1, what to eat for Qingming health?
1. los
Snail meat is plump, delicate and delicious, and it is known as the "pearl in the plate". Rich in protein eggs, vitamins, essential amino acids and trace elements, it is a typical natural animal health food with high protein, low fat and high calcium. Snails bought in the market should be kept for three days. Drop a few drops of sesame oil or vegetable oil in the basin to let the snail discharge the muddy dirt in the intestinal cavity. Change the water several times a day, brush it with a brush, twist off the tail, blanch it, heat it at high temperature, fry it and stew it thoroughly.
2. Shrimp
"Yellow croaker in March, shrimp in April, and bitter gourd stew in May." As for Qingming shrimp, there was a poem that said: "The east wind blows rain all night, and fish and shrimp grow in the new water of the river." Just the clear sight of spring rain and the mouth-watering growth of river fresh. Now, Qingming Shrimp is at the turn of the old and the new. There is plenty of rain, and the new shrimp has not "dispersed in spring". Fortunately, you can even see shrimp seeds in your stomach.
Step 3: mussels
It is said that, like snails, mussels around Qingming are the fattest. "Drink a bowl of light vegetable soup in spring, no prickly heat, no sores". The common practice in old Yangzhou is that mussels burn tofu and bacon burns mussels, so that eyebrows will fall off. It shows that mussels are best eaten in spring, especially before Qingming. Because leeches and microorganisms in Tomb-Sweeping Day's forewater do not move frequently, mussels at this time are the cleanest, the most plump, and especially crisp and delicious.
4. Spinach
Spinach is a seasonal vegetable in spring, which has the functions of nourishing yin, moistening dryness, soothing the liver and nourishing blood, and has a good auxiliary treatment effect on hypertension, dizziness, diabetes and anemia caused by liver yin deficiency in spring. Another study by Harvard University found that eating spinach 2-4 times a week for middle-aged and elderly people can reduce the risk of retinal degeneration. Anemia patients can take spinach100g to make soup. People with blurred vision can take 500g of fresh spinach and 50g of sheep liver, put it into the sheep liver after boiling, cook it a little, then add spinach, add appropriate amount of salt, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate, and eat it after cooking.
5. Malantou
Every time I go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, the special fragrance of Malantou is the most attractive. Many wild vegetables grow in spring, and the most tender is spring. For example, once Malantou has passed Qingming Festival, it will gradually get old and cannot be chewed, so it is most suitable for eating Malantou these days. Malantou is the easiest to make, just mix with dried tofu and sprinkle with sesame oil. Malantou is pungent and slightly cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood to stop bleeding, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Suitable for health preservation in spring, it can not only supplement vitamins, relieve spring drowsiness, but also be very effective for common sore throat in early spring.
6.bracken
Pteridium aquilinum, also known as Auspicious Cuisine and Dragon Claw Cuisine. Whenever the ice and snow melt and spring returns to the earth, it is the golden season for picking ferns. Pteridium aquilinum tastes crisp, tender and smooth, and tastes fragrant. You can often cook, stir-fry, marinate noodles and make buns. There are many ways to eat. Pteridium aquilinum is rich in nutrition, which has the functions of refreshing, removing greasy and helping digestion. Therefore, people call bracken "the king of wild vegetables" and "the delicacy of snow fruit". Fresh bracken has a heavy bitter taste. Before eating, you need to scald it with boiling water, and then soak it in cold water to remove the odor. Without this step, the entrance of bracken is bitter. Well-made fresh bracken tastes delicious and smooth, and with seasonings, it is a rare and excellent dining table. In addition, there is a popular way to eat fried shredded pork.
7. cereals
Everyone should eat cereal, such as oats, buckwheat, lentils, coix seed, peanuts, soybeans, coffee beans and sunflower seeds. These are seed plants. They are very nutritious. Especially for Qingming health, you can eat more grain soup, mix your favorite grains with soup at will, or cook porridge. Cereal food can nourish the liver, relieve annoyance, eliminate dampness, regulate the stomach, moisten the intestines, replenish deficiency and enhance resistance.
8.tremella fuciformis
Tremella is a tonic for civilians, but it can be compared with ginseng and bird's nest, and it is the best beauty food for women. Tremella fuciformis is often used to make sweet soup, and it is a rare health-care medicine for promoting diuresis, nourishing blood and nourishing yin, strengthening brain and refreshing, beautifying and rejuvenating skin, tonifying kidney and replenishing essence. And women with irregular menstruation and constipation can eat tremella soup.
9. Chinese yam
Yam is highly praised in Chinese medicine, because it can prevent cardiovascular diseases, keep blood vessel elasticity and avoid arteriosclerosis. At the same time, eating more yam can avoid fat deposition and reduce the causes of obesity. In addition, there is a substance called dopamine in yam, which can dilate blood vessels and promote blood circulation.
10. Leek
Leek is known as "intestine washing grass" and contains more crude fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and effectively prevent habitual constipation and intestinal cancer. During the Qingming Festival, spring vegetables are fragrant, and the human body has experienced the nourishment of a long winter. At this time, it is time to ingest some fresh and tender vegetables in the season, and at the same time let the stomach rest. You can also use its cellulose to accelerate the discharge of oil and toxins in the body and promote metabolism. It is an ideal diet food. In addition, leek is rich in cellulose, volatile essential oil, vitamins and other nutrients, and its bactericidal effect is obvious. Eating leeks in Tomb-Sweeping Day can not only help yang to grow hair, but also sterilize and diminish inflammation, stimulate appetite and reduce blood fat.
2. What are the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?
1, Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: sweeping graves.
In the history of China, it was forbidden to eat cold food and worship ancestors by fire, and it became a continuous custom and tradition for Tomb-Sweeping Day to sweep graves to worship ancestors. Even in today's society, before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, people still have the custom of going to graves to pay homage to their ancestors: uprooting weeds, placing offerings, burning incense and praying in front of graves, burning paper money and gold ingots, or simply offering a bunch of flowers to express their memory of their ancestors.
2. Tomb-Sweeping Day's custom: outing.
During the Qingming Festival, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. Our people have kept the habit of walking in Tomb-Sweeping Day for a long time. Legend has it that the Qingming outing began a long time ago. The intrinsic significance of Qingming outing is to conform to the seasonal solar terms. In spring and March, life began to flourish and everything sprouted. People go out to the wild and actively cater to the weather, thus promoting the circulation of yang in the body, which is of great benefit to health.
3. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: Cuju.
Cuju, the predecessor of football, is made of leather and stuffed with wool. According to legend, Cuju existed before the Shang Dynasty, and it flowed into the people during the Warring States Period. In the Han Dynasty, it was even used to practice martial arts in the military and was included in art books. Cuju was the most prosperous in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and there were often scenes of "the ball didn't drop" and "the ball didn't leave the foot, the foot didn't leave the ball, the Huating watched the game, and ten thousand people watched the game". Song Taizu's Cuju map depicts the scene at that time. Du Fu wrote in the poem "Qingming Festival" that "Cuju is ten years away, and the custom of swinging in Wan Li is the same", which also shows the popularity of Cuju activities at that time.
4. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: inserting willows.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is the time when willows sprout and smoke is green. There are folk customs of folding willow, piercing willow and inserting willow. When people go out for an outing, they break off some wicker branches, which can be played with in their hands, woven into hats and worn on their heads, or taken home and inserted on the lintels and eaves. The custom of inserting willow is related to avoiding epidemic. The Tang people thought that wearing willow branches when offering sacrifices by the river could drive away the harm of poisonous insects. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, people often planted willows in front of their homes to avoid pests.
5. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: flying kites.
Flying kites is a popular custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day. In ancient times, flying kites was not only a recreational activity, but also an act of witchcraft: they thought flying kites could release their bad breath. Therefore, when flying kites in Tomb-Sweeping Day, many people will write all the disasters they know on paper kites. When the kite flies high, they cut the kite string and let the kite float away with the wind, symbolizing that their illness and dirty air have been taken away by the kite.
6. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: Swing.
This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move. It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing. Swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage, which is deeply loved by people, especially children.
7. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: Silkworm Flower Festival.
"Silkworm Flower Festival" is a unique folk culture in Silkworm Township. During the past period in Tomb-Sweeping Day, this folk activity was held in Wu Tong, Wuzhen, Chongfu and Zhouquan. Every year, the Silkworm Flower Festival is crowded with people, and there are many activities, such as welcoming the silkworm god, rocking the clippers, making noise in the Taiwan Pavilion, worshipping incense benches, boxing, dragon lanterns, lifting poles and singing operas. Some of these activities are carried out on shore, and most of them are carried out on ships, which is very characteristic of water towns.
8. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: tug of war.
It was called "tug of war" in the early days and "strong hook" in the Tang Dynasty. It was invented at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, which became popular in the military and later spread among the people. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a large tug-of-war was held in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Since then, tug-of-war has become a part of the Qingming custom.
9. Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: cockfighting.
In ancient times, cockfighting competitions prevailed in Qingming, which began in Qingming and lasted until the summer solstice. The earliest record of cockfighting in China can be found in Zuo Zhuan. In the Tang dynasty, cockfighting became a common practice, not only among the people, but also the emperor. For example, Tang Xuanzong likes cockfighting best.
10, Tomb-Sweeping Day custom: planting trees.
Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring was bright and the spring rain was falling, and the survival rate of planted seedlings was high and the growth was fast. Therefore, China has the habit of planting trees in Qingming since ancient times. Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day. The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.