Eating lotus root, dumplings and mangoes during Xiaoshu solar term.

1. Eating lotus root during Xiaoshu

In the Jiangnan area, there is a saying that eating lotus root during Xiaoshu, and as early as the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, lotus root was designated as a tribute to the imperial meal. Because it has the same pronunciation as the word "even", lotus root is eaten as a folk custom to wish for a happy marriage, and because it emerges from the mud and remains unstained, it is regarded as a symbol of clean and honest personality together with the lotus. Whenever the summer heat comes, people are accustomed to eating lotus roots.

2. Eating dumplings during Xiaoshu

As the saying goes, "Cold in the 39th month, hot in the 3rd day." People lose their appetite in the summer and tend to lose weight than usual. It is commonly known as the bitter summer. The Dog Days are around the Xiaoshu solar term, and during this period, for northerners, dumplings are just the food to whet their appetites. Moreover, most of the dumplings eaten on this day had vegetarian fillings. The refreshing vegetables were wrapped with the fragrance of buckwheat, which effectively improved people's lack of appetite.

3. Eat mangoes in Xiaoshu

The farmer's proverb in Xiaoshu says "eat mangos in Xiaoshu". In Taiwan, Xiaoshu is the season when mangoes are most ripe and delicious, because mangoes contain a lot of vitamins. , so regular consumption of mango can moisturize the skin. Eating mango has the effect of clearing the stomach and intestines, and has a certain antiemetic effect on motion sickness and seasickness.