What to eat in the north, how to make up for the snow in winter?

Heavy snow is one of the 24 solar terms. Heavy snow has many characteristics of its own and has different meanings in different places. This solar term also has food customs, which are different in the north and the south. Today we will learn what to eat in the north and how to make it up in winter.

What do you eat in the north during the heavy snow and solar terms?

-Snow Festival: jiaozi, bacon, beef and mutton, stew in the north.

In the snowy season, northerners usually eat jiaozi, beef and mutton to make up for winter, followed by meat such as pigs, cows, sheep, dogs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons and quails, aquatic products such as red paste, turtles and eels, and game such as ducks, partridges and turtledoves.

In addition, bacon will be eaten during the heavy snow festival. There is a saying called "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". At this time, preserved meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickled products will be hung on the windowsill of every household, forming a beautiful landscape.

Stewed this dish is the representative of the benefits of Northeast cuisine. The charm of stew lies in a random word, that is, anything can be put in it, such as eggplant, kidney beans, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and so on. As long as you can find the raw materials at hand, throw them into the pot and stew them in a dark place. A little more or less doesn't matter. After stewing, it is served.

How can heavy snow make up for winter?

-You should eat mutton in snowy winter. Secondly, you should pay attention to the right amount and distinguish people.

Autumn and winter are mainly tonic. As the best time for tonic in a year, the diet should be more moderate and not too biased. Mutton is warm and can warm the stomach and keep out the cold. It is the best delicious food with double effects of tonic and cold protection in winter. Mutton has the effects of strengthening yang, nourishing essence and blood, and treating lung deficiency, which is very beneficial to patients with asthma, tracheitis, lung disease and deficiency-cold syndrome.

Old and infirm: generally, it is mainly to tonify qi and blood. They can supplement chicken, fish, meat, eggs and so on. It can also be mixed with Chinese herbal medicines such as Ginseng Radix, Fructus Jujubae, Coicis Semen, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, and Longan to make medicated diet.

People who are prone to winter diseases: Chinese medicine believes that general winter diseases are mainly due to insufficient kidney yang and kidney qi. Ginseng, Lycium barbarum, Cordyceps sinensis, cinnamon, etc. Can be used as a medicated diet with cattle, sheep and dog meat.

Sub-healthy people: mainly through daily diet, effective exercise, TCM conditioning, etc. Maintain the relative balance of yin and yang, qi and blood.

People with physical weakness after illness: generally speaking, it is mainly to replenish qi and blood and enhance the body's immunity. Ginseng, astragalus, red dates, etc. Can be made into medicated diet.