When it comes to foods that can warm the body after eating, besides meat, spicy ginger, onion and garlic, there is also a condiment that is easily overlooked, that is, pepper.
Eating Chili in winter can dispel cold and tonify kidney.
Pepper is a common condiment in the kitchen.
Modern research has found that pepper contains piperine, piperine and volatile oil, which can dispel cold and dampness and is suitable for eating in wet and cold winter.
According to Chinese medicine, hot pepper has the effects of warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold and relieving pain, reducing qi and resolving phlegm, refreshing appetite, regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, expelling wind and dredging collaterals, and inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, which is especially suitable for abdominal pain, diarrhea and loss of appetite caused by stomach cold.
Of course, this is the health function of pepper, but as far as black pepper and white pepper are concerned, both of them have their own emphasis on diet therapy.
White pepper dispels cold and strengthens stomach, and black pepper warms spleen and kidney.
White pepper is a completely ripe fruit, and black pepper is an immature fruit.
In terms of efficacy, white pepper is pungent, and the effect of dispelling cold and strengthening stomach is stronger.
Black pepper is calmer than white pepper, and black enters the kidney, so black pepper has obvious effect of warming spleen and kidney, which is more suitable for people with yin deficiency and flourishing fire.
It should be noted that no matter what kind of pepper, it is very spicy, and it is best not to exceed 3 grams at a time. People who are inflamed and get angry, patients with hypertension and gout should eat less Chili.
After talking about the efficacy and taboos of pepper, let's talk about how to eat this pepper-
There are three kinds of Chili health soup, and there is always one that suits you.
1. White pepper pork tripe soup
Ingredients: white pepper and pork belly.
Practice: Wash the pork belly inside and outside with raw powder and salt. Put the white pepper into the pig's belly, sew it with thread, put it into the pot, add some water, boil it with strong fire, simmer it for 3 hours, and serve after seasoning.
Efficacy: tonify deficiency and strengthen spleen, warm middle warmer and dispel cold, reduce qi and diminish inflammation.
2. Pepper gumbo and egg drop soup
Ingredients: 3~5 okra, 2 eggs, 3 slices of ginger, white pepper and salt.
Practice: Wash the okra, remove the pedicle, blanch it, take it out and drain it, then slice it; Beat the eggs, add some salt and mix well; Crush white pepper with the back of a knife, pour ginger and okra into the pot and stir-fry slightly, then add appropriate amount of white pepper and water. After the fire is boiled, evenly pour the egg liquid into the pot, stir for a while, and finally add salt to taste.
Efficacy: warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold, reducing qi and resolving phlegm, refreshing and appetizing.
3. Pepper pork soup
Ingredients: pepper, pork, 3 slices of ginger, salt.
Practice: Chop the lean meat, slice the ginger and slightly grind the pepper, and put them all into the stew. Add appropriate amount of cold water to the clean stew pot, and put it in the stew pot for 40 minutes. Turn off the fire to taste.
Efficacy: dispel cold and warm stomach.