Summer solar term diet

"jiaozi covers his head with two volts, and pancakes spread eggs with three volts", which is a traditional folk way to make his body sweat more and excrete all kinds of toxins.

Eating jiaozi in summer is a traditional custom. People in Fukui have poor appetite and are often thinner than usual, which is called bitter summer. jiaozi is a traditional food to stimulate appetite and relieve hunger. The custom of eating noodles in Fukui began at least in the Three Kingdoms period.

Historians in the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote Wei Chunqiu and said, "Lying in the sun, you get a towel to wipe your sweat, and your face is Jiao Ran." The soup cake here is hot soup noodles. In the Chronicle of Jingchu written by Liang Zonggu in the Southern Dynasties, it is said: "The soup cake turns pale in June, which is called evil." May is an evil month, and June also touches the edge of the evil month, so it should also be "evil".

The sixth day of June before the summer heat is "sunny". According to historical records, this festival began in the fourth year of Song Zhezong Yuanfu. "You" means "giving" and is a godsend holiday. This is why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty sent "ice" and "fried noodles" to the princes in the dog days, so it was called "the sky".

In the past, people also paid attention to eating "six kinds of noodles" and "six kinds of toppings" on Tianzhu Festival. The so-called six kinds of noodles are actually different kinds of noodles, such as those of Daoxiao Noodles, Lamian Noodles and Peking.

In other places, there is the habit of eating lotus roots in summer.

Lotus root is rich in carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins and dietary fiber. It has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing blood and relieving restlessness, and is suitable for eating in summer. Fresh lotus root is simmered with low fire, sliced with appropriate amount of honey, which can be eaten at will, has the effect of calming the nerves and helping sleep, and can cure insomnia due to blood deficiency.

In addition, eat more fried mung bean sprouts in summer, which has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying; Fried bean skin with vegetables has the effect of tonifying deficiency and stopping sweating; Stewed beef with broad beans has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, tonifying deficiency and strengthening body; Watermelon tomato juice has the effect of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. You can also eat loofah, bitter gourd, cucumber, wax gourd, freshwater fish, kelp and so on. It's good for your health.

The above content refers to People's Daily Online-How to eat and drink in summer solar terms?