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What is a bright egg?
"Embracing bright eggs" is a traditional food in China, mainly produced in Yixing, Jiangsu. It is a special food made of eggs and a variety of medicinal materials, which has the effect of nourishing and keeping in good health. The method of making fresh eggs is complicated, so it is necessary to choose fresh eggs and add a variety of medicinal materials (such as red dates, longan, astragalus, medlar, etc.). ) and cook them. After cooking for a long time, the medicinal components in the egg will penetrate into the yolk, making the egg nutritious, and has the effects of nourishing the body, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, benefiting qi and nourishing blood. The name of holding eggs comes from traditional festivals and customs. In the past, on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, people would light grass ash and let the lights burn all night to pray for peace and health. People send steamed eggs to temples, and monks continue to cook eggs by bright lights until the lights go out and the eggs are ready. Because this kind of egg is cooked under fireworks and lights, it is called "holding bright eggs"