Apricot petal

Apricot petals are one of the traditional foods in Hequ County. According to textual research, apricot petals were made in the Tang Dynasty. In Hequ area, apricot trees are planted in almost every village. Apricot petals are processed from almonds, and it is said that apricot petals were once a tribute. Before liberation, apricot petals produced here had been sold to Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and other places. In northwestern Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia, most of them are apricot petals of red apricots, but only Hequ area is apricot petals of oil. When processing, the almonds are first boiled in a boiling water pot for 1-2 hours, then soaked in cold water for a period of time after being fished out, and then the soaked almonds are fished out and rubbed hard with a towel to remove the red skin; Boil it in boiling water and soak it in cold water overnight. Take out the white almonds, add various food pigments respectively, and mix with a little butter. It is made into apricot petals of various colors. Finally, stir-fry apricot petals, that is, put apricot petals and coarse bran together in a pot and stir-fry until the almonds turn from white to light yellow. While frying, bran oil seeped out after heating, so apricot petals were oily and oily, and apricot petals were also produced. The characteristics of apricot petals are: delicious color, crisp and delicious, and have the effect of clearing away lung heat and benefiting phlegm.
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