What traditional food does Xiaoman eat in solar terms?

Bitter vegetables are a traditional diet in many areas in Xiaoman season. In addition, some places eat wheat cakes, medlar seedlings, noodles and steamed bread when they are full.

1, sowthistle

There is a saying that spring breeze blows, bitter vegetables grow long, and wasteland is a granary. Bitter vegetables are one of the earliest edible wild vegetables in China, which are distributed all over the country. In medicine, sonchus sonchifolius is called Patrinia, which is located in Ningxia, Shaanxi and Li Shizhen.

Bitter vegetables taste bitter and astringent, astringent and sweet, fresh and refreshing. There is a record in Zhou Shu, an ancient book: Little Man's Day Bitter Vegetable Show. It can be seen that China has a long history of bitter vegetables.

2, wheat cake

In the south, it is said that Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god. Because there are many silkworms in the south, Xiaoman season is an important time for young silkworms to hatch, so we attach importance to "offering sacrifices to the silkworm god". At this time, people will use rice flour or flour as raw materials to make wheat cakes and wheat cakes shaped like cocoons, which also means looking forward to a bumper harvest of cocoons.

3. Lycium barbarum seedlings

In the northwest of Ningxia, it is popular to eat Lycium barbarum seedlings in Xiaoman solar term, also called Lycium barbarum tip. Lycium barbarum seedlings in this period have just grown vigorously and are a kind of dish that people like to eat. The common way to eat is to pick Lycium barbarum seedlings and cook soup directly, or you can make eggs and stir-fry Lycium barbarum seedlings.

4. Noodles and steamed bread

In Nanjing, there is a folk proverb that says "sun poison, noodle steamed bread". This means that local people should eat less rice and more pasta in their diet since childhood. The local people believe that the summer heat weakens the gastrointestinal function, and eating more digestible food is more conducive to health.