The Beginning of Summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and it is also the first solar term in summer. It means bidding farewell to spring. Here are the traditional foods of the Beginning of Summer solar term brought to you by the editor (at a glance) ), for your reference!
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The traditional foods of the Beginning of Summer are What
1. Beginning of Summer Rice
In the old days, during the Beginning of Summer, the countryside around Ningbo used beans of five colors and japonica rice to cook five-color rice, also called Beginning of Summer rice. With the improvement of food supply and the abundance of materials, many families in the south replace the five-color beans with peas, bamboo shoots, broad beans, amaranth, diced mushrooms, diced bacon, carrots and other ingredients, which means "a good harvest" and has a sense of ritual as the saying goes. "It's better to supplement in the Beginning of Summer." Eating Beginning of Summer rice also conveys people's hope for good health all year round.
2. Wheat silkworms
Green wheat silkworms, also called green wheat balls, are a symbol of Shanghai A seasonal food for the Beginning of Summer in suburban counties, Qidong and Haimen areas of Jiangsu. Crush the immature green wheat ears, put the shelled wheat grains into a pot and stir-fry until cooked, remove the shells, grind them into powder with a stone mill, and mix with sugar. It is made into strips of food that are like silkworm babies, so it is called wheat silkworm.
3. Lixia Tea
Lixia Tea, also called Qijia Tea, comes from the Lixia area in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Custom. On the day of the Beginning of Summer, when new tea comes on the market, women will gather tea leaves from seven families and cook them together. It is said that drinking Beginning of Summer tea can prevent summer heat and keep you healthy and safe.
4. Beginning of Summer Porridge
During the Beginning of Summer, every household in Leiyang, Hunan Province cooks Beginning of Summer Porridge, which is made of lean meat, vermicelli, glutinous rice balls, red dates, pork offal, dried bamboo shoots, red dates, More than ten kinds of ingredients such as peas and bean sprouts are used as auxiliary ingredients, and they are added to rice to make a fragrant porridge.
5. Lixia fruit
Lixia fruit, also known as Lixia kueh, is from Jiangxi. It is a special food of the Lixia solar term in Yiyang. On the day of Lixia, every household will cook a big pot of Lixia Cake and eat it all day long. The rice is steamed and kneaded into small balls, with bean sprouts, dried bean curds and dried shrimps added. , peas and other ingredients are cooked together to make "Lixia Cake", also called Lixia Cake. According to legend, eating Lixia Cake means welcoming spring and welcoming summer. The more varieties, the richer the spring harvest and the more happiness.
6 , foot bone bamboo shoots
It is a unique custom in Ningbo to eat foot bone bamboo shoots in the beginning of summer. The foot bone bamboo shoots are actually the black bamboo shoots on the mountain. The three to four centimeter long sections are not cut open. It is said that eating foot bone bamboo shoots in the Beginning of Summer will keep the foot bones healthy throughout the year.
7. Taste the three delicacies
Wuxi folk have always had it. The custom of tasting three fresh foods is divided into three fresh foods: cucumber, amaranth, and broad beans; the three fresh foods on the tree are cherries, loquats, and apricots; and the three fresh foods on the tree are snails. , shad, pufferfish.
8. Seeing three new things
Similar to Wuxi folk food customs at the beginning of summer, there is a saying in Suzhou that "seeing three new things at the beginning of summer". Sanxin refers to cherries, wheat and green plums. People first use Sanxin to worship their ancestors and then eat them themselves.
9. Qijia porridge
In rural areas of Zhejiang, people eat "Qijia porridge" at the beginning of summer. Qijia porridge is a large pot of porridge made from rice collected by neighboring families, added with various beans and brown sugar, and shared among everyone.
10. Eggs at the beginning of summer
Eating eggs at the beginning of summer is a custom in Jiangnan. On this day, people use tea leaves or walnut shells to boil eggs in the Beginning of Summer. Folks believe that eating eggs in the Beginning of Summer can strengthen the body. Children like to tie hard-boiled eggs with colorful ropes and hang them on their chests. Legend has it that this can protect children from summer fever.
11. Dingbian paste
During the Beginning of Summer, Fuzhou people eat Dingbian paste (also known as pot side paste). They use rice milk to rinse the sides of the pot, and then add dried shrimps and fungus. , amaranth, mushrooms, clams, etc. flavored snacks. Cooking the paste on the side of the tripod is also called "making summer".
12. Prawn noodles
On the day of Beginning of Summer, every household in southern Fujian uses fresh shrimp, vegetables, pork and oil noodles to cook shrimp noodles for the whole family to eat.
13. Summer dumplings
Eating summer dumplings at the beginning of summer is a custom of people in Loudi, Hunan. First, knead the glutinous rice flour into a ball, cut it into small pieces, shape it into a dumpling wrapper, fill it with stuffing, close it and make it into a round shape, then put it into a pot and cook it, and add sugar.
14. Light cakes
On the day of the Beginning of Summer in eastern Fujian Province, light cakes are eaten. Guangbing is made from flour and baked with a little salt, but there are some differences in how to eat it. In places such as Zhouning and Fu'an, the cakes are soaked in water and made into dishes, while in Fuding, Jiaocheng and other places, the cakes are cut open and stir-fried bean sprouts, leeks, meat, pickled vegetables, etc. eat.
Beautiful poems about the beginning of summer
1. The Qingjiang River embraces the village, and the Changxia River village is quiet. ——Du Fu's "Jiangcun"
2. The bitter nights in midsummer are short, so open the xuan to enjoy the slight coolness. ——Du Fu's "Summer Night Sigh"
3. The pomegranate is half-vomited and the red scarf is frowning. ——Su Shi's "Congratulations to the Bridegroom? Summer Scene"
4. With red makeup and green cover, the shadows of flowers darken Nanpu. ——Gao Guanguo's "Zhu Yingtai Near the Lotus"
5. Returning drunk with music and songs.
——Ouyang Xiu "Picking Mulberries? The West Lake is good after the lotus blooms"
6. Sighing that old age has come and gone, and who comes to sleep will have tea in the afternoon. ——Lu You's "Residence in Early Summer"
Why fight eggs at the beginning of summer
The folk saying is: "It is difficult for a villain to fight with eggs in his chest at the beginning of summer." After entering summer, due to the heat, some people, especially the old, young and infirm, are prone to symptoms such as loss of appetite, fatigue, upset and qi deficiency, which is called "summer heat". As a simple and easy-to-obtain nutritional product, eggs are a good choice for "toning up" in advance to prevent summer heat. It would be even better to combine eating and playing in line with the children's temperament.
Of course, as a seasonal custom, "Beginning of Summer Eggs" has its witchcraft/ritual significance. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, summer is a good time to nourish the heart. People believe that "the heart is like an egg", so eating eggs when summer comes has the effect of "supporting the heart". And "eating eggs and leaning on the heart" is combined with other customs of the Beginning of Summer - eating bamboo shoots and leaning on the legs; eating beans and leaning on the eyes - people's insecurity due to the upcoming scorching summer and physical losses, Finally, I found a solution in this whole set of rituals of "complementing form with form" to support physical health.
So, the old folk proverb would say: "Eat eggs in the Beginning of Summer and you will be ten thousand stronger." Although, now that we have no worries about nutrition but are only afraid of getting fat, those who want to shake their hands will become more powerful. People who have lost three pounds will change this sentence to "If you don't eat eggs in the beginning of summer, you will lose weight and look ugly." It's really wrong.