Fava beans

On the day of the first day of summer, in ancient times, the son of heaven led the ministers and doctors in the southern suburb of the capital city to hold a ceremony to welcome the summer, and dress in vermilion clothes, in order to symbolize the summer for the meaning of the Red Emperor, and at the same time, to the raw meat, fresh fruits, grains and tea offerings to the ancient emperor. This custom has spread to the people, there will be the summer tasting of new behavior. Later slowly developed into the custom of tasting three kinds of fresh food in the summer. Tasting three fresh in the summer is also known as "eating three fresh in the summer" or "see three new in the summer". Three fresh is generally divided into "ground three fresh", "tree three fresh" and "water three fresh".

1. Ground three fresh

Ground three fresh that is, broad beans, amaranth, cucumber (one said amaranth, broad beans, garlic mustard). In fact, every place has its own three fresh food. Eat these three kinds of food has a certain reason, the reason to eat fava beans, because the summer, it just listed; beans are also known as sprouting beans, summer to eat beans, to discuss is "hair" of the color. And seasonal vegetables red amaranth, after eating amaranth pick up the dish basin will be red soup a drink, to discuss is "red" when the head of the color. The last cucumber water, also very suitable for summer eating.

2. Tree three fresh

Cherries, loquats, apricots (one said to be plums, apricots, cherries). Seasonal fruits are fresh and juicy, of course, to taste one. And eat cherries in the summer, a good luck of red hot.

Cherry

3. water three fresh

Water three fresh that is conch, puffer fish, anchovies (said to be anchovies, pomfret, yellowtail). These three seasons can now be bought in the market, but should be seasonal to enjoy these dishes may be more fun.