1. Eat new rice
There is a folk custom of "eating millet in summer and eating grains in summer". It is a traditional custom in the south to eat new rice and new wine in hot summer.
During the hot summer season, when two crops of rice mature each year, there is a custom in the south of "eating new things". The newly harvested rice at farmers' homes is milled and steamed to worship the grain gods and ancestors, and then everyone eats the new rice. Some people cook old rice and new rice together and serve them with seasonal vegetables. This is called "eating new" or "eating new".
Compared with old rice, new rice has significantly higher protein, vitamin and various trace element contents than old rice, and is rich in nutrients.
2. Eating dumplings
In midsummer, people in the north will gather together to make a dumpling trip. The scorching heat coincides with the wheat harvest, and people often make dumplings with freshly ground flour to relieve the pain of the scorching heat.
As the saying goes, "The first is dumplings, the second is noodles, and the last is pancakes and eggs." Futou eats dumplings because it is too hot in summer and sweating for a long time causes the body to overdraw. Dumplings contain protein, which can give people as complete nutrition as possible during the bad-tasting days of summer.
Dumplings can be eaten all year round. At this time, chop the summer vegetables and wrap them in dumplings with vegetarian fillings. There are many seasonal vegetables in summer, such as eggplant, beans, zucchini, cucumber, fennel, etc. These are all great vegetables for dumplings.
For example, the dumplings are filled with cucumbers and shrimps. Cucumber can produce fluid, quench thirst, clear away heat and diuresis, and contains protein, vitamins, fiber and a variety of trace elements. Very suitable for summer. Pork dumplings are also great for summer. Fennel can remove dampness, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and aid digestion (fennel itself has a refreshing fragrance and a salty taste, so you need to add less salt when preparing the base flavor).
Tips for cooking dumplings: 1) Don’t use too little water, the amount of water should be 3 to 5 times that of the dumplings; 2) Cook the dumplings over high heat so that the wrappers are not easily broken, and add salt to prevent the dumplings from sticking. Add cold water once for stuffed dumplings and three times for meat-filled dumplings, that is, "three times open and three pours"; 3) Freshly packaged dumplings need boiling water, while quick-frozen dumplings need warm water.
Eat eggs
During the hot summer season, raw cucumbers and boiled eggs are eaten in some places in Shandong to cure the heat. On summer mornings, they eat eggs instead of other foods.
Eggs are rich in protein and are a good source of high-quality protein and B vitamins. They can also provide a certain amount of fat, vitamin A and minerals
Eat mutton
"You can pour a bowl of soup in summer without a doctor's prescription."
In southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu, people have the habit of "eating summer sheep" when the summer is hot. According to legend, this custom can be traced back to the Yao and Shun era and has been passed down to this day. In Xuzhou, there is also the tradition of eating mutton on rainy days, which is called "eating mutton on rainy days". In Shandong, eating mutton and drinking mutton soup are their first choice to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival.
Eating mutton in the dog days of summer, a common winter supplement, is actually very particular. Tianren often blows the air conditioner in summer, which makes his body cold. Eating some warm mutton at this time will help dispel the cold air trapped in the body.
5. Eat eels
"Eat eels in the summer and eat ginseng in the winter." As the saying goes, "eels are as good as ginseng in the summer." The most nutritious and delicious thing is the summer food that comes one month before and after the heat. eel. At this time in Nanjing, people always pay attention to eating eel, sweet and sour shredded eel, fried eel, braised eel tube...
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "eel meat is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and has the effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing the blood." , effective in treating deficiency." Summer is a good time to eat eel to keep warm. Eating eel in summer has the effect of curing winter diseases in summer.
There are many ways to eat eel, including stir-fried, stewed, grilled, steamed and fried. Each place has its own characteristics in terms of food, such as eel paste in Jiangsu, soft-double long fish, and tiger tail.
In Hubei, especially Tianmen’s steamed eel and Jingzhou’s striped eel (eels are sliced, fried and then topped with sweet and sour sauce); Hunan’s braised eel (raw eel segments are fried first, stir-fried into tiger skin shape, and then Remove the minced ginger, spray rice wine, and simmer the soup with cucumber) and panlong eel (eel with bones is heated into a round shape, add pepper, garlic powder, chopped green onion, and perilla); in Guangxi, there is eel noodles; in Sichuan, there is Linjiang Shredded eel, garlic eel fillet and dried eel fillet...
6. Eating lotus root
In ancient times, there was a folk custom of eating lotus root in hot summer. Because lotus root has the same pronunciation as "even", it is used to wish a happy marriage and not to be stained by its mud. Together with lotus, it serves as a symbol of clean and noble personality. Gradually spread until now, it has become a custom of solar terms. Many areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the custom of eating lotus roots during hot weather.
Many places have the custom of "eating lotus roots during summer", half of which are first tastes, and half of which are summer foods. Lotus root is rich in carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, multiple vitamins and dietary fiber. It has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing blood and removing troubles, and is suitable for consumption in summer.
There are so many ways to eat lotus root, including stir-fry, salad, and soup. For example, the southern sweet-scented osmanthus, glutinous rice and lotus root: wash the lotus root, pour the glutinous rice into the lotus root hole, cook slowly, and sprinkle some sweet-scented osmanthus after taking it out of the pot. Cantonese people like to use lotus root to make soup. Lotus root can be paired with a variety of ingredients, such as ribs, peanuts, barley, pig's trotters, duck, beef brisket, etc. In summer, simmer fresh lotus roots over low heat, slice them into slices and add an appropriate amount of honey. You can eat them as you like. They have the effect of calming the nerves and promoting sleep...
In addition, summer lotus seeds are also the best summer product. The summer when you can eat fresh lotus seeds is short. If you like fresh lotus seeds, don’t miss it. Drink lotus seed and white fungus soup in hot summer to clear away heat, strengthen your stomach and feel at ease.
7. Eat green bean sprouts
"Eel, lotus root, and mung bean sprouts" are known as the three treasures for relieving summer heat. Mung bean sprouts are a common, cheap and delicious food. During the germination process of green beans, vitamin C will be greatly increased. Mung bean sprouts are rich in vitamin C 30-40mg per 100g, and their nutritional value is up to 7 times that of kidney beans. At the same time, mung bean sprouts have very low calories, only 66 kilojoules per 100 grams. High in water and fiber content. Mung bean sprouts are cool in nature and people with weak constitution should not eat more.
When cooking mung beans, be sure to stir-fry them quickly in a hot pan. It’s best to add some shredded ginger or vinegar to taste. The former can neutralize cold, and the latter can prevent the loss of vitamins.
8. Drinking tea and soup
How can I drink less tea to prevent heatstroke? Make tea with Wenzhou tea, honeysuckle, light bamboo leaves and prunella vulgaris.
Some people summarize the midsummer diet as "three flowers, three leaves, three beans and three fruits." "Three flowers" refers to honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, and lily, and "three leaves" refers to lotus leaves, light bamboo leaves, and mint leaves. These three flowers and three leaves are suitable for brewing into tea, which is a good way to relieve summer heat.
In summer, mung beans, red beans, and black beans are called "fire extinguishers". They can not only clear away heat and relieve heat, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, but also remove acne and prickly heat. These three types of beans should be cooked in soup.
In southern Fujian and Taiwan Province, there is a proverb "June 6th, fairy grass water and rice moss". Burning ambrosia is not difficult. First, boil the dried grass jelly to extract the juice, then add tapioca starch, cook until gelatinized, cool and solidify into a paste, cut into pieces, and eat with coconut milk, nuts, preserved fruits, etc. Cool and smooth, especially for relieving summer heat.
9. Eat mango
As an agricultural proverb says, "Mangoes are eaten in the hot summer, and pineapples are eaten in the hot summer." South China is rich in mangoes, which are the ripest and most delicious season around the summer heat. The ancients insisted on "eating in season", and the custom of eating mangoes came from this. Mango contains a lot of vitamins, and regular consumption can moisturize the skin and clear the stomach. It also has a certain antiemetic effect on motion sickness and seasickness.
There are many ways to eat mangoes, such as eating them raw, making desserts, serving them, etc. , such as summer desserts, Yangzhi nectar, mango pancake, mango yogurt, mango smoothie, mango thousand layers... In Yunnan, the ways to eat mangoes are more diverse. If you like it sweet, eat mango sticky rice; if it's sour, use green mango, chili pepper, salt or dip it in water, stir-fry mango meat, shredded mango, and serve it cold.
However, if you eat mangoes in moderation, or if you eat too much mangoes, you will be susceptible to "mango dermatitis", which can lead to red and swollen lips, red and swollen faces, and itchy skin.
This is because mango contains a variety of stimulating ingredients such as fruit acid and amino acids. Additionally, mangoes are high in sugar.
10. Eat watermelon.
"In the hot summer, I am eating melon flesh and wearing rough kudzu clothes." In the hot summer, the melons are ripe. After the mild summer heat, it is hot for three minutes a day. Watermelon is a fruit with plenty of water. For people who sweat excessively, it is a good choice to replenish water.
Don’t throw away the skin after eating a red melon. Melon rind, also known as "watermelon green", has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, purging heat and relieving restlessness, producing body fluids and quenching thirst. You can choose cold or pickled melon rind. When cooking, it is very refreshing to use lily, which nourishes yin and moisturizes the lungs, and shrimp, which regulates qi and stimulates the appetite.
Except for watermelon, most melons can clear away heat and remove dampness, and are light and delicious. It is a good food for cooling down and preventing heatstroke in summer. The "three fruits" mentioned earlier in summer heat diet refer to watermelon, bitter melon, and winter melon.