First, the origin of "eating bamboo shoots in long summer"? The custom of eating bamboo shoots in long summer originated in the southern mountainous areas. Its custom of eating bamboo shoots comes from two aspects. First, the local mountainous areas are rich in bamboo shoots, and whenever the long summer comes, there are bamboo shoots waiting to be picked everywhere; Second, it originated from the needs of manual labor of farmers. Bamboo shoots are rich in nutrition, which the ancients called "the womb of bamboo". Therefore, eating bamboo shoots at this time is conducive to replenishing physical strength and laying a good foundation for the upcoming work on the mountain. Local people think that eating bamboo shoots can supplement their feet, which is called "healthy foot bamboo shoots".
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Second, the allusion of "eating bamboo shoots in the long summer"? In Zhejiang, there is a story about "Luo Yin touching bones", which holds that the custom of "eating bamboo shoots in the long summer" is related to Luo Yin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
? Luo Yin (833-909), a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a newcomer in Fuyang, Zhejiang. He has been smart and studious since he was a child. He was a scholar when he was young. People call him Luo Yin Scholar. Later, he was depressed. He often goes back and forth to the mountainous area of Changhua to beg for a living, even limping.
? One day, he came to the place where the stone gate was under Tianmu Mountain. On the rugged mountain road, he couldn't walk any further, so he lay in the mountains. At this time, he was so hungry that he found bamboo shoots to cook on the spot to satisfy his hunger. After eating bamboo shoots, he was not only not hungry, but also refreshed and stiff. When someone asked him, he said it was because he ate bamboo shoots in the mountains. As a result, the news that eating bamboo shoots can make people's feet and bones stiff spread.
Third, the meaning of "eating bamboo shoots in the long summer"? From the origins and stories mentioned above, it seems that people in the southern mountainous areas have a beautiful meaning to eat bamboo shoots in the long summer.
? Eating bamboo shoots in long summer should reflect people's desire and pursuit for a healthy body and a better life. People in mountainous areas have to climb mountains to go to work, which requires high physical strength, especially for their backs and feet. Bamboo poles in the mountains are hard and stiff, and bamboo begins with bamboo shoots. Rural farmers believe that eating long summer bamboo shoots will make feet and bones as stiff as bamboo poles. They call it "healthy bamboo shoots". It can be seen that bamboo shoots symbolize strong muscles and bones, and eating bamboo shoots in long summer expresses people's good wishes for health.
? There is also a proverb circulating in Yanling, Hunan Province: "If you don't eat bamboo shoots in the long summer, you will be unstable." It means that people can't stand because they didn't eat small bamboo shoots on the long summer day. It can be seen that people attach importance to eating bamboo shoots in long summer.
? Fourth, what is the example of "eating bamboo shoots in the long summer"? After long-term practice, people have discovered the help of bamboo shoots to the human body. From the perspective of modern science, bamboo shoots contain a variety of vitamins, as well as starch, cellulose, water, etc., which have certain nutritional value for people.
? Ningbo, Zhejiang: Eat bamboo shoots in the long summer. In the long summer, the small bamboo shoots on the mountain have been unearthed, fresh and delicious. People say that bamboo shoots can lean on foot bones, so it is convenient to burn bamboo shoots on this day. Cut bamboo shoots into one or two inches, stir-fry them in oil, and cook them with sauce, sugar, wine, vinegar and other seasonings.
? Yanling, Hunan: On this day of long summer, people will go into the mountains to pull out a handful of bamboo shoots and come back to scramble eggs or sauerkraut.
? Central Hunan, Xiangxi and other places: Long summer is the season when bamboo shoots grow everywhere. People are used to eating bamboo shoots and fried meat, fresh dried bamboo shoots and fresh meat and bacon, which are called "help" or "relay". There is a local proverb that "if you eat bamboo shoots in the long summer, your feet will be beaten" and "if you don't eat bamboo shoots, you will be as thin as a stalk in the long summer".
? Shangyu, Xinchang and Shengxian, Zhejiang: Eating bamboo shoots in the long summer can strengthen the feet, which is called "healthy bamboo shoots". "Healthy foot bamboo shoots" can be peeled and cooked whole; You can also cook the whole bamboo shoots with shells and peel them while eating.
? Huangshan, Anhui: eat bamboo shoots to raise him in the long summer and drink tea to relieve the heat.
? All right, that's it. After reading this introduction, do you also have the urge to go to the mountains to taste something new?