Modern research shows that bitter food has the functions of anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation, cooling and relieving summer heat, stimulating gastric acid secretion to help digestion, relaxing blood vessels, relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation, refreshing the mind, eliminating fatigue and restoring energy.
In summer, due to the hot and humid summer, it is prone to digestive dysfunction such as decreased taste, indigestion and loss of appetite. Because the taste buds on the tongue are very sensitive to bitterness, eating bitter food can stimulate the digestion ability of the spleen and stomach, increase appetite and make it return to normal.
Bitter gourd, also known as cold melon and bitter gourd, is named after its sweet and bitter taste, cool nature and wrinkled skin. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter gourd has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving fatigue, clearing heart fire and improving eyesight, and is often used for heatstroke, fever, toothache, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stool and so on. Eating bitter gourd regularly can relieve the heat in your heart and eliminate toxins in your body. Eating bitter gourd often can enhance the vitality of cortex and make skin tender and fit. Bitter gourd crude extract contains substances similar to insulin, which has obvious hypoglycemic effect.
Braised bitter gourd with red dates
Ingredients: bitter gourd 1 root, red dates, tequila honey.
Exercise:
1. Remove the pulp of bitter gourd, turn it over along the pulp edge with a spoon handle and dig it out completely;
2. Pour water into the pot, pour half a teaspoon of salt, add bitter gourd after the water boils, open the lid and cook for 2 minutes, then remove it in cold water;
3. Cut the jujube from one side and dig out the core;
4. Then roll up the date. The hollow part of bitter gourd, it is estimated that one jujube is still relatively empty when rolled up, and it is more appropriate to roll two jujubes together after removing the core;
5. After rolling, cut it into even slices with a sharp knife;
6. Jujube brewed by bitter gourd has a beautiful cross section, just like a blooming flower;
7. Sprinkle agave honey on the surface.
Bitter gourd with vinegar
Ingredients: bitter gourd 1 piece, fried peanuts 50g, salt 2g, oil 2ml, soy sauce 10ml, aged vinegar 15ml and sesame oil 3ml.
1. Peel fresh bitter gourd and cut it into semicircles evenly;
2. Add a small amount of salt to the boiling water pot, drop a few drops of oil, and blanch the bitter gourd for about one minute;
3. Take it out, let it cool, control the water and put it in a plate;
4. There are fried peanuts all around;
5. Take a small bowl, add soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil and mix well;
6. Pour it on bitter gourd.
Tartary buckwheat is cold and bitter, which can clear the heart and purge fire, nourish yin and moisten dryness, quench thirst and produce fluid. The research shows that the crude protein, fat content, crude fiber, vitamin B 1, nicotinic acid and vitamin B2 of tartary buckwheat are higher than those of rice, wheat and corn.
In addition, the dietary fiber contained in tartary buckwheat, especially soluble dietary fiber, has a certain regulatory effect on human blood sugar. Coarse grains are rich in B vitamins and minerals. As a representative of coarse grains, tartary buckwheat is more suitable for people with blood sugar health problems than flour and rice.
Buckwheat porridge
Ingredients: tartary buckwheat, rice, red dates and water.
Exercise:
1. Tartary buckwheat is soaked in clear water for 2-3 hours and rice for half an hour;
2. Put the water into the pot and boil it;
3. Pour the soaked bitter buckwheat, rice and red dates into boiling water and stew for half an hour.
Cold shredded chicken and bitter buckwheat noodles
Ingredients: cucumber, carrot, egg, buckwheat noodles.
Exercise:
1. Shred cucumber, carrot and egg, tear the cooked chicken breast into strips, cook buckwheat noodles in cold water and put them in a bowl.
2, sauce: a spoonful of soy sauce, a spoonful of vinegar, a spoonful of oyster sauce, a spoonful of water, salt, minced garlic, pepper, white sesame seeds, stir well. Pour into a bowl and stir well.
Sophora alopecuroides is a medicinal and edible plant belonging to Chrysanthemum. Taste slightly bitter, green color, can be fried or cold.
Bitter chrysanthemum is one of the few vegetables with comprehensive nutrition. Besides clearing away heat and toxic materials, it also has the functions of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation and sterilizing. And the protein content of Sophora alopecuroides is higher than other fruits and vegetables. Every100g of Sophora alopecuroides leaves contains protein1.2g.
Because of its high nutritional value, it is also a high-grade dish in many restaurants, and it is also the kitchen dish of national advanced institutions such as the State Council, which is deeply loved by people.
Sweet and sour bitter chrysanthemum
Ingredients: 250g bitter chrysanthemum, 5 garlic cloves, appropriate amount of cooked white sesame seeds, half a spoonful of peanut oil, half a spoonful of starch, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, 5g of sugar, appropriate amount of sesame oil, half a spoonful of salt, 0/5 capsules of pepper/kloc, and 0/spoon of soy sauce.
Exercise:
1, wash Bitter Chrysanthemum, and cool boiled water for 20 minutes to remove some bitterness; Take out the bitter chrysanthemum and drain it, and divide it into long sections for later use.
2, garlic pat loose and chopped.
3. Put the garlic cloves into a small bowl, add vinegar, soy sauce, salt and sugar to adjust the juice, and add a little starch and mix well.
4. Put oil in the pot and heat it to 80%. Stir-fry the peppers and take them out. Pour in the sauce, turn to low heat and cook until it is a little sticky. Pour the cooked sauce on the chrysanthemum while it is hot, and mix well immediately; Finally, sprinkle with sesame oil and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
Stir-fried bitter chrysanthemum
Ingredients: Bitter chrysanthemum 200g, 2 garlic, proper amount of salt, and proper amount of chicken essence.
Exercise:
1. Wash Bitter Chrysanthemum and cut garlic into pieces.
2. Bitter chrysanthemum is rooted and cut into sections.
3. Pour oil into the pot and add garlic slices to stir fry; Pour in bitter chrysanthemum and stir-fry evenly; Add salt and chicken essence and stir-fry quickly until the bitter chrysanthemum collapses.
Although summer is a good season to eat bitter food, there are some problems to pay attention to when eating bitter food.
Chinese medicine believes that bitter food is cold, has the functions of clearing heat and purging fire, drying dampness and relaxing bowels, and belongs to diarrhea food, which is not suitable for people with weak constitution.
Generally speaking, the spleen and stomach of the elderly and children are weak and are not suitable for eating too much bitter food. People with deficiency of spleen and stomach, epigastric cold pain and loose stool should not suffer from cold food, otherwise it will aggravate their illness.
Everyone has different tolerance for bitterness, so we should make appropriate adjustments according to our actual situation when eating bitter food.