Tomorrow is cold dew, the fifth solar term in autumn and the seventeenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms. Since the "cold dew" season, the rain will gradually decrease, the weather will be very dry, and the temperature difference between day and night will increase. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the biggest feature of the southern climate is the "dry" season, which is the most likely to hurt the lungs and stomach. At this time, people often have dry skin, increased wrinkles, dry mouth and throat, dry cough and less phlegm, constipation and other conditions, so the diet is mainly based on nourishing yin and preventing dryness, moistening the lungs and benefiting the stomach.

After the cold dew, the autumn air is crisp and the air is fresh, which is conducive to the growth of autumn crops, especially some root vegetables, which is the best time to mature and market. Many of these root vegetables are excellent ingredients for moistening lung and eliminating autumn dryness, which are cheap and nutritious. If we eat in season, we will be healthy and stable in winter. So what ingredients do you eat to moisten your lungs and get rid of autumn dryness? Let's take a look at the "five underground treasures".

One of the five underground treasures: yam.

This season is the harvest season of yam. Light, delicious and peaceful yam is not only a vegetable, but also a dual-purpose food announced by the Ministry of Health. It is a healthy food with high nutritional value, which has the functions of moistening lung, drying, strengthening physique, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, nourishing kidney and replenishing essence. No wonder people call it "the treasure of prolonging life", which is a healthy food suitable for all ages.

Recommended dish: steamed yam

Ingredients: yam, blueberry sauce.

Operation steps: 1 Yam can be used not only as cooking, but also as staple food. Wash yam, peel it, cut it into sections, and steam it in a pot.

2 steam until yam can be inserted into water with chopsticks.

Put it on a beautiful plate, pour it with blueberry sauce, and you can eat it.

The second of the five underground treasures: water chestnut.

Water chestnut is white, tender, sweet and juicy. It is not only a fruit, but also a vegetable. Eat crispy and sweet raw, and soft and tender when cooked. It has the effect of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and can also help clear the boredom in the chest, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm. The key point is that the phosphorus contained in water chestnut is higher in root vegetables, which can promote the growth and development of human body and meet the needs of maintaining physiological functions. So eat more water chestnut in autumn.

Recommended dish: boiled horseshoe

Required ingredients: water chestnut.

Operating steps: 1 water chestnut Although it is delicious to eat raw, the water quality is worrying now, so it is better to eat it when it is cooked. Wash the water chestnut in water first.

2 Add water to the pot. After the fire boils, stew for a while, then turn off the fire and take out the pot. It can be eaten after cooling.

The third of the five underground treasures: lotus root.

As the saying goes, "Lotus root is a treasure, and autumn lotus root is the most nourishing." After the cold dew, the air is dry and the human body is easily agitated. At this time, eating a little lotus root can clear the heart and moisten dryness, because lotus root has the function of clearing heat and cooling blood. Lotus root has extremely high nutritional value, and has obvious effects of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity, so it is often processed into lotus root powder, which is a good tonic for the weak and malnourished.

Recommended dish: pork fried lotus root slices

Ingredients: lotus root, pork, cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine, chives and ginger.

Operating steps: 1 Slice pork, add seasoning and marinate for a while. Peel and slice the lotus root, and prepare the onion and ginger.

2. Add hot oil to the pot. When the oil is hot, pour in the sliced meat and stir-fry until it changes color. Add seasoning and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add lotus root.

3 Stir well together, add appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil, then serve.

The fourth of the five underground treasures: radish.

There are some folk sayings: "You don't need a doctor's prescription to eat radish in winter and ginger in summer", and there is another saying: "Autumn radish competes for ginseng". It can be seen that radish is cheap, but its nutritional value is high, so radish is a frequent visitor to my autumn and winter table. Radish skin is thin and fleshy, crisp and sweet, and contains a lot of water. Eating radish can clear away heat and phlegm, promote digestion, relax bowels, lower blood fat, lower blood pressure, and supplement vitamins, which is suitable for all ages.

Recommended dish: cold shredded radish

Ingredients: radish, cooking oil, salt, chives, soy sauce, chicken essence and pepper.

Operating steps: 1 First, wash the radish, peel it, rub it into filaments, and marinate it with salt for a while.

2 After a large amount of water appears in the shredded radish, put the shredded radish on a clean gauze and squeeze out the water.

3 Add chopped green onion, pepper, soy sauce, chicken essence, drizzle with hot oil, stir well, and serve.

Five underground treasures: lily.

Lily is also a dual-purpose ingredient for medicine and food, and it is also one of the ingredients for cancer prevention. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, fresh lily is sweet, slightly cold, and enters the lungs and heart meridians. Eating lily can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, which has a good effect on people with dryness and heat, cough, expectoration and hemoptysis caused by lung yin deficiency. Lily can also clear the heart and soothe the nerves. For people who are upset, frightened, insomnia and dreamy, eating fresh lily properly has a good effect of clearing away the heart, calming the nerves and promoting sleep.

Recommended dish: lotus lily soup.

Required ingredients: lotus seed, lily, Sydney, medlar, rock sugar.

Operating steps: 1 Wash fresh lotus seeds, remove the seeds for later use, break off fresh lilies one by one, wash them for later use, and peel and cut Sydney into pieces for later use.

2. Cook the lotus seeds in a pot until they are soft, add the lily and bring to a boil, and finally add the Sydney slices and bring to a boil.

3 After all is cooked, add rock sugar and cook until it melts. Finally, add Lycium barbarum, boil and serve.

After the cold dew, autumn is strong. Eat more of the above five ingredients, moisten the lungs and get rid of autumn dryness, which is cheap and nutritious. Eating seasonal food is good for your health!

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