Bitter dishes are one of the customs of Xiaoman solar terms. The season of bitter vegetables is around Xiaoman, and bitter vegetables are one of the earliest edible wild vegetables in China. Zhou Shu: Xiaoman Day Bitter Vegetable Show. The Book of Songs: Bitter comes sweet, under the sun. Sophora alopecuroides is all over the country. Medically, it's called Patrinia, Ningxia people call it Sophora alopecuroides, Shaanxi people call it Sophora alopecuroides, and Li Shizhen is called Tianxiao Herb.

Recommended eating method: after boiling water, it can be cold, soup, fried noodles or steamed, such as cold bitter vegetables, bitter pork liver soup, fried bitter vegetables and steamed bitter vegetables.

Avoid people: ordinary people, patients with obesity, diabetes, icteric hepatitis, flu, dry stool and other diseases can eat, and those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold can fast.

2, wheat cake

Since ancient times, it has been said that Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god. Because there are many silkworms in the south, Xiaoman is an important time node for the hatching of young silkworms and the growth of mulberry leaves, so it pays more attention to "offering sacrifices to the silkworm god". At this time, people will use rice flour or flour as raw materials to make wheat cakes and wheat cakes shaped like cocoons and enjoy them together, hoping for a bumper harvest of cocoons.

3. Bitter gourd

Bitter gourd, a famous Hakka dish, is a healthy dish in Xiaoman season. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, nourishing blood and benefiting qi, invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight.