From the 16th to the 25th of this month is Toufu, what does 'Toufu eats a chicken, a year of good health' mean?

From the 16th to the 25th of this month is Toufu, what does "Toufu eats a chicken, a year of good health" mean?

As the saying goes: "Toufu dumplings and two fu noodles", many people have heard this sentence, which means that eating dumplings on the head and eating noodles on the second fu has a better appetite. But what does it mean to "eat a chicken in your head and keep your body healthy for a year"?

From the 16th to the 25th of this month is the first volt, a total of 10 days. According to the old tradition, Toufu eats a chicken, mainly to nourish the body and meet the next middle and last days, because Toufu is only the beginning of the dog days.

The nutritional value of chicken is very high, the protein content of chicken is high, and compared with other meat ingredients, chicken is easy to digest and absorb, and the fat content is relatively low. Therefore, eating chicken in summer can supplement protein and enhance physical fitness.

Here are 3 ways to share chicken, let's take a look~

【Steamed Chicken Wings with Mushrooms】

Ingredients: mushrooms, chicken wings, minced garlic, onion ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, cooking oil.

step 1

Soak the mushrooms, then cut into pieces for later use.

Step 2

Put chicken wings and mushrooms in a pot, add a spoon of minced garlic, minced green onion and ginger, 1 spoon of soy sauce, 1 spoon of cooking wine and a little salt, stir well, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, mix well, marinate for a while.

Step 3

Then put it on a plate, then steam it in a pot, boil it on high heat, and steam it for 15 minutes on a low heat. After the pot is out, sprinkle some chopped green onion and drizzle some hot oil.

【Braised Chicken with Yam】

Ingredients: Chinese yam, chicken, ginger, wolfberry, red dates, Codonopsis, salt, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, sugar.

step 1

Clean the chicken, then put it in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, bring it to a boil over high heat, and then skim off the foam. Then add red dates, ginger and Codonopsis, turn to low heat and simmer for 1.5 hours.

Step 2

Peel the yam, put it in the pot after 1 hour, and continue to simmer for half an hour. Finally, add some wolfberry, add salt, monosodium glutamate and sugar to taste, and it's ready to serve.

After the chicken is out of the pot, cut it into small pieces, take out the chicken breast, tear it into shreds by hand, and then use it to make cold chicken shreds.

【Cold Shredded Chicken】

Prepare seasonings: coriander, millet pepper, vinegar, soy sauce, onion, sugar, minced garlic, sesame oil.

Steps: Cut the millet peppers, shred the green onions, mince the garlic, and then put all the ingredients into the shredded chicken and stir evenly before serving.