The slight cold solar term is coming, how to make up for it?

Slight cold is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar and the fifth solar term in winter, which marks the official start of the winter season. For China, a slight cold marks the beginning of the coldest day of the year. According to China's meteorological data, slight cold is the lowest temperature solar term, and the temperature of great cold is lower than slight cold in only a few years.

Slight cold is the coldest day of the year, so what should we eat that day? Conform to the custom to keep warm? Let's take a look together.

When the vegetable rice festival came, there was a custom of cooking in old Nanjing. Because vegetable rice is a kind of warm food, it is also the best food in cold winter. If served with hot mutton soup, it can dispel moisture, warm the heart and stomach, and replenish yang qi, which can be called' nine seasons and one winter'. "

The day of drinking Laba porridge and slight cold is just close to the traditional Laba Festival in China, so in some places, it is customary to drink Laba porridge on a slight cold day. It is said that Laba porridge has the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi and nourishing blood, expelling cold and strengthening the body, and promoting fluid production to quench thirst.

Eating glutinous rice In Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, people will wear a lot of clothes and eat some warm things to keep out the cold in the cold morning. It is a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice in slight cold and severe cold. Folk tradition holds that the sugar content of glutinous rice is higher than that of rice, which makes the whole body feel warm after eating and is conducive to driving out the cold.

Summary: The traditional customs of each place are different, so the above three points are more in line with the customs of the north and the south. I hope everyone may wish to eat these things during the slight cold season. It's time for a holiday. Everyone should also pay attention to keep warm and be careful of catching a cold.