Why fry beans on February 2 nd

February 2 of the lunar calendar is just before and after the fright, which is the time when everything recovers and the small animals hibernating underground are awakened and rejuvenated. Therefore, many customs have been left to celebrate the birth of all things, eliminate evil and toxic gases, and make life more auspicious and smooth. Fried beans are one of them.

The names of fried beans vary from place to place. It is called Fried Scorpion Claw in the south and Fried Scorpion Du in the north. Refers to the poisonous device at the tail of a scorpion. Now most people follow the southerners and say scorpion claws. I still agree with Scorpion Du. Because beans are shaped like scorpions, people's original intention is to fry scorpions' tails with poisonous devices to avoid stinging people. Besides, as we all know, where are those beans like scorpion claws? Isn't it? So it's meaningless to call it scorpion claw.

Another name is "Doo". Cold Food Festival is also called Cattle Festival. There used to be a saying that my family farmed and raised cattle: beat 1000 and scold 10000 until the cold food was finished. During the Cold Food Festival, people will feed concentrated feed to cows, and some will cook millet and mung bean porridge for cows. Fried beans were originally fried to make concentrated feed. Children in rural areas have nothing to eat, so they can be used as children's food by the way.

The method of this kind of beans is to soak them in water, dry them and fry them in a pot to make them brittle. The best way is to stir-fry with sand, which is a delicious snack.