Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Eat 1 staple food, 2 kinds of vegetables and 3 kinds of fruits regularly tomorrow to clear away heat and summer heat and remove moisture.

Eat 1 staple food, 2 kinds of vegetables and 3 kinds of fruits regularly tomorrow to clear away heat and summer heat and remove moisture.

Mango has entered the ninth of the 24 solar terms. Generally, awn seeds are harvested in summer and sown in autumn. Mango is also the busiest season for agricultural production in China. Barley, wheat and other crops with awns have entered the harvest season. Crops that need to be harvested in autumn, such as rice, are also being sown. As the saying goes, the east wind dyed 3,000 hectares, and the egrets had nowhere to stop.

With the arrival of mango seeds, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China have also entered the rainy Huangmei season. Except for the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the humidity in the air in other areas will also increase with the increase of temperature. Steam is hot and wet, and moisture diffuses in the air. Let the sweat in the body not go out, make people sleepy and depressed. Therefore, attention should be paid to heatstroke prevention in awning season. Make more adjustments in diet.

Buckwheat: Buckwheat is low in protein, high in lysine and rich in dietary fiber. Buckwheat is rich in nutrition and is more easily digested and absorbed than other cereal crops. Buckwheat also has the function of anti-inflammatory and sterilization, and is known as "anti-inflammatory food". Has the functions of invigorating spleen, removing dampness and stopping sweating. Generally, buckwheat is used to cook porridge and make noodles. It is particularly worth mentioning that the main ingredient of Korean cold noodles is buckwheat, which is especially suitable for relieving summer heat.

Lentils: Li Shizhen said in "Outline of the Imperial Dynasty": "Hard-shelled white lentils are full, white and slightly yellow, and their smell is fishy and fragrant, which can clear away turbidity, dispel summer heat, remove dampness and detoxify." This means that white lentils can clear heat and dry dampness. You can often eat lentils to get rid of moisture in summer. If you can't eat because of the hot weather, you can also eat some lentils. But when making lentils, you should pay attention to it and cook it well, otherwise you will be in danger of poisoning. Generally, lentils can be cooked with sliced meat. You can also stew it with ribs.

Bitter gourd: eat more "bitterness" in summer, and the "bitterness" here refers to bitter gourd. Bitter gourd contains quinine, which has anti-inflammatory effect. Some people don't like bitter gourd, mostly because it tastes bitter. In fact, bitter gourd is not bitter, so it is enough to pay attention to two details when making it. First, when cleaning bitter gourd, clean the pulp of bitter gourd, which will remove most of the bitterness. Secondly, before cooking or frying bitter gourd, blanch it with boiling water. This can remove the residual bitterness. The bitter gourd made in this way will not have bitter taste. There are many ways to eat bitter gourd, such as egg fried bitter gourd, cold bitter gourd, bitter melon soup and so on.

Mulberry: The season of awning is the season when mulberries mature. Mulberry tastes sweet and juicy at this time. Mulberry can relieve the symptoms of dry mouth in summer. Choose mulberries with plump and thick fruits, and each fruit is very strong. Choose a darker color. This kind of mulberry has high maturity and sweet taste. When cleaning, soak in light salt water or clean with rice washing water. Can well remove eggs and dust in mulberry.

Litchi: Litchi is always the best fruit. "Riding the world of mortals and laughing, who knows that it is litchi." This well-known poem proves the identity of litchi as a "tribute". Litchi contains a lot of fructose, protein and vitamin C. It will taste better if you put it in the refrigerator before eating. Choose large and symmetrical lychees. The color should be dark red. The seam of the peel should be clear and prominent. Such litchi will have high maturity and sweetness.

Plum: The habit of cooking plums in the dark plum season dates back to the Xia Dynasty. Plum tastes sour and refreshing, so it is difficult to eat it directly. So add some sugar to cook, and the taste will be sweet and sour. And cooking with salt is also a good choice. Nowadays, more and more people use licorice, hawthorn, rock sugar and osmanthus to make sour plum soup. Boil a bowl of sour plum soup in summer, sweet and sour to relieve summer heat, green and healthy.