What is heat treatment? There are different traditional views on the 24 solar terms in China, but now many people do not understand them. Tomorrow is the 24 solar terms in the heat, so what do you eat? Follow the four seas net small make up to understand it.
What is heat treatment
'Chu' means to hide and stop, 'Chushu' means the end of the hot summer. "The moon makes seventy-two waiting to be solved" said: "where, to also, the summer gas to this end. It means that the heat is about to pass, and the heat will end on this day, and the temperature in most parts of China will gradually drop. Heat treatment is not only different from summer heat, summer heat, but also different from the solar terms of cold and cold, which represents the transition of temperature from hot to cold.
In ancient China, heat treatment was divided into three stages: 'one stage is to sacrifice birds to eagles; the other stage is to eliminate heaven and earth; and the third stage is to ascend rivers. In this solar term, eagles begin to hunt a large number of birds; everything in the world begins to wither; the term "Wo" refers to the general term of crops such as millet, millet, rice and sorghum, which means maturity.
Heat treatment is a solar term reflecting the change of temperature. 'Chu' means to hide and stop. Heat treatment means that the hot summer is over. That is to say, the hot summer is coming to an end. After summer, except for South China and southwest China, the rainy season is coming to an end in most parts of China, and the precipitation gradually decreases. Especially in North China, Northeast China and Northwest China, water storage and moisture conservation must be carried out to prevent drought during autumn planting from delaying the sowing time of winter crops.
8 kinds of food for summer
Duck: the traditional eating custom of Nanjing people is to eat duck in summer. Ducks, especially the duck in Jiangning lake, Nanjing, are the most popular. It is reported that ducks there are sweet, cool, fat and thin. If there is no time, people in Nanjing will go to the deli to buy half a duck and go home. If there is time, people in Nanjing will stew the old duck with radish or make the braised duck pieces and give them to their neighbors. That's what the saying goes: send the duck to summer without illness. Hangzhou people are used to dividing ducks into old duck, young duck and big duck. As far as nutrition is concerned, old duck has more lean meat and less water content. It's better in taste and nutrition. It's suitable for making soup to relieve summer heat, while meat duck is mostly used to make roast duck and sauce duck. Here's a tip for how to distinguish the old duck and the young duck: the old duck's hair is generally more uniform, the mouth and feet are relatively hard, the color is yellow and black, and the bones are relatively hard to touch. In addition, the same size, the old duck is heavier than the young one.
Longan: when the summer is over, the summer vacation is over. Old Fuzhou no longer drinks herbal tea after 'summer heat treatment', but eats more 'Invigorating Qi' and 'invigorating blood'. Old Fuzhou is used to eating longan, which is made of porridge after shelling. After heat treatment, it is necessary to enter autumn. There is a saying of "nourishing autumn" in traditional Chinese medicine, so it is reasonable to drink less herbal tea and eat more longan. At this time, we should pay attention to 'Invigorating Qi' and 'invigorating blood', and avoid cold food. At the same time, longan is warm, beneficial to the heart and spleen, Qi and blood, and has the effect of Nourishing Qi, which is beneficial to eat in this solar term. However, food therapy does not need to be too rigid, and there is no stipulation that this solar term must eat longan porridge, which many people can eat at ordinary times, which is beneficial.
White meatball: in addition, another food that old Fuzhou ate in summer is white meatball. White balls are actually glutinous rice balls. It's very simple to knead the glutinous rice flour into a small one, boil the soup, add some sugar, taste clear and sweet, which can not only supplement carbohydrates, but also relieve the greasy taste in summer. Glutinous rice has the effect of nourishing yin. In autumn, you can drink some glutinous rice porridge properly. Glutinous rice, sweet in taste and warm in nature, enters the spleen, kidney and lung meridians, can nourish the healthy qi of human body, and has the functions of Invigorating Qi, strengthening the spleen, promoting body fluid and stopping perspiration. After eating, you will get fever all over your body, which can keep you warm and nourish you. Eat some glutinous rice food in autumn, it will have a good tonic effect on the body.
Herbal tea: the custom of heat treatment and decoction has been popular since Tang Dynasty. Every summer, every family has the habit of frying herbal tea. First, they go to the drugstore to prepare prescriptions, and then they fry tea at home to prepare drinks, which means that they have to eat some 'bitter' in autumn, which is quite beneficial in clearing heat, eliminating fire, eliminating food, eliminating lung heat, etc. Before and after summer heat treatment, if you feel dry mouth and dry tongue, you can make tea with wheat winter or Dendrobium, which is dry and cold. It can help relieve heat and nourish yin. If you drink with pear and honey and boiled water with scallop, it can also help to dissipate phlegm, stop coughing, promote body fluid and nourish lung. It is also suitable for people with deficiency of Qi. However, we should drink less herbal tea in summer, because the heat is not serious at this time, and herbal tea is too bitter and cold, easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, but also not beneficial to the lung and kidney.
Sour plum soup: in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a tea stand selling sour plum soup on the streets of Wenzhou City, so there was a saying that "when summer heat is over, the fire will go out". It's easy to make sour plum soup. You can make dried plum with boiling water at night, and then add ice sugar. After cooking and cooling, put it into a wooden covered ice bucket to reduce its temperature. It tastes sour and sweet, sweet and slightly salty, and tastes good.
Pear: according to the compendium of Materia Medica, pear can "moisten lung and conscience, dissipate phlegm and reduce fire". Eating pear in summer can promote urination and relieve autumn dryness. In autumn, when the climate is dry, people often feel itchy skin, dry mouth and nose, sometimes dry cough and less phlegm. One or two pears a day can alleviate the dry autumn, which is good for health. Pear meat is crispy, juicy, sweet and sour, with high nutritional value. It is suitable for people with hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and poor renal function. However, it is worth noting that this product is cold and cold, so do not eat too much at one time; people with spleen and stomach deficiency and fever should not eat raw pears, but can cut them into pieces and boil them for eating.
Apple: apple is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, polyphenols and flavonoids, which are natural antioxidants, especially effective in preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The calcium content of apple is much richer than that of common fruit, which can help to metabolize excess salt and help to lose weight. The latest research found that eating more apples can enhance lung function and prevent lung cancer. Patients with chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other lung diseases, as well as women who often cook, may as well eat apples often.
Grape: grape is also a good seasonal fruit. It has the effects of Invigorating Qi and blood, tonifying brain and calming nerves, and eliminating irritating eyesight. It is suitable for the solar terms of summer heat, which are dry and heat consuming and Yin damaging. After the hot and humid summer, the body has accumulated a lot of toxins, and the internal heat is heavy and the body is sleepy. Grapes have a good effect on urination. Eating more properly can help the body to discharge toxins and eliminate internal heat.