The ten must-eat delicacies in the Great Summer are: Fu noodles, Fu sheep, duck meat, chicken, ginger, lotus seed soup, grass jelly, rice glutinous rice, lychees, and pineapples.

1. It is said in Fumian, "Dumplings on the first day, noodles on the second day, and scrambled eggs on the third day with pancakes." This custom of eating noodles on the day of the day has been around since at least the Three Kingdoms period.

In the north, noodles are eaten during the Great Heat. It is better to eat noodles during the Great Heat and Erfu. There are many ways to eat noodles, such as mixed noodles, fried noodles, braised noodles, cold noodles, etc.

2. Fuyang Folk people have always had the custom of eating "fuyang" on the dog days. Eating "fuyang" is a kind of "three fuyang tonic".

In my country's northwest Shandong, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places, there is a habit of eating mutton during the dog days.

In Shandong, many areas have the custom of "drinking summer sheep" (that is, drinking mutton soup) on the day of the Great Heat, such as Zaozhuang City.

3. Duck meat As the saying goes, "A duck is better than a tonic in hot weather." Because duck is a water bird and a cool food, it is better to eat more of it in hot weather.

4. Broiled chicken: "When the summer heat comes, a pair of broiled chickens will be eaten." There is a traditional tonic method in central and northern Hunan, which is to eat broiled chicken during the hot summer.

Hangzhou has "Ham on one head and two chickens on the other"; Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province has "A pair of chickens on one side and a pair of broilers on the other side of the summer".

5. Ginger In many areas, there is a custom of "eating ginger in hot summer".

People in Jiaojiang, Taizhou have the custom of eating eggs mixed with ginger juice.

Mix ginger juice with eggs, mix ginger juice, eggs and brown sugar together, put it into a small bowl and put it into a large pot and cook it. The cooked eggs will be sweet and spicy, and you can also add walnuts, longan, red dates and other ingredients.

6. Lotus seed soup. Lotus seeds are called "water ganoderma". You must drink a bowl of lotus seed soup on a hot day. This is a custom passed down from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The lotus seeds harvested before and after the Great Heat are called Fulian, also known as summer lotus. At this time, the lotus seeds are plump, thick and of good quality. Fresh lotus seeds are only available from July to August every year. When the weather gets cold, you can only eat them after they have been dried.

Lotus seeds.

7. Fairy grass Folk proverb says: If you eat fairy grass in the hot weather in June, you will live like a god and never grow old.

In many places in Guangdong, there is a custom of eating fairy grass during the summer.

Shao Xian Cao, also known as jelly, grass cake, green grass paste, fairy board, etc., the main raw material is jelly grass, also called jelly grass, jelly grass, and the shape is slightly like mint.

As the Great Summer approaches, Wenzhou people have the custom of eating grass tofu.

Green grass tofu refers to Chinese herbal medicines such as grass jelly grass, licorice, prunella vulgaris, chrysanthemum, and honeysuckle, which are fried into a tofu shape and can be eaten after cooling.

8. Rice glutinous rice. People in Putian, Fujian Province have the custom of eating lychees, mutton and rice glutinous rice grains during the summer season, which is called "excessive heat".

Rice glutinous rice is made by mixing rice with white rice koji and letting it ferment until it is thoroughly cooked. On a hot day, it is cut into pieces and cooked with some brown sugar.

9. Lychees. Putian people eat lychees at every house when they have passed the severe summer heat. They also eat lychees when visiting relatives and friends. Lychees are also used as a good way to relieve the heat.

It is a beautiful thing to soak fresh lychees in cold water and eat them after cooling.

10. Pineapple As the saying goes, “Mangoes are eaten during minor summer heat, and pineapples are eaten during major summer heat.” In fact, many places have the habit of eating pineapple during major summer heat.