Summer solstice noodles-local customs

June 22nd is the summer solstice in the twenty-four solar terms, "Winter solstice jiaozi summer solstice noodles". Delicious Beijingers pay attention to eating noodles on this day. With the return of folk customs, all foods related to the summer solstice are selling well. According to the customs of old Beijing, lettuce and cold noodles can be eaten on the first day of the summer solstice every year, because the climate is hot at this time, eating something cold can reduce the fire and stimulate the appetite, and it will not damage the health because of the cold.

In summer solstice, noodle restaurants in Beijing are very popular. No matter Sichuan cold noodles, Dandan Noodles, braised pork noodles or zhajiang noodles, all kinds of noodles are very popular. On the day of summer solstice, the sales of handmade noodles and fresh noodles in community noodle restaurants will increase. Ordinary people prefer to eat their own handmade noodles and Lamian Noodles in summer. Old Beijingers are particular about eating noodles, and they have more tricks to say. After the noodles are cooked, cool them, add the fried sauce, add shredded cucumber, shredded radish and soybean sprouts, and then add two cloves of garlic. Hey, this old Beijing Zhajiang Noodles is really delicious! Or, mixed with sesame paste, pepper oil and mature vinegar, mixed with sesame paste, also has a special flavor.

Some people like to eat hot noodles in hot summer, which is called "picking pots". It is said to mean "evil". Eating hot noodles is to drive away evil spirits, and sweating more to drive away moisture and summer heat in the human body. On the day of summer solstice, cold noodles are commonly eaten in all parts of Shandong Province, commonly known as water crossing, and there is a proverb "winter solstice, summer solstice in jiaozi".

In Laiyang area, new wheat is recommended from summer to day, and in Huangxian (now Longkou City) area, new wheat grains can be eaten when cooked. Children weave a delicate small hedge with wheat straw and fish it into their mouths again and again in soup. It is not only a game but also a game, which is very interesting for farm life.

In Pingyin area, ancestors sacrificed from summer to the sun.

Folli. From summer to the future, the third Geng Day is the first day, the fourth Geng Day is the middle day, and the first Geng Day after beginning of autumn is the last day, which is collectively called Furi. Fukui people have poor appetite and are often thinner than usual, commonly known as "bitter summer". Some places in Shandong eat raw cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure "bitter summer", and eat eggs in the morning on a rainy day without eating other foods.

On Furi Festival, Shandong people want to improve their diet, and people in eastern Jiaodong eat noodles. Long Island folk song: "beginning of autumn (Jiaozi) enters the couch." Zhaoyuan eats jiaozi, Wudi is used to eating noodles and bean noodle soup, Zoucheng likes to drink ice water, and some people go to Yishan Cave for the summer.

Linyi area has the custom of improving the eating habits of cattle. Furi cooks barley soup for cows. It is said that cows are strong and can work without sweating. The folk song says: "Spring bullwhip, licking Han Niu (ox), wheat kernel soup, licking ox rice, licking ox without sweating, until June." After lodging, it is the season to plant autumn vegetables. There is a saying that "radish can be planted first and buckwheat can be planted later".