Snow season 2018: December 7, 2018. "Heavy snow" is the 21st solar term in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, marking the official start of the midwinter season. What's the custom of the heavy snow solar term? How to keep healthy after the heavy snow solar term?
At this time, the lowest temperature in most areas of our country has dropped to 0 ℃ or below. Often in the front of strong cold air cold and warm air confrontation area, there will be heavy snow, or even blizzard. When it comes to snow, it's a good time to "supplement", but don't blindly supplement nutritious food. Eat different food according to the region and weather.
Snow custom Bacon
There is a saying in old Nanjing. It's called "light snow pickle, heavy snow Bacon".
As soon as the blizzard season comes, every family is busy salting 'salty goods'. Add the salt to the star anise, cinnamon, prickly ash, sugar, etc. and fry them in the pot. After the salt of the stir fried prickly ash is cooled thoroughly, smear it on the fish, meat and light birds. Knead it repeatedly until the color of the meat changes from fresh to dark and there is liquid exuding on the surface. Then put the meat and the rest of the salt into the tank, press it with stone, put it in a cool and backlit place, take it out half a month later, put the marinated juice into the pot and boil it with water, and then skim it Remove the froth, put the dried poultry and livestock meat into the tank, put the salt brine into the tank, press on the big stone, take it out ten days later, hang it under the eaves of the sun to dry in order to welcome the new year.
Ornamental river closure
"Small snow covers the land, big snow covers the river". In the north, there are natural landscapes of "thousands of miles of ice cover, thousands of miles of snow floating". In the south, there are charming pictures of "snow dancing, all over the sky silver". When it comes to the snow festival, the ice in the river is frozen, so people can enjoy skating and playing.
It is a good time to "supplement" snow. It is said that "supplement in winter and fight tigers in spring". Winter tonic can improve the immune function of human body, promote metabolism, and improve the phenomenon of chills. Winter tonic can also regulate the metabolism of substances in the body, so that the energy converted by nutrients can be stored in the body to the maximum extent, which is conducive to the rise of Yang Qi in the body. As the saying goes, "three nine tonic and one winter, no pain in the next year". At this time, it is advisable to warm and supplement Yang, invigorate the kidney and bones, nourish yin and nourish essence.
Winter supplements should be provided with foods rich in protein, vitamins and easy to digest. Before and after the blizzard solar term, a large number of citrus fruits are on the market, such as Nanfeng tangerine, Guanxi grapefruit, navel orange and snow orange are all the fruits in charge. Eat some properly can prevent rhinitis, eliminate phlegm and cough.
The days are short and the nights are long in the northern hemisphere when it is snowy, so there is a saying in the agricultural proverb "snowy and snowy, cooking nonstop" to describe the short days to the extent that the farmers almost have to cook three meals in a row. Can often drink ginger and jujube soup cold; eat orange, with peppermint oil to prevent rhinitis, phlegm and cough.