Seasoning is generally an auxiliary material of Chinese food in life, which generally does not attract everyone's attention. But it is such an ordinary seasoning, sometimes even comparable to the role of medicinal materials. Many people generally choose to go to the hospital when they are unwell. In fact, some seasonings in their daily life can be easily solved. What seasonings do you have? The following small series will introduce it to you.

Cumin removing fire

Everyone knows the dish of cumin mutton, but apart from the taste factor, cumin can reduce the calories of mutton. This sounds strange, because cumin itself is hot, but it has a special function, that is, it has a divergent function. Therefore, meat that is easy to get angry, such as beef and shrimp, can be paired with some cumin. Cumin is also particularly beneficial to the absorption of iron. In the daily diet, vegetables rich in iron, such as spinach, celery, leek, green beans and Flammulina velutipes, can be eaten with cumin. Just sprinkle some cumin powder before the vegetables are cooked.

Chenpi protects the throat.

Chenpi has the function of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. If you catch a cold, you may have a dry cough. Drink some water boiled with dried tangerine peel and ginger, and it will be relieved. If you are angry, you can replace ginger with Ophiopogon japonicus and mix it with some chrysanthemums, and the problem will be solved. Putting some dried tangerine peel in the soup not only protects the throat, but also has the function of removing greasy, such as stewing bone soup, and regulating qi and resolving phlegm. Dried tangerine peel can be made by yourself. Select some oranges with thin skin, wash them, dry them, put them on a sieve, spread them out, put them in a cool and ventilated place, and dry them until they can be broken.

Fennel warms the stomach

Fennel is a warm condiment, which has the functions of dispelling cold, relieving pain and promoting blood circulation. If you only use it to stew meat, your intake will be too small. You can treat it as a snack, such as fried pumpkin seeds. Buy some pumpkin seeds, add fennel, cinnamon, star anise, ginger and salt, cook for 20 minutes, and then fry the pumpkin seeds. Eat two when you have time, which is very good for health care. You can also make tea with fennel. Stir-fry fennel for 5 minutes, roll it into powder with a rolling pin and add brown sugar. When you have a stomachache, you will feel much better with a glass of fennel water.

Cumin, dried tangerine peel and fennel are common in life, but people didn't expect them to treat diseases. If you are angry, you can eat a dish with cumin; If you have a sore throat, you can drink water boiled with dried tangerine peel; If your stomach is upset, you can eat fennel fried pumpkin seeds. It is also a pleasure to treat diseases in delicious food.