1. Eat Fu noodles

It is said that the first one is dumplings, the second one is noodles, and the third one is pancakes and scrambled eggs. Eating noodles on the dog days has been a custom since at least the Three Kingdoms period. In the north, it’s time to eat noodles during the Great Heat, and it’s better to eat noodles during the Great Heat and Second Day.

2. Eating Fuyang

There has always been a folk custom of eating Fuyang during the dog days. Eating Fuyang is a kind of nourishment during the three volts.

3. Eat broilers

When the summer comes, a pair of broilers will be eaten. There is a traditional tonic method in central and northern Hunan, which is to eat chicken in hot weather. Hangzhou has ham and two chickens, and Yangzhou in Jiangsu has three summers and a pair of chickens.

4. Eating ginger

Many areas have the custom of eating ginger during the hot weather. People in Jiaojiang, Taizhou have the custom of eating eggs mixed with ginger juice. Mix ginger juice with eggs, mix ginger juice, eggs and brown sugar together, put it into a small bowl and put it into a large pot and cook it. The cooked eggs will be sweet and spicy, and you can also add walnuts, longan, red dates and other ingredients.

5. Lotus seed soup

The lotus harvested before and after the Great Heat is called Fulian, also known as summer lotus. At this time, the lotus seeds are plump, thick and of good quality. Fresh lotus seeds are only available every year. It is only available from July to August. When the weather gets cold, you can only eat lotus seeds after they have been dried.

6. Eat jelly grass

There is a folk proverb: If you eat jelly grass in the heat of June, you will live like a god and never grow old. In many places in Guangdong, there is a custom of eating fairy grass during the summer.

7. Eating rice glutinous rice

People in Putian, Fujian Province have the custom of eating lychees, mutton and rice glutinous rice during the Great Heat Season, which is called "Excessive Heat". Rice glutinous rice is made by mixing rice with white rice koji and letting it ferment and mature into glutinous rice.

8. Eating lychees

Putian people eat lychees at every home during the summer, and when visiting relatives and friends, lychees are also used as a good way to cool down.

9. Eating pineapples

During the Great Summer, Taiwan has the custom of eating pineapples. The pineapples at this time are the most delicious. In addition, the Hokkien pronunciation of pineapple is the same as "wanglai", so it is also used as a symbol of praying for peace, prosperity and business prosperity.

10. Cold vegetables

A plate of crispy cold vegetables is cool and delicious. Just looking at it will increase your appetite. It is specially designed to cure the loss of appetite in summer. The current seasonal vegetables , mix whatever you like.