Why do we eat fried dough twist on the beginning of summer? How to make fried dough twist

Mahua can be eaten as breakfast food, as a snack, or to meet the needs of diabetic patients. It can also be used as a staple food and cooked with noodles. It is very convenient, delicious, sweet and tasty. Why do we eat Mahua at the beginning of summer? Let's learn about it today.

Contents of this article

1. Why do we eat fried dough twist on the beginning of summer?

2. How to make fried dough twist

3. How to eat fried dough twist

Why do we eat fried dough twist on the beginning of summer?

1. Summer is coming. You need to use a towel to wipe the sweat and twist it into a twist shape.

2. Mahua (fried dough twist) is a homophone for "strengthening" (twisting strength), which is a metaphor for having strength in labor. Because "Lixia" is the busy time for spring planting, eating Mahua (fried dough twist) can help you to do farm work well and sow the seeds of hope for the year.

According to historical records, the kings of the pre-Qin period would lead civil and military officials to the outskirts of the capital to hold a summer welcoming ceremony on the day of the Beginning of Summer. Military officials wore vermilion clothes, and even the carriages and horses had to be vermilion, expressing their begging and wishes for a good harvest. Over a long period of time, various customs have been formed in different regions of my country. Some people drink iced drinks on the Beginning of Summer; some people try new things on the Beginning of Summer; some regions have the custom of hanging eggs and eating eggs; in our Liaoyang area, there is a custom of eating "twisted dough sticks", which evolved from the food of the ancient Cold Food Festival. Twisted dough sticks are twisted, and the homonym is taken to metaphorically mean that labor is vigorous. Because the "Beginning of Summer" is the busy time for spring planting, eating twisted dough sticks gives you "energy", which helps you do farm work well and sow the seeds of hope for the year.

How to make fried dough twist

How to make fried dough twist: flour, peanut oil, salt, water. Put flour in a bowl and add oil. Add 400g flour, 40g oil and 5g salt. Rub the flour and oil evenly with your hands (too much oil will make the operation difficult later). After rubbing thoroughly, add water and knead into dough (the dough should not be too hard). Cover with a wet cloth and let it rise for 20 minutes.

Take out the dough, knead it again, roll it into long strips, cut into small pieces, cover with a wet cloth and let it rest for another 10 minutes.

After the dough is kneaded, roll it evenly into long and thin strips, rub the two ends in different directions, and pinch the two ends together.

Repeat once more to make the dough for the sesame seeds.

Make all the small dough pieces in turn and make the sesame peanut dough.

Put a lot of oil in the pan and heat it to 20% hot, then add the sesame peanut dough (the temperature of the oil will not change much when it is 20% hot, and you can feel it is slightly hot when you put your hand on the pan).

How to eat fried dough twist

Sweetened small twisted dough sticks with cream, sesame and chocolate flavors can be used as breakfast food, as snacks, to meet the needs of diabetic patients, as staple food and cooked with noodles, or stir-fried with small pumpkin and vermicelli; special hot pot small twisted dough sticks are eaten in hot pot and have a special flavor; osmanthus small twisted dough sticks have the effects of anti-cancer, clearing heat, resolving phlegm and dispersing knots; chicken sauce small twisted dough sticks are high in protein and nutrition.