Warm or hot is the opposite of cool or cold, and any food suitable for cold constitution and diseases belongs to warm or hot food.
Distinguishing method:
From the color point of view, green plants are close to the ground and absorb the moisture on the ground, so they are cold, such as mung beans and green vegetables. Plants with reddish colors, such as pepper, pepper, jujube and pomegranate, grow close to the ground, but the fruits can absorb more sunlight, so they are hot.
From the taste point of view, sweet and spicy foods, such as garlic and pomegranate, are hot because they spend more time in the sun. And those foods that taste bitter and sour are mostly cold, such as bitter gourd, bitter vegetable, taro, plum, papaya and so on.
From the growth environment, aquatic plants are cold, such as kelp and laver. And some foods that grow on land, such as peanuts, potatoes, yam, ginger, etc., are hot because they are buried in the soil for a long time, and the plants are dry-resistant and contain less water.
From the geographical location of growth, the food with the shadow facing north absorbs heavy moisture and rarely sees sunlight, so it is cold, such as mushrooms and fungus. And some foods that grow in the sky, or foods in the southeast, such as sunflowers and chestnuts, are hot because they receive enough light and heat.
Cold and hot food is also related to the growing season. Foods that grow in winter are cold because of the heavy cold, such as Chinese cabbage, mushrooms and white radish. Foods that grow in summer receive more rain, so they are cold, such as watermelon, cucumber, pear and grapefruit.
Extended data on cold and heat properties of common vegetables;
Warm: lentils, green vegetables, yellow sprouts, coriander, pepper, leek, pumpkin, garlic sprout, garlic moss, garlic, green onion, ginger and carrot.
Cold and cool: celery, wax gourd, raw lotus root, raw radish, amaranth, cucumber, bitter gourd, eggplant, loofah, water bamboo, arrowhead, laver, day lily (dried), kelp, bamboo shoot, winter bamboo shoot, chrysanthemum, wormwood, Malantou, mung bean sprout, spinach, rape, Polygonum hydropiper.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Cold Food? Baidu Encyclopedia-Cold Food? Baidu encyclopedia-warm food