Why do you eat dog meat on the summer solstice?

In Guangxi, eating dog meat from summer solstice has a long history. Dog meat is warm and has the effect of strengthening yang and tonifying kidney. There is a folk saying, "Eat dog meat to warm up and spend the winter without a quilt". Then, let Lao Huangli tell you why you want to eat dog meat during the summer solstice in Guangxi.

Eating dog meat in the summer of solstice contains a certain theory of health preservation. Traditional Chinese medicine is known as "nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter". In spring and summer, the temperature rises gradually, people go out one after another, the activity is relatively increased, phlegm is reduced and sweat is increased. Especially in summer, the summer heat is pressing, which often leads to excessive yang, or gluttony. Eating cold for heatstroke prevention and cooling makes the yang weak in the body, so it is suitable for "nourishing yang in spring and summer".

Eating dog meat in the summer of solstice should also be enough. Don't eat too much "blind tonic" to avoid gastrointestinal diseases such as indigestion.

Dog Meat Festival is a spontaneous food festival in Yulin City, China, and a way to celebrate the summer solstice. Every summer solstice (Yulin people call it "the hottest day of the year"), generous and hospitable Yulin citizens will prepare dog meat and wine on that day and get together with friends to celebrate the summer solstice.

The folk saying is that dog meat and lychee are not hot together in summer solstice, and there is a saying that "winter solstice fish give birth to summer solstice dogs", while "eating summer solstice dogs means that as long as you eat dog meat in summer solstice, your body can resist the attack of the west wind and rain, catch fewer colds and be healthy.

Although the summer solstice litchi dog meat festival is not a unique folk custom in Yulin, it is one of the most respected festivals in the local area. Yulin people entered the hottest day in summer, which lasted for several hours, concentrated consumption and was very lively. The whole city was immersed in a bouquet of wine and meat, which was called the "Carnival" in Yulin.

On the hot summer solstice, many diners sweat profusely at home or at dog meat stalls in the streets and lanes, taste lychees, drink rice wine and eat dog meat hotpot to celebrate the "Dog Litchi Festival".