The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional program in China. There are many traditional customs, such as eating zongzi and rowing dragon boat. What are the five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival? What is the origin of eating five red on the Dragon Boat Festival? Now let's take a look with Xiaobian!
The five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival -- roast duck
Duck meat is rich in 8 kinds of essential amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids and various nutrients. Each gram of duck meat contains 1.781 micrograms of linoleic acid and 555 micrograms of taurine. It is easy to digest and absorb, reduces blood lipids, reduces blood viscosity, and has preventive effect on diabetes and skin diseases caused by decreased immunity.
Amaranth, the five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival
Amaranth is the most senior of the five red. Pan zongding in the period of the Republic of China recorded in the chronicle of the age of Jinling that people in Nanjing used to eat amaranth on the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to avoid abdominal pain.
In summer, people sweat a lot. Eating amaranth can not only strengthen the physique and improve the body's immunity, but also reduce weight, detoxify and replenish blood and Qi. Especially amaranth is rich in calcium and iron which is easy to be absorbed by human body.
Red duck eggs
Red duck eggs are also one of the five Reds. Before and after the Qingming Festival, ordinary people began to marinate a batch of duck eggs, because at this time 'Qingming eggs are good for rice'. Duck eggs marinated to the Dragon Boat Festival, light salty moderate, just eat. The best salted duck egg red heart oil is the best calcium supplement in summer.
They not only like to eat hot rice with salted duck eggs on the table, but also like to put colored thread on the table and hang salted duck eggs on children's chest or wrist.
It can promote the growth of children's teeth and bones, and prevent anemia. It's an excellent summer health vegetable.
Lobster: the five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival
Lobster has been in "five red" for the shortest time. It has been on the table of Nanjing people since the 1970s, gradually replacing "fried shrimp with oil" and becoming the new favorite of "five red". The amino acid composition of lobster is higher than that of meat. It contains 8 kinds of essential amino acids which are necessary for human body, but can not be synthesized or insufficient. It is rich in fat soluble vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin D.
Because the bacteria, parasites, lead, mercury, manganese, chromium, arsenic and other heavy metals in the body of lobster are basically in the head, so the head must be removed when processing or eating. It is also important to remove gills, claws and shrimp lines, and brush shrimp shells. Pay attention to high temperature cooking, the time should not be less than 20 minutes.
The five reds of the Dragon Boat Festival -- realgar wine
The custom of drinking realgar wine is related to expelling five poisons. Ancient people believed that realgar could control snakes, scorpions and other insects. Realgar wine is made of realgar which is ground into powder. Realgar, as a traditional Chinese medicine, can be used as antidote and insecticide, so the ancients thought realgar could restrain five poisons.
In fact, realgar is mainly composed of arsenic sulfide, which is the main raw material for arsenic extraction. It is a strong carcinogen. Even if taken in small doses, it will cause damage to the liver. Therefore, drinking realgar wine is not scientific.