The winter solstice is so cold that everyone needs to add more warm-up foods during the winter solstice, especially those that are warm, such as dog meat and radish. As the old saying goes, eating radish in winter and ginger in summer is good for health. So what foods must be eaten during the winter solstice? What are the prescriptions of winter tonic medicinal diet commonly used in winter?

1, you must eat delicious food on the winter solstice

1 dog meat

The custom of eating dog meat on the winter solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the winter solstice, which made him feel particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat on the winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nourishing foods on the winter solstice in order to have a good omen for the coming year.

2. Wonton

In the past, there was a saying in old Beijing that "winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles". According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders of Hun tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. The people hated it, so they wrapped it into a corner with meat stuffing and called it "wonton" with the sound of "muddy" and "tun". Hate to eat, and seek to calm the war and live a peaceful life. Because wonton was originally made on the winter solstice, every family eats wonton on the winter solstice.

3. Radish

There is a folk saying: "winter solstice radish summer solstice ginger, eat at the right time without pain." He added, "Radish is better than ginseng in winter." On the winter solstice night, it is just right to stew a pot of hot radish sparerib soup, and the whole family will be round and round to celebrate this historic "Asian New Year" festival.

There are many foods suitable for tonic in winter, which can be roughly divided into three categories: flat tonic, warm tonic and nourishing. Generally speaking, warm tonic should use hot food for qi deficiency; Nourishing should use cold food for blood deficiency; If there is no deficiency of qi and blood, it is advisable to use flat food, which is called flat supplement.

2, commonly used tonic prescription

According to the custom of China people, it is a good time to "tonic" the body from beginning of winter to around the winter solstice, which is called "winter tonic". The correct "winter tonic" can make the body strong and keep gentle and graceful.

1, Bazhen: Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Lycium barbarum, Paeonia lactiflora, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Jujube and Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

2. Four gods (also known as "four ministers"): lotus seed, Euryale ferox, yam and poria cocos.

3, four things: Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora and Rehmannia glutinosa.

4, unilateral: ginseng, angelica, Tianqi, Eucommia ulmoides, etc. Cooking method: put the prepared Chinese medicine, such as eight flavors, four flavors, two flavors or blindly, into a big pot. Then prepare poultry (chickens, ducks) or wild birds (pheasants, turtledoves, etc.), as well as pig's feet (elbows), pig's bellies, kidneys, eels, turtles, etc., put them into a big pot after processing, then pour water and wine, or just use wine to stew slowly.

In the cooked tonic, the effective ingredients will seep out of the soup, the cartilage in the meat will be soft enough to melt in the mouth, and the unique taste of Chinese medicine will be fragrant all over the room.

Note: "Tonifying winter" is best carried out when you are in good health, and should be avoided when you have a fever or cough with a cold. However, the "four gods" are particularly mild in medicinal properties, and they are nourishing and can strengthen the stomach. Therefore, even in the case of cold and physical weakness, as long as they have some appetite, they should eat more.