Han custom: Why do Han people eat pig's head on February 2nd?

On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looked up, big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse was flowing. The folk Spring Festival is coming. In most parts of northern China, every family carries lanterns to draw water from wells or rivers, and then goes home. They light a lamp and light incense, which is called "introducing Tianlong". On this day, every household will eat noodles, oil cakes, popcorn and pig's head meat, which means "picking the dragon's head" and "eating gentian". Golden beans are in full bloom, and the dragon king ascends to heaven, sowing sexual rain and harvesting. Why do you want to eat pig's head meat on February 2?

In ancient times, pig's head was a sacrifice to ancestors and heaven. On February 2 nd, Beilong looked up, and every household would cook pig's head, because the first and fifteenth days were over. February 2nd is the last festival of the Spring Festival. Ordinary peasant families have worked hard for a year, killing pigs and sheep on December 23 of the lunar calendar. After the first month, the pork slaughtered in the twelfth month was basically eaten up. In the end, there is only one pig head left, which can only be eaten until February 2.

On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up, everything on the earth began to recover, and all animals and plants began to look up. The new year has a good start, welcome the good weather. The Dragon King is responsible for rainfall. When he goes to the Heavenly Palace, farmers will offer the best sacrifices to the Dragon King. It is said that pig's head is used to worship ancestors and heaven.

There is a story in Qiu Chi's notes in the Song Dynasty: After pacifying Bashu, Wang Zhongling was hungry and broke into a temple in a small village, but he met a drunken monk Wang Zhongling, who was furious and wanted to cut it down. I don't know. Monks are fearless. Wang Zhongling was surprised and asked him for food. Soon, the monk took out a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem saying, "There is long hair in your mouth." Short and fat, taking medicine seedlings in the mountains for a long time. Wrap banana leaves when steaming, and pour apricot pulp when cooked. Red, fresh and elegant, is called "gold". Ripe and soft, it is really comparable to jade. Compared with hairy roots, felted roots will eat vines by themselves. Wang Zhongling likes eating pig's head very much and listening to interesting and unique "pig's head poems", so he named the monk "Master of Purple Clothes".

As the saying goes, "How can you find the temple gate with a pig's head in your hand?" "The reason is self-evident. If people have no talent, don't be discouraged. Sooner or later, they will find someone who can understand and accept you. Eating pig's head on February 2 seems to be a tradition left over from ancient times and a symbol of good luck.

Now, how to eat pig's head meat on February 2? Think about the pig's head served by the monks in the Song Dynasty and taste the pig's head poem. That scene has become history. Now the "barbecue noodles" invented by Beijing Jinsanyuan Restaurant are different. They gave the highest treatment to pig's head meat, named it the most fashionable era, and won the first cooking patent in China.

"Barbecued pork noodles" has gone through the main standardized production steps of 12, such as material selection, cleaning, spray baking, bubble washing and sauce making. After more than ten hours of cultivation, it can be eaten on the table. There are three kinds of "pork noodles" that eat gold and three yuan. One is to eat its original flavor; The second is dipping sauce; Third, roll pancakes to eat.

Every way of eating has a different taste. Eating modern "pork noodles" on February 2nd and enjoying its 5,000-year dining history is the perfect embodiment of the integration of contemporary and history. "Roasted pig's face" is fat but not greasy, the meat and bones are separated, and it tastes delicious, which brings beauty and wisdom to modern people.

What's more gratifying is that the combination of modern high technology and market allows consumers to taste delicious "pork chop noodles" at home without going to restaurants. This is: On February 2nd, Spring Festival, descendants of dragons celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and eat pig's head meat.