Traditional Cuisine of beginning of winter Solar Terms

1. Mushroom: Polysaccharides in mushrooms can obviously enhance immune function and improve cardiovascular function. For example, tremella contains 17 kinds of amino acids, calcium and vitamins, and has the functions of nourishing yin, moistening lung, promoting fluid production and nourishing stomach; Lentinus edodes and polysaccharide compounds contained in Lentinus edodes have antibacterial and preventive effects on rickets and anemia.

2. Brewing yellow wine: It is a traditional Shaoxing wine-making custom to start brewing yellow wine in beginning of winter that day. The low water cooling temperature in winter can effectively inhibit the growth of miscellaneous bacteria and make the wine form a good flavor in the process of low temperature and long-term fermentation. This is the most suitable season for wine fermentation. Therefore, Shaoxing people regard beginning of winter to beginning of spring in the second year as the most suitable time to brew yellow rice wine, which is called "winter brewing" to pray for happiness.

3, eat green onions: As the saying goes: "One and a half onions a day, winter legs with wind." Chinese medicine believes that green onions have the effects of activating yang, detoxicating and seasoning, and can be used for common cold, abdominal pain due to yin cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache and stuffy nose, milk obstruction, and unfavorable defecation. Green onions are suitable for eating in early winter solar terms to resist the cold and dampness in winter and reduce the occurrence of diseases. There is also a proverb on this point: "beginning of winter scrubs sick dishes, and green onions are spicy." .

4. jiaozi: beginning of winter solar term, which means autumn harvest and winter storage. In the past, China was an agricultural society. People who have worked for a year should take advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and reward their families for their hard work over the past year. There is a proverb that "beginning of winter fills the winter and the mouth" is the best metaphor. In the north, I like to use jiaozi as a nourishing food in early winter. Jiaozi is a folk food with a long history, and it is also a unique folk tradition of China people during the Spring Festival. Because it means "making friends when you are young", it is very popular with people. There is a folk saying "delicious but not as good as jiaozi". During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable delicacy.

Ginger: Ginger is a must-have item for most families. Although people generally use it as seasoning, it has many functions, which can warm the stomach and promote blood circulation.