What are the traditional foods in Grain Rain?

There is a custom of picking tea in Grain Rain in the south. It is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain on this day can clear fire, ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight. Therefore, no matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink. Grain Rain tea is spring tea picked in Grain Rain season, also called spring catechu. The moderate temperature and abundant rainfall in spring, coupled with the recuperation of tea trees in winter for half a year, make the buds and leaves of spring shoots plump, green in color, soft in leaves, rich in vitamins and amino acids, and make spring tea taste fresh and fragrant.

2. Toona sinensis

Some time before and after Grain Rain, it was the time when Toona sinensis went on the market. At this time, Toona sinensis is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value, so Toona sinensis is as tender as silk before rain. Toona sinensis is generally divided into purple Toona sinensis buds and green Toona sinensis buds, especially purple Toona sinensis buds. Fresh Toona sinensis buds are rich in sugar, protein, fat, carotene and vitamin C. Toona sinensis has considerable nutritional and medicinal value, and its leaves, buds, roots, skins and fruits can be used as medicine. Toona sinensis has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating stomach, regulating qi, relieving diarrhea, moistening skin, resisting bacteria, diminishing inflammation and killing insects. Because of the high nitrate content in fresh Toona sinensis, it should be blanched with boiling water before eating.

Step 3: leeks

"Early spring leek, late autumn leek fermentation", spring is the season with the best quality of leek, and there is a saying that "spring vegetables are fragrant and Natsuna stinks". In the rainy season when the crops are abundant, people might as well eat more leeks. Chinese medicine believes that leek has the effects of warming middle warmer, lowering qi, tonifying deficiency, harmonizing viscera and Yiyang, stopping bleeding and purulent, and warming liver and kidney. Modern medicine believes that leek has the function of lowering blood fat and is good for hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. According to some medical books, leek is rich in cellulose, and the cellulose content per 100g of leek is 1.5g, which is higher than that of scallion and celery, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer.

4. Spinach

After Grain Rain, it means that spring is coming to an end. According to the viewpoint of "nourishing liver in spring" in traditional Chinese medicine, we should seize the opportunity to regulate liver blood. The liver opens the eyes, liver blood deficiency. Don't be blind to everything, or the stagnation of liver-qi turns into heat, which will make you dizzy if you disturb the leaders. The main points of Grain Rain's dietotherapy are nourishing liver, clearing liver and improving eyesight. Among many vegetables, spinach is the most suitable for nourishing liver.

5. Soybean sprouts

People are more prone to viral colds and other miscellaneous diseases in spring. Therefore, eating soybean sprouts in spring can also enhance the body's ability to resist viral infection. During the germination of soybean, trypsin inhibitor was mostly destroyed, and protein contained in soybean was decomposed into soluble peptides and amino acids, which not only increased the freshness of bean sprouts, but also increased the utilization rate of protein in bean sprouts by at least 10% compared with soybean. Soybean sprouts also contain an interferon inducer, which can induce interferon and interfere with virus metabolism.