What do traditional summer customs eat? Health food inventory in summer.

Five kinds of health care products in summer and solar terms

lotus seed

Has the effects of invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing heart and tranquilizing mind, and resisting aging. Boil lotus seeds with poria cocos, yam, glutinous rice, sugar, etc. It can be made into cakes and taken every day, which has the effect of prolonging life.

Recommended eating method: The simplest thing is to buy some lotus seed cakes, lotus seed cakes with lotus paste, lotus seed cakes with fresh milk coconut paste, or steamed stuffed buns stuffed with lotus seeds, or boiled soup with red dates.

edible white fungus

It has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, promoting fluid production and nourishing yin, eliminating muscle fatigue, strengthening brain and preventing aging.

Recommended eating method: first wash the tremella and put it in a casserole until it is soft, then wash the tomatoes, peel them and mash them, boil them in tremella soup and add rock sugar to taste; You can also wash tremella and auricularia together and dip it in mustard soy sauce. It's delicious.

apple

It can reduce the content of cholesterol in blood and is suitable for autumn consumption.

Recommended eating method: You can slice the apple and bake it. Dried apples have a unique taste. You can also peel apples and yams, cut them into small pieces, put them in a blender and stir them into juice, and finally season them with honey.

Chinese yam

It can clear the heart, soothe the nerves, tonify the middle energizer, help the five internal organs, strengthen the bones and muscles, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent arteriosclerosis.

Recommended eating method: Mash the washed yam, add sugar to make stuffing, and wrap jiaozi with glutinous rice flour to eat; Can also be used as yam; Or peel, wash with light salt water, cut into small pieces, and add appropriate amount of osmanthus sauce as a cold dish.

American Ginseng

Can resist fatigue and hypoxia. In autumn, people suffer from yin deficiency, qi deficiency, dry mouth and thirst, and listlessness. Putting some American ginseng in porridge or stew can not only soothe the nerves and prevent autumn dryness, but also gently nourish.

Recommended eating method: you can brew with American ginseng slices, which is very simple. Even when eating hot pot, putting American ginseng can effectively supplement it.

Summer diet recommendation: western-style soaking grapes

Formula ingredients: rose sweet grape 10 kg, sugar 1500 g, vinegar 150 g, cinnamon 10 g, clove 15 g and clear water 10 kg.

Production method:

1. Choose fresh and sweet rose grape clusters with hoarfrost, broken skin and small grains, and gently put them into sterilized and painted barrels (or wooden barrels or vats).

2. Brush the pan, add clean water, add cinnamon and clove to boil for 10 minute, add white sugar to boil, remove froth, put in a container, add vinegar to cool, pour into a bucket, cover the bucket, put it in a fresh-keeping room of a cold storage, and marinate at 3℃-5℃ for 3-5 days.