Why do we eat eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival? What is the difference between mountain eggs and ordinary eggs?

In some areas of Jiangxi, tea eggs and salt water eggs are cooked and eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival is for good luck and to pray for a year without illness, and for improving life. According to folklore, eating eggs can make your heart grow. Because eggs are shaped like hearts, people generally believe that eating eggs can keep your heart spirit from being damaged. The nutritional value of eggs is indeed relatively high. There are many kinds of eggs that people eat, including pheasant eggs, ordinary eggs, grain eggs, etc. Let's take a look at the differences between them.

Contents of this article

1. Why do we eat eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival?

2. How big is the difference between pheasant eggs and ordinary eggs?

3. What kind of eggs are grain eggs?

Why do we eat eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival?

Eating eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival is for good luck and to pray for a year without illness, and also for improving life. According to folklore, eating eggs can make your heart grow. Because eggs are shaped like hearts, people generally believe that eating eggs can keep your heart spirit from being damaged. The nutritional value of eggs is indeed relatively high.

According to legend, Nuwa said that children with eggs hanging on their chests were Nuwa's children, and the plague god would not dare to harm them. Later, the custom of eating eggs on Dragon Boat Festival gradually spread.

In Nanchang, Jiangxi, tea eggs and salt water eggs are boiled and eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. The eggshells are painted red, put in colorful net bags, and hung around children's necks, which means blessing the children to be safe and sound and turn misfortune into good fortune.

Legend has it that eating eggs cooked in the pot of rice dumplings will prevent sores in summer, and putting eggs in the sun for a while before eating will prevent headaches in summer. Eating eggs on Dragon Boat Festival is more of a blessing for health and a good omen.

What is the difference between mountain eggs and ordinary eggs?

There are big differences between the two. The specific differences are: first, the color of the yolk is different. The yolk of pheasant eggs is yellower and the egg white is thicker than that of ordinary eggs. Second, the size is different. Pheasant eggs are smaller than ordinary eggs and the sizes are uneven. Third, the hardness of the eggshell is different. The eggshell of pheasant eggs is harder than that of ordinary eggs.

Mountain eggs generally refer to eggs produced by free-range chickens by farmers. They have relatively high nutritional value and taste better. The vitamins A, B, E and iodine, zinc, selenium, amino acids and other nutrients they contain are about 5 to 10 times that of ordinary eggs.

Ordinary eggs generally refer to eggs produced by mass-farmed chickens. They are usually cleaned uniformly, so they are more hygienic and cleaner than pheasant eggs, but their nutritional content and taste are slightly worse.

When buying eggs, you can judge what kind of eggs they are by observing their appearance. Generally speaking, pheasant eggs are smaller in size and mostly oval in appearance, while ordinary eggs are larger in size and round in appearance.

What are cereal eggs?

Eggs hatched from free-range and grain-fed free-range chickens are called grain eggs. Since free-range chickens eat grains such as rice, corn, and wheat, the eggs they produce are not processed in any way. The nutritional value of eggs hatched from free-range chickens is relatively high compared to natural chickens, and they are very popular.

Grain eggs are mostly produced in sparsely populated mountainous areas. Since free-range chickens need a lot of space to move around and a good living environment, the eggs they produce have clear egg liquid and coagulated pectin.

The number of grain eggs produced by grain-fed free-range chickens is relatively small, resulting in a relatively high price for grain eggs on the market, but they are rich in nutrients and are very popular among consumers.

The staple food of grain-fed chickens is carefully proportioned with corn, soybeans and grains to ensure that each egg is rich in high-quality protein. The staple food of hens needs to be strictly screened and tested.