Solar terms and health care | Qingming Ai Xiang Rice

Overview

Nature gives green to spring and also links it with the shaping of food. During the Qingming Festival, people have the custom of eating mugwort rice. mugwort has many functions such as removing dampness and cold, regulating qi and blood, etc. During the Qingming Festival, there is heavy rain, which removes moisture and supports yang energy, which is good for health.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• qingming
• lunch
• dinner
• dried tofu
• fennel
• perilla leaves
• rice
• wormwood
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare materials.

   

2. 2 Wash the mugwort, blanch it and set aside.

   

3. 3 Put mugwort into a food processor and add water to make juice.

   

4. 4 Wash the rice, add mugwort juice, and press the cooking button.

   

5. 5 Cut the fennel into small pieces and cut the dried tofu into cubes and set aside.

   

6. 6 Heat oil in a pan, add fennel and dried beans, stir-fry, and season with a little salt.

   

7. 7 Stir the fried fennel and dried tofu into the steamed rice.

   

8. 8 Garnish with perilla leaves.