What food must I eat in the winter solstice solar term?

Winter solstice is very cold, so everyone needs to add more warm food during winter solstice, especially those warm foods, such as dog meat and radish. As the saying goes, eating radish in winter and ginger in summer is good for health. So, in the winter of solstice, which foods must be eaten? What are the common remedies for winter tonic medicinal diet?

1, the food that must be eaten from winter to Sunday.

1, dog meat

It is said that the custom of eating dog meat on the solstice began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat from winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year.

2.wonton

There used to be a saying in old Beijing that "winter solstice wonton, summer solstice noodles". According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders, Xiongnu tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. The people hated it, so they wrapped it into a corner with meat stuffing and called it "wonton" with the sound of "muddy" and "swallowing". I hate eating, and I want to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wonton was originally made on the winter solstice, every family eats wonton on the winter solstice.

3. Little carrots

There is a folk proverb: "Radish on the winter solstice and ginger on the summer solstice, it doesn't hurt to eat at the right time." He added, "Radish is more delicious than ginseng in winter." On the solstice night in winter, it is just right to stew a pot of hot radish sparerib soup, and the whole family is reunited to celebrate this historic "Asian New Year" festival.

There are many foods suitable for tonic in winter, which can be roughly divided into three categories: flat tonic, warm tonic and nourishing. Generally speaking, warm tonic should use hot food for qi deficiency; Cold food should be used for nourishing blood deficiency; If there is no deficiency of qi and blood, it is advisable to use flat food, which is called flat supplement.

2, commonly used tonic prescription

According to the custom of China people, it is a good time to "tonify" the body from beginning of winter to winter, which is called "winter tonic". Correct "winter tonic" can make the body strong and keep gentle and graceful.

1, Bazhen: Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Lycium barbarum, Paeonia lactiflora, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Jujube and Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

2. Four gods (also known as "four ministers"): lotus seed, Euryale ferox, yam and poria cocos.

3, four things: Angelica, Chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora, Rehmannia glutinosa.

4, unilateral: ginseng, angelica, Tianqi, Eucommia ulmoides, etc. Cooking method: put the prepared Chinese medicines, such as eight, four, two or one, into a large pot. Then prepare poultry (chickens, ducks) or wild birds (pheasants, turtledoves, etc. ), as well as pig's feet (elbows), pork bellies, kidneys, eels, turtles and so on. After processing, put them into a large pot, then pour in water and wine, or just stew them slowly with wine.

In the cooked tonic, the effective ingredients will seep out of the soup, the cartilage in the meat will be soft enough to melt in the mouth, and the unique taste of traditional Chinese medicine will be fragrant all over the room.

Note: "Tonifying winter" is best carried out when you are in good health, and should be avoided when you have a cold, fever or cough. However, the "four gods" are particularly mild in nature, have a nourishing effect and can strengthen the stomach. Therefore, even in the case of cold and physical weakness, you should eat more as long as you still have some appetite.