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See three fresh things in long summer. What are they?

On the day of long summer, the ancient Emperor of Heaven led doctors or officials to hold a welcoming ceremony in the southern suburbs of Beijing, dressed in Zhu fu, which meant summering in summer, and sacrificed raw meat, fresh fruit, grains, tea and other sacrifices to the ancient emperor. When this custom spread to the people, Chang Xia tried something new. Later, the custom of tasting three delicacies in summer gradually developed. Eating three fresh foods in long summer is also called "eating three fresh foods in long summer". Three chords are generally divided into "three chords of the earth", "three chords of the tree" and "three chords of the water".

1. The third line

The three fresh plants are broad bean, amaranth and cucumber (amaranth, broad bean and garlic sprout). In fact, every place has its own three delicacies. It makes sense to eat these three kinds of delicious food. The reason why we eat broad beans is that when we are in the long summer, broad beans are just on the market. Beans are also called germinated beans, and they win the lottery in the long summer. The seasonal vegetable red amaranth, after eating amaranth, will gulp the red soup in the dish basin in order to win the title of "red". Finally, cucumber has a lot of water, which is very suitable for eating in summer.

2. Three fresh trees

Cherry, loquat, apricot (plum, apricot, cherry). Seasonal fruits are fresh and juicy. Sure, you should try one. Moreover, eating cherries in the long summer is to win a good lottery.

3. Three kinds of fresh water

The three kinds of fresh water are conch, puffer fish and shad (shad, pomfret and yellow croaker). This kind of three delicacies can be bought in the market all year round, but it may be more fun to enjoy these foods during the solar term.