Traditional food corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms What traditional food do you eat in the twenty-four solar terms?

Guide: For a long time, people have the habit of adjusting their eating habits at different times for various reasons such as health preservation, fitness and blessing. The most common thing is to arrange your own diet according to the traditional 24 solar terms. But how much do you know about the traditional food in the 24 solar terms? Let's talk in detail about what traditional food to eat in the 24 solar terms.

Traditional food with 24 solar terms

Traditional food with 24 solar terms

Beginning of spring eats spring rolls, dragonflies when it rains, snowballs for frightened people, spring vegetables at the vernal equinox, green balls for Tomb-Sweeping Day, Toona sinensis for Grain Rain, duck eggs for long summer, bitter vegetables for Xiaoman, plums for mango, noodles for summer, new rice for summer, fairy grass for summer, watermelons for early autumn, ducks for summer, rice wine for Bailu, taro cakes for autumn equinox and sesame for cold dew.

Introduction of 24 solar terms diet

Beginning of spring eats spring rolls: "beginning of spring" is the first of the 24 solar terms. People are used to eating spring rolls in the early spring morning. Spring rolls evolved from the custom of eating spring rolls that day in ancient beginning of spring. Eating spring rolls is also called "biting spring". It is said that people can bite "Spring". People in early spring should eat some fresh vegetables on this day, not only to prevent diseases, but also to welcome the Spring Festival.

Eating dragon beard cake in the rain: February 18 in Gregorian calendar is the rainy solar term every year. At this time, the temperature rises, the snow melts and the precipitation increases, hence the name rain. The last few days of the solar term are what the folks say, "On February 2nd, the dragon rises". People are eating dragon beard cakes and thinking of the dragon that was punished and crushed at the foot of the mountain because of drought and rain.

Snatching and snowballing: after the sting, the earth recovers and the yang rises. As the saying goes: "After a fright, all insects die." During the Dragon Festival, many activities to drive away drugs are very popular among the people. People eat snowballing usury, which means "when a pest dies, people turn over".

Traditional food with 24 solar terms

Tomb-Sweeping Day eats green dumplings: During the period of Tomb-Sweeping Day, it was the custom to eat green dumplings in the south of the Yangtze River. Green jiaozi is to mash a wild plant called "Pulp Wheat Straw" to squeeze out juice, then mix this juice with dry pure glutinous rice flour, and then wrap it in jiaozi.

Picking tea and eating Toona sinensis in Grain Rain is the custom of picking tea in southern Grain Rain. It is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain on this day can clear fire, ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight. Therefore, no matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink. Toona sinensis is eaten in northern Grain Rain, and it is the season for Toona sinensis to go on the market around Grain Rain. At this time, Toona sinensis is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value. It is said that Toona sinensis is tender as silk before the rain.

Eating duck eggs in the long summer: May 5th or 6th of the lunar calendar is the long summer. Eating duck eggs in the long summer is called "summer tonic", so that people will not lose weight in summer, have enough energy and work effectively. Chinese medicine says salted duck eggs are strong in summer and are the first choice for calcium and iron supplementation in summer.

Traditional food with 24 solar terms

Eat wonton or glutinous rice balls in winter solstice: jiaozi wonton, symbolizing reunion, is the first choice on the table from winter solstice; There is a saying in the south that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older". Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is especially popular in Jiangnan. Tangyuan is also called "Tangtuan", and eating it on the solstice in winter is also called "the solstice in winter". The "winter solstice group" can be used to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends.

Xiaohan eats glutinous rice: In Xiaohan, old Nanjing usually cooks rice. The content of vegetable rice is different. It is cooked with short-legged yellow vegetables and sliced bacon, sausage or salted duck, and then chopped with some ginger and glutinous rice. It smells delicious. Even comparable to Laba porridge.

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