Xiaohan is the 23rd solar term in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar and the fifth solar term in winter, marking the official beginning of the winter season. So what traditional food do we eat during Xiaohan? Essential food recommendations.What traditional food is eaten during Xiaohan? Essential food recommendations1. LambAccording to folklore, "eat mutton during the Lesser Cold and eat radish during the Greater Cold." Lamb is the most cost-effective warm food. It can not only keep out the cold but also nourish the body. If you add some angelica, yam and carrot to mutton and cook them together, it will not only not cause you to get a sore throat, but also keep you warm throughout the winter. 2. Yellow sprouts In the traditional folk customs, people in Tianjin used to like to eat yellow sprouts on the Minor Cold Day. Yellow cabbage, also known as heart-shaped cabbage, belongs to a group of Chinese cabbage. Now that we have greenhouses, all kinds of fresh vegetables can be eaten at any time, and all kinds of vegetables and fruits are readily available. 3. Glutinous Rice As the saying goes, "It's cold even without wind during the Lesser Cold and the Greater Cold." In Guangdong Province, it is a custom to eat glutinous rice during the Lesser Cold and the Greater Cold to ward off the cold. The fixed ingredients of traditional glutinous rice with cured meat include glutinous rice, cured meat, cured sausage and peanuts, as well as mushrooms, dried shrimps, scallops, coriander, barbecued pork, squid, etc. 4. Beef Beef can nourish the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and blood, strengthen the tendons and bones, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Beef is high in protein, low in fat and low in cholesterol, and is very suitable for obese people, people with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and diabetes. What fruits should we eat more during Xiaohan?1. PearAt this time of year, pears are the best fruit to eat. According to medical records, pears are cold in nature, sweet, slightly sour, and enter the lung, stomach, heart, and liver meridians. It is mainly used to treat hot cough, quench thirst, treat aphasia caused by exogenous heat stroke, and stop restlessness and asthma. It can regulate the lungs and cool the heart, eliminate phlegm and reduce fire, and relieve sore toxins. 2. Sugarcane Sugarcane can nourish blood and moisten dryness. It not only refreshes the mind, but also clears away heat, relieves gas, and nourishes the lungs and stomach. Sugarcane contains a large amount of iron, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc and other trace elements essential to the human body. Among them, iron is particularly high, and it is known as the "blood-replenishing fruit". 3. Hawthorn Hawthorn has important medicinal value. Since ancient times, it has been a good medicine for strengthening the spleen and appetite, digesting food and relieving stagnation, and promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm. It has good effects on meat accumulation, phlegm and fluid, fullness and acid regurgitation, diarrhea, intestinal wind, low back pain and hernia, postpartum occipital pain, lochia retention, and milk and food stagnation in children. 4. Water Chestnut Water chestnuts are sweet and slightly cold in nature, and have the effects of warming the middle and replenishing Qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, improving eyesight and clearing voice, and helping digestion and sobering up. Patients with fever can eat more of it, which can not only clear away heat and promote salivation, but also supplement nutrition. |
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