When is Grain Rain, 24 solar terms in 2022? Grain Rain, 24 solar terms in 2022 is Wednesday, April 20th.
What traditional food does Grain Rain eat in solar terms? 1, Toona sinensis.
As the saying goes: "Toona sinensis buds are tender before the rain, and Toona sinensis buds grow long after the rain." Some time before and after Grain Rain, it was the time when Toona sinensis went on the market. At this time, Toona sinensis is budding, and its purple fat leaves are light green, shiny and thick, emitting a unique fragrance, which is the most fashionable and precious dish at present.
2. Grain Rain tea
"Grain Rain Tea" is the spring tea collected in Grain Rain, commonly known as "Spring Catechu". The tea leaves picked in front of Grain Rain are fragrant. After brewing with hot water, the aroma is very pleasant and the taste is mellow and delicious, which is the best taste. Therefore, it has become a habit for Grain Rain to taste new tea. Moreover, it is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain on this day will clear fire and ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight, so there is a custom of picking tea in Grain Rain in the south. No matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink in order to pray for health.
3. Yanlai bamboo shoots
Yanlai bamboo shoots are tender bamboo shoots unearthed when swallows come, which are called Sun Yansun, that is, spring bamboo shoots. Spring bamboo shoots are fresh and tender, with brown shell and long body, milky yellow meat, sweet and light taste and rich nutrition. They are essential vegetables for cooking delicious food. Bamboo shoots are rich in protein, dietary fiber, various amino acids, vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, iron and phosphorus, and have high nutritional value, which can effectively promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion and help prevent constipation. In addition, bamboo shoots have low calories and good weight loss effect. In addition to cooking soup, bamboo shoots can be eaten in oil and bamboo shoot oil, which is a seasonal dish of solar terms in Grain Rain.
4. mandarin fish
In Grain Rain season, what you want to eat is mandarin fish. Mandarin fish, also known as stone mandarin fish and mandarin fish, is called koi fish. Mandarin fish has tender meat, less thorns and more meat, petal-shaped meat and delicious taste, which is the best among fish. Zhang, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a famous sentence, "Peach blossoms and flowing water nourish the fat of mandarin fish", which shows that the delicious taste of mandarin fish is well known in the Tang Dynasty. March is the spawning season of Siniperca chuatsi, so the fish is tender and nutritious.
5. Black rice
Every year in Grain Rain, Zhaoxing Dong Village has the custom of "eating black rice, scratching the face and sowing rice seeds". On this day in Grain Rain, Dong people used to soak glutinous rice with the juice of Vaccinium bracteatum leaves and steam it into black rice. Later, black rice, like the "candy" of the Han nationality, became the mascot of the Dong people's engagement. On this day in Grain Rain, young men will go to their girl's house to throw bamboo baskets and beg for black rice. The more people go, the more embarrassed the girl's family feels. It is a double moral expression of local farming culture and marriage customs.
What food does Grain Rain eat for health 1. Coix seed (clearing heat and strengthening spleen): gastrointestinal discomfort, heavy limbs, rash may be due to excessive moisture in the body, you can eat some Coix seed. Coix seed is sweet and cool, and has the functions of clearing away heat and strengthening the spleen, promoting diuresis and infiltrating dampness, so it is very suitable for spring consumption. You can cook porridge or soup with coix seed, but it is not suitable for spleen deficiency and pregnant women. In addition, beans and melons are also good ingredients for removing dampness.
2. Peach Blossom Porridge (promoting blood circulation and moistening skin): Peach blossoms bloom in Grain Rain, which is not only for viewing, but also a good medicine for beauty beauty. Prepare a small amount of dried peach blossoms (65,438+0g), pig's trotters (65,438+0g) and japonica rice (65,438+00g), separate the skin and bones of pig's trotters, cook them with strong fire, then cook them with low fire, take out the bones, add peach blossoms and japonica rice, and cook them until they are thick. Peach blossom porridge can moisturize the skin and replenish the body.
3. Lotus leaf soup (light and diuresis): The temperature gradually rises in late spring, and the diet should be light. Heavy legs in spring is actually a manifestation of "wet". You can put some lotus leaves in the soup and eat 1 ~ 2 times a week, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness. In addition, drink sour plum soup, mung bean soup and red bean soup properly to prevent heat accumulation in the body. And it is not advisable to eat more spicy food such as mutton and pepper.