Northeast

Autumn Equinox

What traditional food to eat

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Inventory of traditional food in the autumn equinox that Northeast must eat

1. Duck meat. When the temperature is dry in the autumn equinox, people's appetite will be improved. Duck meat is cold and rich in nutrition, which is very suitable for eating in the autumn equinox.

When the temperature drops in the autumn equinox, many people have an increasing appetite and prefer to eat meat. Experts said: "Eating too much meat is not good, but from a nutritional point of view, giving up meat is not the way to keep fit, and a balanced diet is what we advocate." The taste and nutrition of meat are different, and the suitable people are also different, so we should choose the most suitable meat according to our physique and climate.

Ducks are rich in nutrition, and they not only enjoy the reputation of "the beauty of the capital is better than that of ducks", but also "nothing can be done without ducks". Especially when the new ducks were raised in autumn, their meat was tender, tender and nutritious, and they could replenish protein, vitamins and minerals necessary for human body in time. At the same time, duck meat is cold and cool, especially suitable for people who get angry with body heat, so duck is the first choice for autumn diet.

The dry and hot season is most suitable for eating ducks. In contrast, other meats such as pigs, cattle and sheep are slightly inferior. Duck meat has the healthiest fat. Duck meat is rich in B vitamins and vitamin E, and its fatty acids are mainly unsaturated fatty acids and low-carbon saturated fatty acids, which are easy to digest.

2. Eat jiaozi or steamed stuffed bun. In Northeast China, people usually eat jiaozi or steamed stuffed buns at home. Probably related to the generous character of the northeast people, we are used to calling it "grabbing autumn fat". I grab a jiaozi from your bowl, so that I can be physically strong in autumn and make up for the oil and water lost in summer.

3. Radish. Eating radish in the autumn equinox season can nourish the stomach, clear away heat and detoxify!

Radish eaten in fresh state has a good dietotherapy and health preserving effect, even if it is dried, it is a universal medicine. Dried radish still contains a lot of vitamin B1, calcium and iron, which can supplement dietary fiber and minerals for human body. Raw food can clear away heat and promote fluid production, cool blood and stop bleeding, resolve phlegm and relieve cough; However, cooking tends to benefit the spleen and stomach, digestion and qi.

suggestion: people with spleen-stomach deficiency and cold should not eat raw radish, but cook it, which can cure spleen-stomach disharmony, abdominal pain, dysentery or diarrhea, indigestion, nausea and vomiting.

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What do southerners eat at the autumnal equinox

1. Autumn vegetables

In Lingnan area, there was an unbroken custom called "eating autumn vegetables at the autumnal equinox" in Kaiping Cang Town, which used to be four cities (now adding Heshan as five cities). "Autumn vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, and the villagers call it "autumn Artemisia". On the day of the autumnal equinox, the whole village went to pick autumn vegetables. When searching in the field, it is often green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked autumn vegetables are generally boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called "autumn soup". There is a jingle: "autumn soup is dirty and washes the liver and intestines." The whole family is young and old, safe and healthy. " Since autumn, people still pray for peace and health in their homes.

wild amaranth contains many nutrients. Rich carotene and vitamin C help to enhance human immune function and improve human anti-cancer effect. Stir-fried wild amaranth has the effects of detoxification, diuresis, analgesia and eyesight improvement. Eating it can enhance the ability of disease resistance and prevention, be healthy and less sick, and moisturize and beautify. It is suitable for dysentery, conjunctival congestion, sparrow blindness, breast abscess, hemorrhoids and other diseases.

2. Tangyuan

On the autumnal equinox, farmers have a holiday according to the custom. Every family has to eat Tangyuan, and they have to cook more than ten or twenty or thirty dumplings without wrapping their hearts, and put them on the edge of the field with a thin bamboo fork, which is called sticking the bird's mouth. Cook more than a dozen solid dumplings and put them on a plate to dry. Bamboo with leaves is cut from the bamboo forest, and children of each family poke glutinous rice balls at the top of the bamboo pole, carry them to the ground, and then insert them into their own ridges one by one. I hope the glutinous rice dumplings can stick to the mouth of the sparrow who steals food, so that it can learn a lesson and never dare to come again.

The autumnal equinox is a good time to eat crabs.

As a Chinese folk saying goes, "Eating crabs is busy at the autumnal equinox", and the autumnal equinox is the time when a large number of crabs are on the market and the crab yellow is the most nourishing. The white, tender and delicious crab has a high nutritional value. Its protein content is several times higher than that of pork and fish, and it is rich in nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin A.

It is worth noting, however, that crabs should be steamed and cooked thoroughly first, and it is best to remove the organs such as the cheeks, stomach, heart and intestines when eating crabs. Because crabs are cold, people with deficiency cold should not eat more, and they should not eat with cold fruits such as persimmons and pears.