Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - In Grain Rain tomorrow, the diet should pay attention to "invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness", and five kinds of stews should be used to adapt to it, so as to eat healthier.

In Grain Rain tomorrow, the diet should pay attention to "invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness", and five kinds of stews should be used to adapt to it, so as to eat healthier.

Tomorrow, we are about to usher in the last solar term of the spring rain-Grain Rain. The arrival of this solar term reflects that the cold wave weather in winter and spring has completely ended, the rainfall has obviously increased, the temperature has gradually picked up, and it is slowly approaching summer. At the same time, it is also the best time node for farmers to sow, transplant and plant melons and beans.

However, with the arrival of the solar terms in Grain Rain, the rainfall increases and the air humidity increases, which makes the human body wetter, the liver fire is easy to flourish, the appetite is weakened, and the spring sleep is easy to be tired and weak. Therefore, it is suggested that the health care of Grain Rain's solar terms should focus on "invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness" and carry out food supplement and health care.

In Grain Rain tomorrow, we should pay attention to "invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness" in our diet, and use five kinds of stews to make our food healthier, lay a solid foundation for the coming summer, and make our health more energetic and spend the summer safely.

The first thing: yam.

Yam can be said to be an ancient and well-known food with the same origin of medicine and food. After slicing and drying, it is usually called "Hu Aishan". Yam contains a variety of amino acids, starch, vitamins, dietary fiber, trace elements, polysaccharides and protein. It has high nutritional value. Has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, invigorating qi and nourishing yin. It is one of the best nutritional ingredients for regulating the spleen and stomach every day. In addition, it is low in fat and calories, even if you eat too much.

How to eat: stewed pork bone soup with yam, radish and corn

Ingredients: sparerib, corn, yam, carrot, ginger and onion.

Practice: carrot peeled and sliced, corn cut into sections, yam peeled and cut into sections for later use; Blanch the ribs to remove fishy smell, remove them and wash them; Put oil in a hot pan and cool, add ginger slices and scallion until fragrant, pour in ribs and stir-fry until the water is dry and brown, take out and put them into a soup pot, add enough hot water, carrots and corn, put them into the pot together, bring them to a boil with strong fire, simmer for 40 minutes, add yam, continue to stew for/kloc-0.5 minutes, season with salt before taking out, and sprinkle with scallion.

The second thing: sea coconut

Many people will think it is an underwater coconut when they hear the name "sea coconut". In fact, sea coconut has an empty name. It is not a coconut, nor is it born at the bottom of the sea. It is a palm plant that grows on land. It generally grows in the virgin forest of Thailand, and is called "sea coconut" only because its tree shape and fruit shape are similar to coconut, and it grows by the sea.

The main edible effects of sea coconut are clearing heat, moistening lung, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. In the eyes of Cantonese, sea coconut is a refreshing soup. Dried sea coconut is mostly used to make soup. Fresh sea coconut is smooth and has a refreshing feeling of Q-bomb, which can be used as dessert.

How to eat: Stewed lean meat with sea coconut snail slices.

Ingredients: sea coconut, lean meat, ginger slices, almonds, candied dates and rattlesnakes.

Practice: rinse the dry rattle and soak it in water for 30 minutes; Seven or eight pieces of sea coconut is enough, rinse it clean; Cut pork into pieces and wash; Put all the ingredients into the soup pot, pour in hot water, steam in a steamer for 60 minutes, and add some salt to taste when approaching the pot.

The third thing: wax gourd

Wax gourd is a kind of melon vegetable with high nutritional value, which contains a lot of vitamin C and is low in fat and calories. If you eat too much, you don't need to worry about getting fat. Wax gourd is cold and sweet, and has a good edible effect of strengthening the body, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Now in the alternate period of spring and summer, the temperature is getting hotter every day, and people are easy to get angry. Eating more wax gourd is good for your health, and it can get rid of dampness and relax your body.

How to eat: old duck barley winter melon soup

Ingredients: half an old duck, 1 wax gourd, coix seed, onion ginger, salt and pepper.

Practice: Wash the duck and cut into pieces, peel and cut the wax gourd, wash the coix seed and soak it in water; Blanch duck meat to remove fishy smell, remove floating foam, take it out and wash it, then change it into an oil-free pan, fry it until the duck meat is oily, and shovel it out for later use; Boil the water in the soup pot, put the duck, barley, wax gourd and ginger slices into the pot together, boil with strong fire, and simmer with low fire 1 hour, add salt to the pot to taste, and cook for a while before taking out.

The fourth piece: Abrus cantoniensis

Cooking soup with chicken bone grass is very famous in Guangdong. Abrus cantoniensis is sweet and bitter in taste and cool in nature. Mainly has the edible effect of clearing away heat and moistening dryness. People who are prone to get angry and have a strong liver fire should drink more chicken bone soup appropriately, which has a good effect of reducing fire. Adapting to the climate change in spring and summer, it is hot and humid, and is often used to stew soup. Fresh and sweet, the soup tastes with the unique fragrance of Abrus cantoniensis, which is very delicious.

How to eat: chicken soup with abrus cantoniensis and red bean for removing dampness.

Ingredients: half a chicken, a bundle of Abrus cantonensis, Coicis Semen, Semen Phaseoli, Poria, candied dates and ginger.

Practice: Abrus cantoniensis can be washed without disassembly; Soak adzuki beans in water for 2 hours; Cut the chicken into pieces; Put all the ingredients together in a pot, pour in clear water, bring to a boil with high fire, skim off the overflowing floating foam, simmer for 1 hour with a little salt, and serve.

The fifth thing: bitter gourd

Bitter gourd belongs to a kind of melon and fruit suitable for eating more in spring and summer. It tastes bitter, and the older generation often says "eat more bitter gourd" because it has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

As early as "Compendium of Materia Medica", the description of the efficacy of bitter gourd was recorded: "Bitter gourd can dispel pathogenic heat, relieve fatigue, clear heart and improve eyesight, benefit qi and strengthen yang." It also has the edible effects of accelerating detoxification, caring skin and stimulating appetite.

Stew the soup with bitter gourd, the soup tastes fresh and sweet, moistens the throat and is cool, not bitter at all, and feels cool after drinking it.

How to eat: stewed ribs with bitter gourd and soybeans

Ingredients: ribs 500g, 1 bitter gourd, soybean, ginger.

Practice: First soak soybeans in clear water for 2 hours; Wash the ribs, put them in a pot, blanch them to remove fishy smell, pick them up and wash them; Seed bitter gourd and cut into pieces; Boil water in a casserole, put soybeans, ribs, bitter gourd and ginger into the pot together, boil with strong fire, and simmer slowly 1 hour; Stew it to a certain degree, add some salt to the pot to taste, and then take it out.

-The deer said-

In Grain Rain tomorrow, we will pay attention to "invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness" in our diet, and use five kinds of stews, namely, Chinese yam, wax gourd, Abrus cantonensis, sea coconut and bitter gourd, to eat healthier and stronger, improve immunity and avoid getting sick.

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