vegetables rich in chlorophyll and vitamin C can improve the ability of autoimmune and enhance resistance, which is good for human skin. Therefore, there is a saying that eating mustard rice does not cause scabies.

Mustard rice, mustard with mustard stem and heart, cut into small grains. Rice is made of glutinous rice or ordinary high-quality japonica rice. Rice should be boiled after soaking in water, and the cooked rice particles should be clear and not raw. The ingredients are bacon baked with three layers of fat, diced mushrooms with water and chopped shallots, and shrimps soaked in cooking wine. When cooking, put oil in a hot pan, add bacon, mushrooms and mustard greens, add appropriate amount of salt, cook wine, stir-fry until cooked, add rice, add dried shrimps and chopped green onion, and add monosodium glutamate and chicken essence.

Leaf mustard

There are many varieties of mustard, which are planted in the north and south of China. Mustard in Wenzhou is said to have been quite common in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty. At that time, there was a saying that "mustard seeds are there and round cattails are in September". Now leafy vegetables have wide stems, large plants, thick meat and strong flavor. Especially the mustard in February of the lunar calendar, after severe winter weathering, fresh and sweet. Mustard used to be a seasonal vegetable in Wenzhou in winter. Even a 30-year-old wine needs a plate of sauteed mushrooms with mustard sauce.

Mustard can be used as seasoning oil, and seed powder is called mustard, which is a condiment; The pressed oil is called mustard oil. But at the same time, it has many medicinal uses: Baiyao is called pickled vegetables and spicy vegetables; seeds are used to calm the liver, improve eyesight and stop bleeding; The seeds of Tibetan medicine are used for stomach cold, vomiting, chest pain, lumbago, kidney cold and carbuncle. The seeds in Mongolian medicine are used for chest and rib fullness, cough and asthma, cold phlegm coagulation and yin-yellow phlegm nucleus; External application of vinegar can cure swelling and joint pain.