Eating habits in summer and solar terms

The custom diet of summer solar terms is as follows:

1, duck. The traditional dietary custom of Nanjing people is to eat ducks in summer. Ducks, especially the duck in the cooked area of Jiangning Lake in Nanjing, are the most sought after. It is reported that the ducks there are sweet and cold, fat and thin. If there is no time, the old Nanjing people will go to the deli to buy half a duck to go home; People who are free will stew "radish old duck pot" at home or make "braised duck pieces" for their neighbors.

2. longan. When the "summer heat" comes, the "summer heat" is over. Old Fuzhou no longer drinks herbal tea after the heat, but eats more things that "replenish qi" and "replenish blood". Old Fuzhou used to eat longan, peeled and soaked in porridge.

3. White ball. In addition, another food that old Fuzhou eats in summer is white meatballs. White meatballs are actually dumplings. The method is simple. Rub glutinous rice flour into small grains, cook soup, add some sugar, and it tastes sweet.

4. Eat fish. Summer solar term is also the harvest season of fishing, also known as "fishing festival", so people should eat fish on the day of summer solar term; In addition, after the summer heat, the temperature drops, and people's appetite will gradually get better, so eating fish is light and without burden.