What do you eat in summer in the north?

The foods eaten in summer in the north are: mung bean sprouts, lotus roots, Monopterus albus, lettuce and loofah.

1, mung bean sprouts

In summer solar terms, mung bean sprouts are seasonal dishes. Mung bean sprouts are low in calories, but high in moisture and cellulose. At the same time, mung bean sprouts are rich in nutrients such as vitamin C.

2. Lotus root

Lotus root is a seasonal food in summer. Lotus root has high nutritional value and is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium, as well as protein, vitamins and starch.

3. Eel

Monopterus albus is often produced in the Yangtze River valley, Liaoning and Tianjin in China. The production period is 6- 10, and the most fertile is June-August. During the hot summer, it is in the most unusual period of Monopterus albus, so eating Monopterus albus in the hot summer is the most delicious and nutritious.

4. Lettuce; lettuce

Lettuce is one of the necessary dishes for people in summer. Because of its strong adaptability, lettuce can be cultivated in spring and autumn or winter, mainly in spring and harvested in summer, so summer is the maturity of lettuce.

5, loofah

Luffa is a common vegetable in summer, which contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, vitamin C, saponin, plant mucus, xylose gum, bitter substance of Luffa, citrulline and so on. It is an indispensable vegetable in summer.