In a few days, the 23rd of the 24 solar terms, Xiaohan, is the coldest day of the year. In ancient times, there was a saying that "little cold is better than great cold". In Chinese tradition, each solar term also has different customs. What are the customs of Xiaohan solar term? The editor of this article will tell you about the eating customs of Xiaohan solar term and the eating principles of Xiaohan solar term.
The origin and legend of Xiao Han
After the slight cold, China's climate began to enter the coldest period of the year. At this time, the weather is cold and the great cold has not reached the extreme, so it is called Xiaohan. Because Xiaohan is still in the last few days of "February 9th", Xiaohan enters "March 9th" after a few days, and the Xiaohan in winter corresponds to the Xiaoshu in summer, so it is called Xiaohan.
Xiaohan's food customs began at the bottom
What are the food customs around the Xiaohan solar term? Nanjing people eat rice picking on Xiaohan day, while Cantonese like glutinous rice. No matter what you eat, what you eat is a custom and a mood.
Nanjing: eat vegetable rice
In ancient times, Nanjing people attached great importance to Xiaohan, but with the changes of the times, it has gradually faded. Now people can only find a little trace from life. In Xiaohan, old Nanjing usually cooks vegetables and rice. The contents of vegetables and rice are different. It can be cooked with short foot yellow vegetables, chopped with some ginger and glutinous rice. It is very delicious. Among them, short foot yellow is a specialty of Nanjing. It can be said to be a real 'Nanjing cuisine', even comparable to Laba porridge.
Guangdong: eat glutinous rice
Cantonese are very particular about dietotherapy. Because Xiaohan is in the middle of winter, the soil Qi is prosperous and the kidney qi is weak. Therefore, in terms of diet, it is appropriate to reduce sweetness and increase bitterness, tonify the heart, help the lung and regulate the kidney. In Guangzhou tradition, Xiaohan eats glutinous rice in the morning. In order to avoid being too glutinous, it is usually 60% glutinous rice and 40% fragrant rice. Cut up and fry the bacon and sausage, fry the peanuts, add some chopped scallion, and mix them in the rice.
Three principles of Xiaohan diet
When it was a little cold, it was two thirty-nine. It was cold and the north wind roared. In winter, when all things are collected, health preservation should comply with the trend of nature collection, collect Yin essence, make essence gather, and moisten the five internal organs. In winter, the function of the kidney is strong, which can adjust the body to adapt to the changes of severe winter. Therefore, a very important point of winter health preservation is to nourish the kidney and prevent cold.
1. Food should be warm
A cold day is a good time to eat mutton and chicken isothermal hot products, especially for those with Yang deficiency: Duck and goose are better for those with Yin deficiency. Hot porridge is also very suitable, such as mutton porridge to warm yang qi: Cereal porridge to nourish the heart and remove annoyance; Walnut porridge, nourishing yin and strengthening essence; Sweet potato porridge, nourishing liver and kidney; Jujube porridge can make people feel warm and double their energy.
2. Miscellaneous food
Xiaohan food should be diversified, with fine and coarse collocation, and eat both meat and vegetables. In winter, people tend to prefer foods with high protein, high fat and high sugar, and do not eat or eat less coarse grains, vegetables, melons and fruits. This not only makes people suffer from iron deficiency anemia, vitamin deficiency, constipation, angular stomatitis, gum bleeding and other diseases.
3. Food should be bitter
Xiaohan's diet should reduce saltiness and increase bitterness. Bitter food can help heart Yang, reduce excessive kidney water and nourish the kidney.