What traditional food does Grain Rain eat in the north? Northerner Grain Rain must eat delicious food on this day.

What traditional food does Grain Rain eat in the north? Northerner Grain Rain must eat delicious food on this day.

First, eat Toona sinensis.

As the saying goes: "Toona sinensis buds are tender before the rain, and Toona sinensis buds grow long after the rain." Before and after Grain Rain, it is a good time to eat Toona sinensis, especially in the northern region. Eating Toona sinensis in Grain Rain is the most fashionable and expensive dish at present. At this time, Toona sinensis is fragrant and refreshing, with high nutritional value. Only at this time of the year can we taste this "taste of spring"! In addition, Toona sinensis has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating stomach, regulating qi, relieving diarrhea, moistening skin, resisting bacteria, diminishing inflammation and killing insects.

There is a custom of eating Toona sinensis in northern Grain Rain, also known as "eating spring", which means to welcome the arrival of the New Year. Toona sinensis bud is better in front of Grain Rain, so it should be eaten early and tender. There is a folk saying that Toona sinensis buds are like silk before rain and like wood after rain. Therefore, it is best to eat Toona sinensis before the solar terms in Grain Rain. After Grain Rain, Toona sinensis is not only tasteless, but also greatly reduced in nutritional value.

There is also a folk saying that "eat Toona sinensis buds on March 8". Every year in the third month of the lunar calendar, it is a good season for the listing of Toona sinensis buds. Toona sinensis can not only make various special dishes, but also prevent and treat diseases. It is a natural green health food with the same origin of medicine and food. According to modern nutritional analysis, the vitamin content of Toona sinensis bud is 1 times higher than that of tomato. Toona sinensis also contains protein, vitamin E, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other elements, ranking first among woody vegetables.

Chinese medicine believes that Toona sinensis is bitter in taste and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating stomach and regulating qi, invigorating spleen and appetizing, and has high nutritional value, and is rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B and so on. However, the content of nitrate and nitrite in Toona sinensis is much higher than that in ordinary vegetables, and the content of protein is also higher than that in ordinary vegetables, so there is a risk of nitrosamines.

Second, Gracilaria lemaneiformis

In Grain Rain, fresh asparagus is crispy and delicious when picked, fried or mixed. Fresh asparagus is the best in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. In the past, Beijing residents often went to the Temple of Heaven to select early users.

How to eat asparagus:

Fried asparagus

Ingredients: 200g of Gracilaria lemaneiformis, appropriate amount of garlic (those who don't eat spiced food), Jiang Mo, and appropriate amount of salt.

Exercise:

1, Gracilaria lemaneiformis peeled off buds, washed and cooked for later use;

2. Prepare minced garlic and Jiang Mo;

3. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot, preheat for a while, add minced garlic and Jiang Mo and stir fry;

4. Add Gracilaria lemaneiformis and stir-fry over high fire;

5. Sprinkle some salt before cooking.