Food to eat during Guyu
Food to eat during Guyu. Each solar term has its own delicacies. Guyu is a season of long spring rains. In such a climate, toon has sprouted. , emitting a strong aroma. If you are interested, please take a look at the food and related information that Guyu ate. Food to eat in Guyu 1
1. Eat Chinese toon
Only at this time of the year can you taste this "flavor of spring"! Moreover, Chinese toon can improve the body's immunity. It has stomachic, qi-regulating, antidiarrheal, moisturizing, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and insecticidal effects.
2. Drink Guyu tea
Guyu is the season for picking tea. The temperature in spring is also moderate, so Guyu tea has the effect of warming and removing fire, and can be used as tea therapy.
3. Eat coriander
"Qingming breaks snow, and Grain Rain breaks frost." During the 15 days before and after Grain Rain and the last three days of Tomb Sweeping Day, it can strengthen the stomach, digest food, diuresis and defecation, and can It has the effect of causing sweating, clearing rashes, eliminating food and lowering qi, and is suitable for colds, indigestion, etc. Eating coriander in spring can dispel the cold, which is especially suitable when the spring is cold.
4. Black rice
During the Grain Rain season every year, Zhaoxing Dong Village has the custom of "eating black rice, making painted faces, and sowing rice seeds". On Guyu day, young men and women fully express their love. Young men will go to the girl's house to throw bamboo baskets and ask for black rice. The more people there, the more face the girl's family feels. This is a dual metaphorical expression of local farming culture and marriage and love customs.
The climate characteristics of Guyu
The most important feature of Guyu’s weather is that it is rainy, which is conducive to the growth of grains.
In ancient China, Grain Rain was divided into three periods: "The first period is when duckweeds begin to grow; the second period is when doves ruffle their feathers; and the third period is when hoopoe falls on mulberry trees." This refers to the amount of rainfall after Grain Rain. The duckweeds began to grow, then the cuckoos began to remind people to plant seeds, and then the hoopoe began to be seen in the mulberry trees.
After the Grain Rain solar term, rainfall increases and the humidity in the air gradually increases. At this time, we should follow the changes of natural solar terms in health care and adjust according to its climate characteristics. At the same time, as the weather gets warmer, people's outdoor activities increase, and peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, etc. bloom in the north; poplar and catkins are flying everywhere. Rain produces hundreds of grains.
With sufficient and timely rainfall, cereal crops can thrive. During the Grain Rain season in the south, "poplars are crowing after all their flowers have fallen," catkins are flying down, cuckoos are crowing at night, peonies are blooming, and cherries are red and ripe. The natural scenery tells people that it is late spring. At this time, the temperature in the south rises rapidly, and the average temperature is generally in late April.
Except for parts of northern and western South China, temperatures have reached 20°C to 22°C, an increase of more than 2°C from mid-month. In eastern South China, there are often high temperatures above 30 degrees for one or two days, making people start to feel hot. The low-altitude river valleys are ready to enter summer. The climate characteristics of higher spring temperatures in South China.
It is conducive to early spring crop cultivation measures. The suitable temperature for red potato planting is 18℃ to 22℃, which is sufficient at this time. Experience in the old drought-afflicted areas of South China has proven that planting red potato early after the Grain Rain can seal the vine leaves before drought, enhance drought resistance, and achieve high and stable yields.
How to take care of the five types of people according to the Grain Rain solar term
Wood-shaped people should soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen
Physical characteristics: pale skin, small head, long face, shoulders Broad, straight back, thin body, flexible hands and feet.
Dietary care: It is advisable to take more foods that soothe the liver, strengthen the spleen, clear away heat and remove dampness, such as coix seed, yam, roses, turmeric, etc.
Medicinal diet recommendation - tulip and bergamot honey drink: 15 grams of turmeric, 12 grams of bergamot, and 30 grams of honey. Soak the turmeric and bergamot in cold water for 20 minutes, then put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the residue and extract the juice. After the concoction becomes warm, add honey. It has the effects of soothing the liver, regulating qi, clearing away heat and relieving depression.
Fire-shaped people should soothe the liver and relieve depression
Physical characteristics: red skin, broad back muscles, thin and pointed face, small head, well-proportioned shoulders, back, abdomen, small hands and feet, steady steps , impatient.
Dietary care: It is advisable to take more foods that soothe the liver, relieve stagnation, and clear away heat and dampness, such as cucumber, garlic sprouts, loquat, bayberry, tomato, lentil, coix seed, kapok, turmeric, polyporus, etc. .
Medicinal diet recommendation - lentils and barley kernel porridge: 20 grams of lentils, 30 grams of barley kernels, 30 grams of kapok, 200 grams of lean pork, and 200 grams of japonica rice. Wash and slice the lean pork, wash the lentils, coix kernels, and kapok, put them into a casserole together with the washed japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat to make porridge. It has the effect of clearing away heat, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness.
Earth-shaped people should strengthen the spleen and remove dampness
Physical characteristics: yellow skin, round face, big head, thick shoulders, big belly, strong legs, small hands and feet, muscular full.
Dietary care:
It is advisable to eat more products that can clear away heat, remove dampness, strengthen the spleen and regulate qi, such as winter melon, banana, pineapple, tangerine peel, yam, lentils, coix seed, plumeria, etc.
Recommended medicinal diet - Pinellia yam porridge: 15 grams of Pinellia ternata, 200 grams of fresh yam, 5 grams of tangerine peel, and 200 grams of japonica rice.
Wash the French pinellia several times with warm water to remove the alum smell, then wash and peel the yam and cut into cubes. Put the French pinellia and tangerine peel into a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, decoct 300 ml of clear soup, remove the residue, add the washed japonica rice and yam, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook into porridge. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and removing dampness.
Gold-shaped people should soothe the liver and clear away heat
Physical characteristics: relatively thin body, but broad shoulders and back, square face, straight nose and wide mouth, thin limbs, quick movements, skin color Whiter.
Dietary care: You can eat more products that soothe the liver, clear away heat, and nourish the lungs and kidneys, such as loquat, jasmine, coix kernels, winter melon kernels, honey, mulberries, sesame seeds, peanuts, etc.
Medicinal diet recommendation - coix kernel, gorgon fruit and orange peel porridge: 50 grams of coix kernel, 15 grams of gorgon fruit, 5 grams of orange peel, and 200 grams of japonica rice. Wash the coix kernels and orange peels, put them into a casserole together with the washed japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of water, boil them over high heat first, then simmer over low heat to make porridge. It has the effects of soothing the liver and relieving depression, and nourishing the spleen and kidneys.
Water-shaped people can prevent the invasion of cold and dampness
Physical characteristics: relatively fat, short, larger head, wider cheeks, larger abdomen, darker skin color, slightly waisted and hip Big, short fingers, dense and black hair, afraid of cold and preferring warmth.
Dietary care: To prevent the invasion of cold and dampness, avoid living in wetlands for a long time. Eat more spleen-strengthening and dampness-removing products, accompanied by products that tonify the liver and kidneys, such as yam, potatoes, lentils, crucian carp, pork, and poria. , Smilax smilax etc.
Medicinal diet recommendation - ginseng and jujube rice: 15 grams of Radix Pseudostellariae, 6 grams of tangerine peel, 10 grams of Atractylodes, 15 grams of Poria, 10 grams of Polyporus, 20 grams of jujube, and 250 grams of japonica rice. Put Codonopsis pilosula, tangerine peel, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Polyporus polyporus, and jujube in a pot, add appropriate amount of water to soak, then simmer for half an hour, remove the residue and extract the juice for later use. Wash the japonica rice, put it into a pot, add the concoction and an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, and cook over low heat until rice is ready. It has the effect of nourishing qi and nourishing the spleen and stomach. Food to eat during Guyu 2
1. Eat toon
As the saying goes: "The toon buds are extremely tender before the rain, and the toon buds grow into wood after the rain." Before and after Grain Rain, it is a good time to eat Chinese toon, especially in the northern region. Eating Chinese toon during Grain Rain is the most seasonal and precious dish nowadays. The toon at this time is mellow and refreshing and has high nutritional value. Only at this time of the year can you taste this "flavor of spring"! Moreover, toon has the functions of improving the body's immunity, strengthening the stomach, regulating qi, antidiarrheal, moisturizing, antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory and insecticidal effects.
2. Drinking Grain Rain tea
Folk proverb goes, "Grain Rain, Grain Rain, tea picking meets rain." Grain Rain is the season for tea picking. The tea picked before Grain Rain is tender, fragrant and has the best taste. Therefore, tasting new tea during Grain Rain has become a habit. Guyu tea is warm and cool. Because Guyu grows in mild spring and the spring temperature is moderate, Guyu tea has the effect of warming and removing fire, and can be used as tea therapy.
3. Eat coriander
"Qingming breaks snow, and Grain Rain breaks frost." During the 15 days before and after Grain Rain and the last 3 days of Qingming, the spleen is strong period. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that coriander is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It can strengthen the stomach and digestion, diuretic and laxative. It can also induce sweating, clear up rashes, eliminate digestion and reduce qi. It is suitable for colds, indigestion, etc. Eating coriander in spring can dispel the cold, which is especially suitable when the spring is cold.
4. Black rice
During the Grain Rain season every year, Zhaoxing Dong Village has the custom of "eating black rice, making painted faces, and sowing rice seeds". On Guyu day, young men and women fully express their love. Young men will go to the girl's house to throw bamboo baskets and ask for black rice. The more people there, the more face the girl's family feels. This is a dual metaphorical expression of local farming culture and marriage and love customs. 3 Foods to Eat in Guyu
1. What is good to eat in Guyu?
(1) What traditional food does Guyu eat?
1. Grain Rain tea
There is a custom of picking tea during Grain Rain in the south. It is said that drinking the tea on Grain Rain will clear fire, ward off evil spirits, and improve eyesight. So no matter what the weather is like on Guyu day, people will go to the tea mountains to pick some new tea and come back to drink it. Guyu tea is spring tea picked during the Guyu season, also called Second Spring Tea. The temperature in spring is moderate, the rainfall is abundant, and the tea trees have been recuperating for half a year in winter. The spring buds and leaves are plump, green in color, soft in texture, and rich in many vitamins and amino acids, making spring tea fresh in taste and pleasant in aroma.
2. Toon
The period before and after Guyu is the time when toon is on the market. At this time, the toon is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value, so there is a saying "Toon before the rain is as tender as silk" said. Toon is generally divided into purple toon buds and green toon buds, with purple toon buds being the best. Fresh toon buds are rich in sugar, protein, fat, carotene and a large amount of vitamin C. The nutritional and medicinal value of toon is very considerable. Its leaves, buds, roots, bark and fruits can be used as medicine. Toon has the ability to improve the body's immunity. , stomach strengthening, regulating qi, antidiarrheal, emollient, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and insecticidal effects. Because the nitrate content in fresh Chinese toon is high, it should be blanched in boiling water before consumption.
3. Leeks
"Leeks grow early in spring, and leeks grow late in autumn." Spring is the season when the quality of leeks is the best, and there is a saying that "food in spring is fragrant, but food in summer is smelly." statement. During the Grain Rain season, people might as well eat more leeks. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that leeks have the effects of warming the middle and lowering qi, replenishing deficiency, harmonizing internal organs, replenishing yang, stopping bleeding and pus, and warming and nourishing the liver and kidneys.
Modern medicine believes that leeks have the effect of lowering blood lipids and are good for hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. According to some medical books, leeks are rich in cellulose. Each 100 grams of leeks contains 1.5 grams of cellulose, which is higher than green onions and celery. It can promote intestinal peristalsis and prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer.
4. Black rice
Black rice is a kind of purple-black glutinous rice. It is collected from the leaves of the wild plant black rice tree and boiled in soup. The glutinous rice is soaked in the soup for half a day. , then take it out and steam it in a wooden steamer. Black rice is oily and fragrant. It is made by soaking glutinous rice in black leaves for several hours and cooking it. Eating black rice can dispel wind, detoxify and prevent mosquito bites. People believe that if you eat black rice on the day of Beginning of Summer, Sun Bin will protect people.
(2) What vegetables does Guyu eat?
1. Spinach
The Grain Rain period means that spring is almost over. According to the traditional Chinese medicine view of "nourishing the liver in spring", we must seize the opportunity to regulate liver blood. The liver opens up to the eyes, but the liver blood is insufficient and cannot be directed to the eyes, resulting in blurred vision, or the stagnation of liver qi turns into heat and disturbs the head, causing dizziness and dizziness. The key points of Guyu’s dietary therapy are to nourish and clear the liver, nourish and improve eyesight. Among the many vegetables, spinach is the most suitable for nourishing the liver.
2. Soybean sprouts
People are more prone to viral colds and other miscellaneous diseases in spring. Therefore, eating soybean sprouts in spring can also enhance the body's ability to resist viral infections. During the germination process of soybeans, most of the trypsin inhibitors are destroyed. At the same time, the protein contained in soybeans is also decomposed into soluble peptides and amino acids. This not only increases the freshness of bean sprouts, but also makes the utilization rate of protein in bean sprouts higher than that of soybeans. At least 10% improvement. Soybean sprouts also contain an interferon inducer that can induce interferon, which can interfere with viral metabolism.
3. Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum
In the past, it was a high-end vegetable used by the royal court and was called the "emperor's dish". But it is different now. Common people can eat chrysanthemum, and it is grown in many farmlands. Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum has the freshness of artemisia and the sweetness of chrysanthemum, so many people especially like to eat chrysanthemum.
(3) What kind of seafood does Guyu eat?
1. Steamed hairtail
Production steps: Remove the gills, belly and black membrane in the belly of the hairtail, and cut into long sections. There is no need to remove the scales when handling hairtail. The silver scales on the surface of the hairtail are a treasure and do not need to be removed. Place ginger segments and slices on the bottom of the plate, put the hairtail on the plate, sprinkle with a little salt to taste, bring the water to a boil and steam over high heat for 8 minutes. Take the hairtail out and pour out the fishy water on the plate, sprinkle with green onions, drizzle with steamed fish soy sauce, and finally drizzle with hot oil.
2. Pan-fried shrimp
Production steps: Cut off the shrimp whiskers and spines from the prawns, and remove the shrimp lines. Shrimp threads are the small intestines of shrimps and contain fine sand and other impurities that need to be removed. Pour oil into a hot pan, add ginger slices, add shrimp and fry slowly over low heat until the bottom has a burnt aroma, then turn over to the other side. At this time, pour 1 spoonful of cooking wine, sprinkle with a little salt, fry until fragrant and simmer until the juice is reduced. If you like onions, add a little more flavor.
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