Eat "bitter vegetables" in the 217 Xiaoman solar term

Xiaoman means the arrival of a bumper harvest. At this time, the sun reaches 6 degrees of the yellow meridian, and the summer harvest crops such as barley and winter wheat have already borne fruit, and the seeds are gradually full, but they are not yet mature, just small full, so the solar term is named Xiaoman. Zhou Shu once recorded:? Bitter vegetable show on the day of Xiaoman? . In other words, Xiaoman has to endure hardships on this day, which has been one of the folk customs for thousands of years. However, less and less people know this tradition now. So, what is bitter vegetable? How can I eat bitter vegetables without suffering? Let me take stock of Xiaoman solar terms and bitter vegetables for everyone!

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Why do you have to eat hard?

　? Is it to deal with? Fever? The best choice

Xiaoman is the time when the green and yellow are not connected. In the past, many people had to eat bitter vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and bitter vegetables became the unique food custom of Xiaoman's solar terms.

At this time, some extremely dry and hot winds begin to blow. These winds with high temperature and low humidity are not only harmful to crops, but also easy to cause harm to human body, resulting in increasing human body heat, and people are prone to dry and hot symptoms. Summer heat combined with dampness can lead to more sweating, and many people have loss of appetite, weakness of limbs and decreased digestive function. As the saying goes? How hard is it to prevent heatstroke? , all over the mountains. Bitter vegetables are just to deal with? Fever? The best choice.

Huangdi Neijing records:? Heart hates heat? 、? Bitter into the heart? (Bitter taste is in the heart), so many opinions on summer health care are mentioned. Suffering? Health? Heart fire? With? Nourish the heart? .

sonchus oleraceus, also known as sonchus oleraceus, sonchus oleraceus and gosling, has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, eliminating dampness and lowering blood pressure. Nutrition experts say that the hot weather in summer increases human consumption. In fact, it is not only a bitter dish, but also eating more bitter food can promote appetite and digestion, which can clear the heart and strengthen the brain for people who work. In addition, eating bitter food also has the effect of removing heat and detoxifying. Especially for people who work outdoors in high temperature and heat, can it be more appropriate? Suffering? Clearing heat, purging fire and eliminating summer heat and dampness.

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what are the bitter vegetables?

　? The family is huge, and bitter gourd is not the only dish

that has bitter taste. Besides bitter vegetables, many people can think of bitter gourd. In fact, there are many bitter dishes.

Among the common vegetables in the market, bitter ones are bitter gourd, water celery, arrowhead mushroom, lettuce, lettuce and so on. Slightly bitter dishes are: Malantou, chrysanthemum brain, celery, coriander and so on; There are also gouqi heads in wild vegetables.

In addition, there are bitter, dry and fresh fruits that can be used both as food and medicine, such as lotus seed core, mint leaves, bitter almond and dandelion, which are good ingredients to prevent heatstroke.

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Why are there so few bitter vegetable vermicelli?

　? Young people can't stand bitterness

Although many people have heard about the benefits of bitter vegetables, not many people really like bitter vegetables. Especially young people, most of them said that they could not bear the bitterness. ? I don't know how bitter gourd can be sold in the market. It tastes too bad to swallow. ?

So, how can bitter taste of bitter vegetables be removed, and a good taste can be made, so that they will no longer be rejected by everyone?

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how to eat without suffering?

　? Blanching or salting first

Gourmet experts introduce from their own experience that generally bitter things should be blanched before cooking, and after blanching (passing through boiled water), a lot of bitterness can be removed. This practice is commonly used in many families, but it is not easy to preserve the flavor of bitter vegetables themselves.

salting is a better method. Sprinkle salt on vegetables to pickle for a while, and then filter out the water to reduce the bitterness. There is also an introduction on the internet that: rinse with cold water, gently knead with your hands while washing, change water for a while and then wash, so rinse three or four times repeatedly, the bitter juice will be lost with the water and the bitterness will be removed.

In addition, on the basis of basic practices such as blanching and salting, seasoning can cover up bitterness. A hotel chef said:? For example, bitter gourd can be served with black bean pepper or salty taste. Generally speaking, bitter dishes with sour, spicy and slightly sweet are no problem. ?

five? Bitter vegetables? It's not bitter. I'll teach you how to cook it.

So, what are the specific ways to make a dish that is bitter? Today, I will introduce some specific practices to you.

balsam pear tea

Momordica charantia has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, removing heat and pathogenic factors, relieving fatigue, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight, benefiting qi and strengthening yang. Momordica charantia contains protein in addition to bitter quinine. It is found that protein can stimulate immune cells and has anti-cancer effect.

Practice: ① Cut bitter gourd into 1-2mm thin slices, dry fry in a pan, and dry the water. ② Bitter gourd turns brown after being parched. After cooling, put it into an airtight can and store it in the refrigerator, which can be stored for 2 months. ③ Drink after soaking in heated water. Just drink 3-4 cups a day.

bitter vegetables with cold sauce

bitter vegetables are bitter and cold in nature, and have the functions of clearing away heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Li Shizhen pointed out in the book Compendium of Materia Medica:? Bitter vegetables are a delicious food to accompany meals in summer, which has the functions of refreshing appetite, relieving summer heat, clearing the heart and relieving annoyance.

Seasoning: garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, sesame oil

Practice: ① Remove impurities from bitter vegetables, wash them and blanch them in a boiling water pot for 2 minutes; (2) quickly take it out and soak it in cold water for cooling, and then control the water; (3) cut into sections and put them into a basin for later use; (4) Mix the garlic paste, salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and vinegar in a small bowl, and pour it on the bitter vegetable and mix well.

Dandelion rice porridge

Dandelion is one of the familiar wild vegetables in Nanjing. Eating more does not hurt people, and it can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dandelion is sweet, bitter and cold, and enters the liver and stomach meridians, which has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, stopping diarrhea, benefiting gallbladder, protecting liver, invigorating stomach and lowering blood pressure.

main ingredients: 55g of rice and 2g of dandelion

auxiliary materials: sesame oil and salt are appropriate

Practice: ① chop dandelion; The rice is scoured well. (2) water open rice and a few drops of sesame oil, stir with a spoon to prevent rice from touching the pot. When the water is boiled again, cook it over low heat. ③ Add dandelion powder and salt 5 minutes before taking out the pot.

Sydney tremella jujube lotus seed soup

The core in lotus seed not only has the effect of reducing fire, but also can clear eyes, soothe the nerves and lower blood pressure. However, generally, fresh lotus seed cores are not bitter, while older lotus seed cores are hard and bitter, so making desserts can weaken the bitterness.

materials: 1 Sydney, 3g tremella, 2g lotus seeds and 5 red dates

practice: peel Sydney and cut it into pieces, and soak one tremella, several lotus seeds and more than 1 red dates. Put appropriate amount of Sydney, tremella, red dates, lotus seeds and crystal sugar into the pot, add enough water (the amount of water is about 2-3 times that of all ingredients), simmer over high heat and turn to low heat for 1 hour. ;