The Beginning of Summer means farewell to spring and the beginning of summer. Spring is born, summer is long, autumn is harvested, and winter is stored. When summer comes, all things are luxuriant. Due to the vast territory of our country, with a large span from north to south, the natural rhythms vary from place to place. Below is the traditional food and health methods for the Beginning of Summer solar term that I have compiled for you. I hope it will be helpful to you.

What traditional foods are eaten in the Beginning of Summer?

1. Beginning of Summer rice

Beginning of summer rice is actually five-color beans cooked with japonica rice. , because people are accustomed to eating it on the day of Beginning of Summer, so it is also called Beginning of Summer Rice. The Beginning of Summer rice contains a lot of beans, which are rich in nutrients. Eating the Beginning of Summer rice heralds a bumper harvest and good health.

2. Eggs at the beginning of summer

Eating eggs at the beginning of summer can not only withstand the test of "sunsummer", but also bring a happy life. There is a custom of eating eggs at the beginning of summer, which can prevent common summer symptoms such as lack of appetite, tired body and limbs, and weight loss. Eggs are calm in nature, can replenish qi deficiency, and have the functions of calming the mind and nourishing the heart.

3. Beginning of Summer Tea

In order to welcome the Beginning of Summer, there is also the custom of drinking Beginning of Summer tea in Jiangxi, my country. It is said that if you don’t drink Beginning of Summer tea, you will have a miserable summer. One day, the women gathered tea from seven families and cooked and drank it together. They said that drinking tea from seven families at the beginning of summer would ensure that they would not feel sleepy throughout the summer.

4. Beginning of Summer Soup

In the Beginning of Summer, people eat soup balls made of glutinous rice flour mixed with wormwood, called "Beginning of Summer Soup". As the saying goes, "If you eat soup at the beginning of summer, you will step on the stones to form a pit." There are often strong winds around the beginning of summer, called "Dragon King Storm". When the east wind blows out on the Beginning of Summer, it is commonly believed that there will be floods. The proverb says, "The east wind blows and rains on the Beginning of Summer." If there is thunder at the beginning of summer, there will be more thunderstorms in the future. As the saying goes, "Thunder hits at the beginning of summer, and it will happen every three days."

5. Beginning of Summer Porridge

During the Beginning of Summer, every household in Leiyang, Hunan Province cooks Beginning of Summer Porridge. Beginning of Summer porridge is made of more than ten ingredients such as lean meat, vermicelli, glutinous rice balls, red dates, pork offal, dried bamboo shoots, red dates, peas, bean sprouts, etc., and is added to rice to make a fragrant porridge.

6. Beginning of Summer Fruit

Beginning of Summer Fruit, also known as Beginning of Summer Kueh, is a specialty food of the Beginning of Summer solar term in Yiyang, Jiangxi. On the day of Beginning of Summer, every household will cook a big pot of Beginning of Summer rice cakes and eat them all day long. Lixia Kueh is steamed rice, then kneaded into small balls, then added with ingredients such as bean sprouts, dried tofu, dried shrimps, and peas to cook into "Lixia Kueh", also called Lixia Soup. According to legend, eating Lixia Kueh means welcoming spring and welcoming summer. The more varieties there are, the richer the spring harvest will be and the celebration will be more than enough.

7. Jun Ta Cai

Ningbo people still have the tradition of eating Jun Ta Cai at the beginning of summer. Jun Ta Cai is a seasonal vegetable that comes on the market around the beginning of summer. It is said that after eating Jun Ta Cai There will be no prickly heat in the summer after, and the skin will be as smooth as Junta.

8. Wheat silkworms

During the Beginning of Summer Festival, farmers in suburban counties of Shanghai take wheat flour and sugar to make inch-long strips of food, called wheat silkworms. "Xia Xia". The tender grass heads from the Beginning of Summer are mixed with rice flour and fried into pancakes, called "tan cakes", which are a favorite food of people in Shanghai and Pudong areas. Sugar plums, fermented glutinous rice, salted eggs, etc. are also regarded as seasonal foods, which are called seasonal foods. They are tasted and called "three new foods".

9. Steamed buns at the beginning of summer

According to folklore in Henan, eating steamed buns at the beginning of summer can prevent heat and summer heat, relieve summer disasters, otherwise the summer will be bitter, and you will suffer from many diseases. Therefore, every year during the Beginning of Summer, people eat Beginning of Summer steamed buns to pray for the health of their families.

10. Foot bone bamboo shoots

Eating foot bone bamboo shoots in the Beginning of Summer is a unique custom in Ningbo. Not all the bamboo shoots currently sold in the vegetable market can be used to make leg bone bamboo shoots. It is best to use wild mountain bamboo shoots or black bamboo shoots. People believe that eating foot bone bamboo shoots in the Beginning of Summer will make their foot bones strong, so this custom has been passed down.

11. Summer cakes

Summer cakes, also known as sesame cakes, come in different shapes, such as the number one scholar riding a horse, Guanyin giving a son, a monkey holding peaches, etc. Summer cakes are often used to give gifts to mothers. To a married daughter. Eating summer cakes in the Beginning of Summer means you will not get sick in the summer or lose weight in the summer.

12. Spring rolls

Spring rolls are divided into two parts: pancakes and vegetables. The roll pancakes must be freshly made hot noodle pancakes, which should be round, thin and smooth. The rolled cake must be lightly smeared with a layer of oil to prevent the cakes from sticking to each other. At the same time, it tastes smoother. With the crunchy vegetables rolled inside, it will be soft. It's hard and tastes great.

13. Noodles

During the Beginning of Summer, old Beijing eats noodles to celebrate the wheat harvest. There is a saying that goes well: When summer comes, the sky is new. It means that eating noodles at the beginning of summer can strengthen the body and bring good luck to people.

14. Tasting three delicacies

Wuxi folk have always had the custom of tasting three delicacies at the beginning of summer. The three delicacies are divided into the three delicacies of the ground, the three delicacies of the tree and the three delicacies of the water. The three delicacies of the earth are cucumbers, amaranth, and broad beans; the three delicacies of the trees are cherries, loquats, and apricots; and the three delicacies of the water are snails, anchovies, and puffer fish.

15. Dingbian paste

During the Beginning of Summer, Fuzhou people eat Dingbian paste (also known as pot side paste). They use rice milk to rinse the sides of the pot, and then add dried shrimps and fungus. , amaranth, mushrooms, clams, etc. flavored snacks.

Cooking the paste on the side of the tripod is also called "making summer".

Ways to maintain health in the Beginning of Summer

Don’t rush to eat food taken out of the refrigerator

When the weather gets hot, many people like to eat things that have been frozen in the refrigerator. It feels like it will be cooler this way. In fact, it is not recommended that you eat too much food that is too cold. We should eat some food at room temperature, which will cause less irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and will not easily lead to problems such as abdominal pain and bloating.

In addition, cold food is not only bad for the stomach, but may also cause headaches. I believe many people have encountered it. After eating too much ice cream, the brain feels like it is deprived of oxygen, and it causes a severe headache. Most people with poor health should have less exposure to cold food, even if it is the beginning of summer.

Pay attention to nourishing the mind

After the Beginning of Summer, because the weather is very hot, people's emotions are easily affected, and many people will become more irritable after the Beginning of Summer. Therefore, I would like to remind everyone that you should pay attention to cultivating your mind and try to maintain a peaceful mind. This can reduce the heat in our body and avoid getting angry.

Ensure sleep

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, the temperature is high, the human body metabolism is strong, consumption is high, and fatigue is easy. Therefore, maintaining adequate sleep in summer is of great significance for promoting physical health and improving work and study efficiency.

If you want to have good sleep quality, you should keep the bedroom environment pleasant, change the sheets and quilt covers frequently, and ventilate the bedroom every day. Try to go to bed around ten o'clock at night and get seven to eight hours of sleep. If you have the conditions to take a lunch break, taking a lunch break for about half an hour every day will make people physically stronger and relax the brain.

Drinking more boiled water is the last word.

Because they sweat more, some people like to eat ice cream and drink drinks to quench their thirst and relieve the heat. Director Yang told reporters that drinks contain pigments and flavors, and ice cream that is too cold can easily irritate the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, except for sports drinks, it is not recommended that people eat ice cream or drink drinks instead of water.

You should usually drink more plain water to promote metabolism. People with excessive sweating can drink an appropriate amount of light salt water. Especially when working at high temperatures, pay attention to replenishing water and salt; you can also add more salt when cooking and eat salty foods. food.

Pay attention to lunch break

In summer, the heart yang is strong and powerful. When the temperature rises, people are easily irritable and lose their temper. This is because high temperatures aggravate people’s nervousness and excessive anger. At this time, people not only have mood swings, but their immune function is also relatively low. If their daily life and diet are slightly inappropriate, various diseases will occur. "Nourishing Yang in spring and summer", the key to nourishing Yang is "nourishing the heart". Therefore, after the beginning of summer, you might as well take a lunch break.

After lunch, in order to ensure the digestion and absorption of food, most of the blood in the body flows to the digestive system, and the blood in the brain is relatively reduced. In addition, after a morning of work or study, brain cells are also in a state of fatigue. , so you feel drowsy. Adjusting through naps to compensate for lack of sleep at night can relax and rest the brain and body systems, which is more conducive to work or study in the afternoon and evening.

How to make a nap healthier? First, don’t eat greasy food before going to bed, and don’t eat too much. Because greasy food will increase blood viscosity, aggravate coronary artery disease, increase the burden of gastric digestion, and affect the quality of lunch breaks. Secondly, a healthy nap is appropriate for 15 to 30 minutes. If it exceeds 30 minutes, the body will enter a deep sleep period that is difficult to wake up. It is better to extend it to 1 to 1.5 hours to complete a whole sleep cycle.

Sports Massage

Summer belongs to fire and the climate is hot. It is the season when all things grow vigorously. It is also a period when the human body's yang energy and metabolism are strong. After the beginning of summer, the temperature gradually rises, making it easy to sweat. Many people are afraid of sweating due to the heat, so they hide in air-conditioned rooms all day long, and are prone to varying degrees of qi stagnation and blood stasis. In fact, proper sweating can lower body temperature and detoxify.

Exercise can be strengthened during the Beginning of Summer, but you should drink appropriate water or warm salt water after exercise to replenish body fluids. For physical exercise in summer, you should choose slow-paced aerobic exercise such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, etc., and drink warm water appropriately after exercise to replenish body fluids. The intensity of the activity should be such that you do not feel tired, and the duration should not exceed 1 hour to reduce the load on the heart.

Many people think that the best time to exercise is in the morning, and the earlier the morning exercise, the better. In fact, before dawn or when the sky is dim, the air is not fresh, which is not conducive to fitness. Research shows that pollutants in the air are less likely to diffuse before 6 a.m. in summer, which is the peak period of pollution.

Things to note when eating eggs in the Beginning of Summer

1. Eat eggs in moderation in the Beginning of Summer. Although eggs are of high value, eating more eggs does not mean the better. Eating more eggs can easily lead to overnutrition and obesity. Increase the burden on the liver and kidneys. Excess protein will overload the urea manufacturing system, and eating too much protein will also produce a large amount of ammonia, hydroxyl, phenol and other chemical substances in the intestines, which is very toxic to the human body. Symptoms such as abdominal distention, dizziness, weakness in the limbs, and coma are likely to occur, which is often referred to as "protein poisoning syndrome."

2. Boiled eggs are the most nutritious but should not be overcooked. In terms of cooking, for adults, boiled eggs are the best way to eat them, but they should not be overcooked. Boil eggs in boiling water for 5-5 seconds. - 7 minutes is appropriate, but be careful to chew slowly, otherwise it will affect absorption and digestion.

3. Under normal circumstances, healthy adults eat 1-2 eggs a day; it is better for the elderly to eat one egg a day; it is more suitable for mental workers to eat two eggs a day; pregnant women, parturients, and lactating women People with weak health can eat 2-3 eggs a day, but not more. Boiled eggs are the best way to eat them, but they should not be overcooked.