Since the summer solstice, the weather has entered the hottest stage of the year. This is also one of the best periods for the human body to replenish nutrients and treat chronic diseases. At this time, the food should be more light, less greasy, and easy to digest. At the same time, it can be supplemented with dietary regimen to dispel heat, replenish qi, produce body fluids and quench thirst. Of course, summer dietary supplements cannot be done as you please, but should conform to the characteristics of each summer season and follow its basic objective rules.

1. Lai cuisine recipes

1. Rehmannia chicken

Ingredients: 100 grams of raw rehmannia glutinosa, 1 hen, 10 jujubes;

Preparation method: Slaughter the hen, remove the internal organs, chop the melons and wings Tip: After washing the blood, pour boiling water into the pot for a while. fish out. Wash the raw rehmannia glutinosa, cut it into particles about 100 cm square, put it into the belly of the chicken, then put the chicken and jujube into a porcelain jar, pour in rice soup, seal the mouth of the porcelain jar, then put it in a cage and steam it with strong fire 2 -3 hours, take it out when it is cooked, and season it before eating. Efficacy: Nourishes yin and replenishes the kidneys. It is suitable for people with insufficient qi and yin in summer to adjust and nourish. Contraindications: People with spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation, abdominal distension and constipation should not take more.

2. Assorted stir-fry

Ingredients: 1 piece of tofu, 50 grams of tender beans, 50 grams of tomatoes, 15 grams of fungus;

Seasoning: appropriate amounts of sesame oil, vegetable oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, and minced green onions. ;

Preparation method: dice tofu, beans, tomatoes, and fungus; add water to the pot and bring to a boil, blanch the above vegetables separately, remove and drain, put on a plate and set aside; heat the wok Add vegetable oil, stir-fry the Sichuan peppercorns into the pot until fragrant. Add the chopped green onion, salt, tomatoes and MSG into the pot and stir evenly. Pour it over the blanched tofu, beans and fungus, then drizzle with sesame oil and stir well. Efficacy: Produces body fluids and quenches thirst, strengthens the spleen and relieves heat, detoxifies and resolves dampness.

2. Soup recipes

1. Rabbit Meat and Spleen Soup

Ingredients: 200g rabbit meat, 30g yam, 15g wolfberry, 15g dangshen, 15g astragalus, 30g jujube; Seasoning: salt, MSG;

Preparation method: Wash the rabbit meat and boil it with other ingredients. After boiling, reduce the heat to simmer and continue to cook for 2 hours. Add an appropriate amount of salt and MSG. The meat and soup can be eaten together. Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.

2. Water chestnut and lotus root soup with rock sugar

Ingredients: 250 grams of water chestnuts, 150 grams of lotus root, appropriate amount of rock sugar;

Preparation method: Wash and peel the water chestnuts, lotus root Wash and cut into small pieces; add an appropriate amount of water to the casserole, put the water chestnuts and lotus roots into the pot and simmer for 20 minutes, add rock sugar and simmer for another 16 minutes, then remove from the pot and serve. Efficacy: clearing away heat and promoting dampness, invigorating the spleen and appetizing, stopping diarrhea and fixing essence, regulating qi and appetizing, harmonizing and relieving pain.

3. Beverage recipes

1. White lotus root and snow pear juice

Ingredients: 200 grams of snow pear, 250 grams of fresh white lotus root;

Preparation method: Remove the sections of fresh white lotus root, peel the snow pear, chop them into equal parts, and use The juicer extracts juice in any amount and can be consumed as tea at any time. Efficacy: clearing away heat and quenching thirst, regulating qi and appetizing. And relieve pain.

2. Black plum juice

Ingredients: 300 grams of dark plums, 30 grams of sugar;

Preparation method: Wash the dark plums, remove the skin and core, squeeze the juice with a juicer, and add Dilute the white sugar with cold water and stir evenly. Efficacy: astringent, promoting fluid production, relieving irritability and quenching thirst.

4. Staple food recipes

There is a saying in summer food customs: "Winter Solstice Dumplings and Summer Solstice Noodles". Noodles are eaten during the Summer Solstice, generally referring to noodles. There are many varieties of noodles in the south, such as Yangchun noodles, dry soup noodles, shredded pork noodles, oil residue noodles, three fresh noodles, fried noodles with shredded pork, bridge noodles and sesame oil cold noodles in summer. In the north, the main dishes are braised noodles, cold noodles and fried noodles. Because the new wheat has matured in summer. Therefore, eating noodles during the Summer Solstice means trying something new.