Remember to eat "six treasures of bitter summer" when it is hot tomorrow, and don't forget the old tradition, which means to spend the dog days safely.

Midsummer in dog days is followed by summer solar terms. As the last solar term in summer, it was not until the temperature around beginning of autumn reached the highest peak in a year that how to relieve the heat and cool down became a hot topic after dinner. Some people say that watermelons make a living in the dog days of summer. Some people say that it is cool to stay in an air-conditioned room every day. Some people say that ice cream and drinks in the refrigerator are enough to keep them cool. However, these foods are not a good choice in the dog days of "bitter summer".

"Bitter summer" actually refers not only to hot summer, but to a series of phenomena such as extremely high temperature, easy loss of appetite and frequent fatigue in the dog days of summer. The "culprit" of these phenomena is the "summer heat" brought by the high temperature in the dog days. In addition to daily heatstroke prevention and cooling, a correct diet is a good way for us to relieve summer heat and cool down. Remember to eat "six treasures of bitter summer" in the hot summer tomorrow, and don't forget the old tradition, which means to spend the dog days safely!

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "good medicine tastes bitter". Among the ingredients, bitter vegetables are also highly respected by the people. For example, bitter vegetables such as bitter gourd and bitter vegetables have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Too friendly for "bitter summer"!

Bitter vegetable is a kind of wild vegetable. In the past, the living conditions in rural areas were limited, and bitter vegetables were frequent visitors to the table of ordinary people. I remember when I was a child, I often watched my grandmother pick wild vegetables on the roadside in the field, scalded them with boiling water, soaked them in clear water to remove bitterness, fished them out when eating, squeezed them dry, chopped them and fried them. Bitter vegetables can also be dried, and stewed meat tastes particularly fragrant.

Summer solar terms are said to be "unbearable heat", and people are more prone to heatstroke in the "hot and humid steaming" environment. The summer heat coincides with the "upper abdomen" in the dog days, so the "summer heat" is particularly strong! Speaking of cooling off in the dog days, we have to mention Cao Xian. Guangdong and Fujian in the south have the custom of eating "Xiancao" in summer solar terms.

Many people may only know the word Cao Xian, but if I tell you that the food we usually eat, such as burning grass and freezing Cao Xian, is made in Cao Xian, you will understand. Cao Xian relieves summer heat, which is annoying. In dog days, you can often buy some Cao Xian fruit jelly or order grass to eat. Especially for people who often bask in the sun, eating fairy grass can dispel the heat.

I don't know if you have noticed that bitter food doesn't seem to be popular with everyone, at least a large part of them feel like this. For example, many people refuse to stay away from foods such as bitter gourd and bitter vegetables. In fact, compared with watermelon, bitter gourd is a summer heat-clearing food worth eating in dog days.

To a certain extent, people are willing to eat bitter gourd not because they really like it, but of course, it does not rule out that some people really like the bitter taste of bitter gourd. But most people eat bitter gourd because it is good for their health. Which do you prefer, bitter gourd scrambled eggs, bitter gourd soup, cold bitter gourd and bitter gourd stuffed meat?

The dog days are extremely hot, and many areas have the traditional custom of "drinking tea". Midsummer and summer heat are just two days before and after, so in such a hot climate, people are easy to get angry or suffer from heatstroke. Drinking "Fuzha tea" can help us get rid of "summer heat" by sweating a lot.

"Fu Cha" is not a kind of tea, but a tea to drink in dog days. So there can be many kinds of "tea". For example, chrysanthemum tea is a must-see tea in summer. In hot summer, boiling a pot of chrysanthemum tea is much better than cold drinks. Of course, "Poria tea" can also be tea made of Poria, honeysuckle and licorice.

On a hot day, loofah is also a reliable traditional summer food. Luffa is rich in water and vitamins, which is just suitable for human body to eat when it is hot and sweaty in summer. It can not only replenish water, but also achieve the purpose of clearing heat and relieving summer heat.

Luffa is one of the most popular seasonal vegetables in summer, and it can be eaten in various ways. Luffa can be made into soup, fried and steamed. The entrance is smooth, crisp, tender and delicious. If you want to spend the "bitter summer", don't focus on the food in the refrigerator, but eat more summer food handed down from the older generation.

Drinking mung bean soup in summer is a tacit custom of every household. Mung beans have the function of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, which is especially suitable for eating on hot days. On a hot summer day, drinking a bowl of mung bean soup cooked with slow fire makes you feel cool.

But that's all. In dog days, mung beans are even more popular than Cao Xian! There is no reason not to eat mung beans in summer solar terms! Mung beans can be cooked according to their own tastes, and it is also a good choice to add lily and lotus seeds as "cool" ingredients, or to make mung beans into refreshing cakes.

Remember to eat "six treasures of bitter summer" in the hot summer tomorrow, and don't forget the old tradition, which means to spend the dog days safely! Midsummer, hot summer and late summer are waiting in line for us. It is very important to follow the traditional eating customs of the older generation and prepare "six treasures of bitter summer" for our families, and spend the dog days safely!