What kind of food do you eat on the Equinox Day? When each solar term comes, people all over the world will prepare corresponding traditional food. Some of these foods are suitable for the season, and some of them have beautiful meanings. Eating them has certain benefits both physically and mentally. So what do people eat on the equinox? Why do they eat spring vegetables on the equinox?
What do you eat on the equinox?
Sun Cake
"Sun Cake, step by step.". According to the old Beijing custom, on the Equinox Day, the sun god was worshipped and the sun cake was' invited '. Sun cake is not only a tribute to the spring equinox festival, but also a seasonal food, which means' high sun '. It is not only suitable for the idea of "sweet and Sour Rice in spring", but also suitable for the idea of "sweet and Sour Rice in spring".
Spring vegetables
The surname Xie of Cangcheng town in Kaiping, formerly Siyi (now with Heshan as Wuyi), has a non festival custom, which is called 'eating spring vegetables on the equinox'. 'Chuncai' is a kind of wild amaranth, which is called 'chunbihao' by villagers. On that day, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the field, it is usually light green, thin trees, about the length of palm.
radish
Yangzhou people also have the custom of eating steamed buns and spring rolls filled with radish or shredded radish on the spring equinox. At this time, eating radish can not only ventilate up and down, but also remove diseases and relieve spring sleepiness.
glutinous rice rolls stuffed with red bean paste
According to the custom of old Beijing, we have to eat donkeys and roll on the equinox in order to avoid evil and pray for good fortune. The origin of donkey tumbling is extraordinary. Its processing materials include rhubarb rice noodles, soybean noodles, red bean paste, sugar, sesame oil, Osmanthus fragrans, green and red silk and melon kernel, which are enough to meet the requirements of the nutritional dietary guidelines for food diversification. Its production is divided into three processes: blank making, filling and molding. The outer layer of the "donkey roll" is covered with bean noodles. It is golden yellow, with bean fragrance and sweet stuffing. The entrance is soft and unique. It is a good food for all ages.
Why spring equinox?
In the past, the surname Xie of Cangcheng Town, Kaiping, in Siyi (plus Heshan as Wuyi), had a non festival custom called 'eating spring vegetables on the equinox'. 'Chuncai' is a kind of wild amaranth, which is called 'chunbihao' by villagers. On that day, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the field, it is usually light green, thin trees, about the length of palm. Spring vegetables are usually boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called spring soup. There is a doggerel: "spring soup, wash the liver and intestines. The whole family, young and old, is safe and healthy. Since the spring of the year, what people pray for is peace and health in their homes.
It is such an old custom to eat spring vegetables on the equinox. Nowadays, many places still keep the tradition of eating spring vegetables. Spring vegetables, also known as lettuce and Qianjin vegetables, are typical seasonal vegetables for spring diet, especially fresh and delicious before and after the vernal equinox. The ancients believed that eating spring vegetables at the equinox could protect the whole family's safety and happiness throughout the year, so gradually this unwritten custom passed down.
The quality of spring vegetables grown in the spring equinox season is excellent. You can feel its fresh and slightly bitter taste in your mouth. Eating some spring vegetables properly can make your body secrete more digestive enzymes than usual, so as to improve people's appetite.
The sodium element in spring vegetables is also very high, which can promote the balance of body metabolism and solve the problems of poor urination and milk. And for the body without any side effects, even patients with high blood pressure and heart disease can rest assured to eat.
The nutritional value of spring vegetable is also very rich. As a healthy green vegetable, it contains a variety of beneficial vitamins and minerals, which can supplement nutrition for human body in time. And whether it is in the critical period of growth and development of children, or the elderly, can quickly absorb iron from spring vegetables, so as to make Qi and blood more robust.