Does Xiaoman eat beets or bitter vegetables?

Bitter vegetables. There is a saying called "Bitter vegetables show on Xiaoman Day". This sentence comes from Zhou Shu, which means that you should eat some "bitter vegetables" on Xiaoman Day. This is also in line with the two folk proverbs, "Little people suffer, but summer is not bitter" and "Little people are better than tonic".

"Bitter vegetables" have two meanings. One is the tender leaves of Ilex latifolia, a compositae plant; The second refers to dishes with bitter taste. The villain is big, and eating bitter in the villain's day also reminds us to learn to remember bitterness and think of sweetness.

Xiaoman source

Twenty-four solar terms: "In mid-April, things are small and full." Xiaoman has two definitions of "full". One is to describe the fullness of crops, and the other is to describe the situation of rain surplus and shortage. Agricultural proverbs in southern China give Xiaoman a new meaning: "Xiaoman is not satisfied with the broken ridge"; "Xiao is full of discontent, regardless of mango."

The word "full" is used to describe the amount of rain, and it is pointed out that if there is not enough water in the field when it is full, the ridge of the field may crack and even rice cannot be planted when it is planted. On Xiaoman Day, there is usually a lot of rain in the south. If the cold air in the north can penetrate deep into the southern part of China, and the warm and humid airflow in the south is also strong, it will easily cause heavy rain or torrential rain in South China.