Traditional food with 24 solar terms
Beginning of spring eats spring rolls, dragonflies when it rains, snowballs when startled, spring vegetables at the vernal equinox, Chinese toon at Qingming Festival, duck eggs in long summer, bitter vegetables at Xiaoman, plums at mango, noodles in summer, new rice in summer, fairy grass in summer, watermelon in early autumn, ducks in summer, rice wine in Bailu, taro cakes in autumn equinox and sesame in cold dew.
Introduction of 24 solar terms diet
Beginning of spring eats spring rolls: "beginning of spring" is the first of the 24 solar terms. People used to eat spring rolls in the morning in beginning of spring. Spring rolls evolved from the custom of eating spring rolls that day in ancient beginning of spring. Eating spring rolls is also called "biting spring". It is said that people can bite "Spring". People in beginning of spring must eat some fresh vegetables on this day, not only to prevent diseases, but also to welcome the Spring Festival.
Rain eats dragon beard cake: every year around February 18 of Gregorian calendar is a rain solar term. At this time, the temperature rises, the snow melts and the precipitation increases, hence the name rain. The last few days of the rain solar term are what the people call "February 2, the dragon rises." People eat dragon beard cakes and miss the dragon that was punished at the foot of the mountain because of the rain during drought.
Stunning and eating snowballs: After being stung, the earth warms up and the yang rises. As the saying goes: "After the sting, all insects will die." During the Dragon Festival, many activities to drive away drugs are very popular among the people. People eat snowballing usury, which means "when a pest dies, people turn over".
Eating Green jiaozi in Qingming Festival: During Qingming Festival, there is a custom of eating green jiaozi in Jiangnan. Green jiaozi is made by mashing a wild plant called "Pulp Wheat Straw" and squeezing out the juice, then mixing this juice with dry pure glutinous rice flour and wrapping it in jiaozi.
Picking tea and eating Toona sinensis in Grain Rain is the custom of picking tea in southern Grain Rain. It is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain on this day can clear fire, ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight. Therefore, no matter what the weather is like, people will go to Chashan to pick new tea. Toona sinensis is eaten in northern Grain Rain, and it is the season when Toona sinensis goes on the market around Grain Rain. At this time, Toona sinensis is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value. It is said that Toona sinensis is tender as silk before the rain.
Eating duck eggs in the long summer: it is a long summer every year on the fifth day of May or the sixth day of May in the lunar calendar. Eating duck eggs in long summer is called "summer tonic", so that people will not lose weight in summer and have enough energy and effective work. Chinese medicine says salted duck eggs are strong in summer and are the first choice for calcium and iron supplementation in summer.
Eat wonton or glutinous rice balls until the sun in winter: jiaozi wonton symbolizes reunion and is the first choice on the table from winter to the sun; In the south, there is a saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older". Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is especially popular in Jiangnan. Tangyuan is also called "Tangtuan", and eating it on the solstice in winter is also called "the solstice in winter". The "winter solstice group" can be used to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends.
Xiaohan eats glutinous rice: In Xiaohan, old Nanjing usually cooks rice. The content of vegetable rice is different. It is cooked with short-legged yellow vegetables and sliced bacon, sausage or salted duck, and then chopped with some ginger and glutinous rice. It smells delicious. Even comparable to Laba porridge.