Why do you want to eat litchi in summer?

Litchi is very suitable for eating because of its high maturity, high sugar content and sweet taste, so it is eaten in summer solar terms.

Every summer, people in Putian, Fujian have the habit of eating litchi, mutton in warm soup and rice grains. Litchi is sweet and delicious. Needless to say, mutton in warm soup is also a nutritious and delicious food.

Some places in Shandong have the custom of "drinking summer sheep". "Drinking summer sheep" means drinking mutton soup. According to previous media reports, in Zaozhuang City, citizens will go to the local mutton soup kitchen to "drink summer sheep" in the midsummer.

Other customs of summer solar terms

Besides diet, there are some interesting customs in the heat.

Xiao Fang said that there was a ceremony to send ice to the sun in ancient times. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the imperial capital of Ming and Qing Dynasties, there are royal ice ceremonies in summer. From the first day of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court "gave ice to ministers every day, with four boxes of people". In the Ming Dynasty, ministers of civil and military affairs were given ice in summer.

At that time, there were vendors knocking on ice lanterns and selling cold ice along the street in Beijing, which still existed until the Qing Dynasty. Xiao Fang introduced that the sound made by the ice lantern is crisp and pleasant, and historical data describe that "the cold can be heard, and the sound is also harmonious".

In addition, the weather is hot and there are many crickets in rural areas. In some places, people will kill time by playing crickets after meals. In the past, it was also a popular custom to "cruise in summer and enjoy the lotus".

The above content refers to the summer solar terms on the tip of the tongue: Why eat lychee and "drink summer sheep"?