Traditional Cuisine in Grain Rain Season
asparagus
In Grain Rain, fresh asparagus is crispy and delicious when picked, fried or mixed. Fresh asparagus is the best in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. In the past, Beijing residents often went to the Temple of Heaven to select early users.
Tofu with Chinese Toon
Toona sinensis is a young bud or leaf of Toona sinensis tree. In early spring and March, the tender leaves of Toona sinensis are covered with branches, and the spring buds are slightly exposed. Both leaves and buds can be eaten as vegetables, and the fragrance is unparalleled.
The average family eats Toona sinensis bud gluten, which is fragrant and tough, and Tofu with Toona sinensis leaves tastes better. And the production is very simple. Just wash the leaves of Toona sinensis, cut them into fine powder, marinate them with fine salt for an hour or two, then wring out the water, pour them into tofu (tofu can be blanched with boiling water first), and then mix well with fine salt, enamel, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil. One is green, the other is white, and the color is bright and the taste is extremely delicious.
Yanlai bamboo shoots
Also known as spring bamboo shoots, because swallows are long bamboo shoots when they come in spring, they are called Yanlai bamboo shoots. It is a common dietary custom for Yanlai bamboo shoots to enter the text in the north and south of China. Bamboo shoots, fresh, brown shells, long bodies, and milky yellow bamboo shoots. People like to cook soup with swallows and bamboo shoots, which is called "salted fresh". That is, bacon, fresh pig's trotters and Yanlai bamboo shoots are boiled into soup. Soup is milky white, bacon is red, and bamboo shoots are like ivory. It's really delicious. It's delicious. Because of its delicious taste, there is a saying among the people that eating pickled fresh potatoes won't make you slap in the face. In addition to cooking soup, Yanlai bamboo shoots can also be eaten in "oil soaked bamboo shoots" and "bamboo shoot oil". They are all seasonal dishes in March.
Peach mandarin fish
When the peach blossoms are in full bloom in March, it is also the most fertile season for mandarin fish. People compete for early adopters. Mandarin fish, also known as stone mandarin fish and mandarin fish, is called koi fish. Fish has gray stripes and contains nutrients such as iron, vitamin A and vitamin B. It is a rare aquatic product unique to China. March is the spawning season of Siniperca chuatsi, so the fish meat is tender, and the contents of protein, fat, calcium and phosphorus are higher than those in other seasons. Zhang, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a famous sentence "Peach blossoms and flowing water nourish the fat of mandarin fish" in the Fishing Song, which shows that the delicious taste of mandarin fish is well known in the Tang Dynasty.
There are many cooking methods of mandarin fish, such as steaming, red roasting, vinegar pouring and so on, with different tastes.
Steamed mandarin fish is famous for its thousand layers of mandarin fish. It is steamed with ham slices, chicken slices, egg slices and mushroom slices, plus Shao wine, refined salt, onion and ginger. But the fish needs to be processed first: after the fish is killed, cut off the head at the pectoral fin, cut off the collar, turn it over and pat the head flat with the back of the knife. Close to the fish spine, batch from right to left to tail, cut off the spine and cut into two clean fish pieces. Then put the fish on the chopping block (fish skin facing down), hold the fish tail with your left hand, and hold the knife with your right hand until the fish skin is spread flat forward, batch the fish skin into 60 pieces, cut it into diamond-shaped pieces, and then add refined salt and Shaoxing wine to the fish head, fish meat and fish tail to marinate evenly for a while.
Melody mandarin fish is bright in color, beautiful in shape and original in taste, characterized by salty and fresh.
Sweet and sour mandarin fish is the most famous sweet and sour mandarin fish. This dish is a plastic dish. Because its head is wide open, the meat looks like hair turning, and its tail is tilted, which looks like a squirrel; Its name is also because its dishes will make a mocking sound when hanging salt water, such as the cheerful cry of squirrels.
Turtle skirt soup
Soft-shelled turtle is also known as soft-shelled turtle, tuanyu and Yuan Yu. Because of its slightly round back shell, it is also called round dish. In the spring of March, the soft-shelled turtle just experienced hibernation and entered an active period. Cauliflower is the fattest when it is in full bloom. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "cauliflower turtle supplements the body". After spring, soft-shelled turtles lay eggs after mating, and will gradually recover when osmanthus flowers are fragrant in August. Therefore, the turtles in autumn are fatter and stronger, and they are called "osmanthus turtles".
Generally, soft-shelled turtles are stewed. Slaughter and clean the soft-shelled turtle, and add pork fat knee slices, cooked yam slices, cooked winter bamboo shoots, water-borne fungus, Shaoxing wine, salt, ice (crystal sugar is needed instead of white sugar for soft-shelled turtle stew), onion, ginger, garlic and so on. Then steam it in a cage, or stew it in water until it is cooked.
Stewed turtle, the soup is clear and the meat is delicious. Generally, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and monosodium glutamate are needed to be mixed into seasonings and dipped in meat. It's delicious. Because soft-shelled turtle is rich in animal glue, especially the skirt around soft-shelled turtle is more nutritious, white as gelatin, and delicious, both tough and waxy, so people call it soft-shelled turtle skirt fan.
Turtle is regarded as a nourishing dish for a reason. Turtle has strong vitality and rich nutrition, including protein, fat, sugar, inorganic salts, vitamins and other ingredients. Its blood is a medicine for nourishing yin and clearing heat, and its head is baked into powder, which can be taken with yellow wine to treat proctoptosis. Eating a whole turtle is also very effective in treating painful heart disease.
So eating soft-shelled turtle in March is not only to adjust life, but also to keep fit. However, it should be noted that soft-shelled turtles are weaker than their skin in summer, which is also the season for mosquitoes to breed. Once the turtle is bitten by mosquitoes, the fish will be infected with toxins. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "turtle in June is like arsenic", and it is not appropriate to eat turtle at this time. It can be seen that the turtle is best in spring and autumn.
shrimp roe soy sauce
China's inland rivers are dominated by freshwater fish, which are very rich in resources. Among them, the fresh, lively and huge river shrimp is even more attractive. When the peach blossoms are in full bloom in March, it is the most vigorous season for female shrimp to give birth. Only one female shrimp is covered with shrimp. At that time, shrimp soy sauce was made at home and in the sauce garden.
Making soy sauce is not complicated, but each process must be profound and highly technical. Rinse the fresh shrimp first, drain the water (put it in a cool place), put 4 kg of shrimp and 2 kg of white enamel (or crystal sugar) in a pot according to the proportion of 50 kg of soybean oil (preferably the first bite of soy sauce), add seasonings such as ginger, onion, cinnamon and yellow wine, and cook with slow fire. While cooking, stir-fry with a copper spoon up and down in the pot, so that the delicate flavor of shrimp gradually penetrates into the soy sauce, and skim off the floating foam from time to time. Boil per pot 1 hour or so. After cooling, put it into a cleaned sterile glass bottle and cover it tightly.
Shrimp soy sauce, deep red in color and extremely delicious, can be eaten with noodles. It is also an excellent seasoning for cold pots and cold dishes. For example, boiled chicken dipped in shrimp soy sauce has endless fragrance, and people like to eat white belly with balsamic vinegar and spicy oil. If you add shrimp to replenish oil, it is fresh, spicy, salty and refreshing, which makes people relish.
Roasted shrimp
For fresh shrimp, only lively males must be selected. March male shrimp, the meat head is fat and solid, only crystal clear. Wash the live shrimps first, and then rinse them off with cold boiled water. Then spray a little edible alcohol on the shrimp (not only to disinfect the shrimp, but also to enhance the flavor of the shrimp). When the live shrimp is sprayed with alcohol, it will stop beating. Pour the shrimp into the basin and dip it in the seasoning prepared by shrimp soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger, onion and fermented halogen, which is delicious. Ordinary families in the north and south of China have the habit of eating live shrimp in March, but the seasonings are different. In the north, families like to add spices such as pepper, spicy oil, pepper, garlic paste and coriander powder. In the south, such as Guangdong, they like to dip live shrimp in snake oil, which has different tastes.
However, at present, the eating method of grilled live shrimp in March is gradually decreasing. It is considered that eating roasted live shrimp is unsanitary, some inland rivers are polluted and live shrimp stinks. Although shrimp is disinfected with alcohol, it is still not safe enough. In addition, because pollution affects the natural flavor of live shrimp, there are fewer people who eat fried live shrimp at present. This shows how important it is to protect water resources for people's diet and life.
Grain Rain regimen
1, remember to cover in spring and freeze in autumn.
In spring, people will be eager to take off their clothes, but their bodies are likely to be hurt because they have not adapted to external changes. Moreover, there are still problems of "late spring cold" and large temperature difference between early and early heating in spring, so even if the sun is shining and the temperature is warming up, you need to take off your clothes slowly to adapt to the ups and downs of this temperature.
Step 2 get enough sleep
Spring is warm in bloom, and the temperature has started to rise. The metabolic process of human body is accelerated, so the demand for oxygen supply in human brain is increased. Once the human body lacks oxygen, it is very easy to get sleepy. At this time, everyone needs to ensure adequate sleep to reduce the problem of sleepiness.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, "lying at night and getting up early" is the rhythm that spring sleep should master. At this time, people need to increase some outdoor exercises, which can effectively improve the oxygen supply to the brain, and the adjustment of diet can improve the problem of spring sleep. It should be noted that if people continue to be sleepy and depressed, it is very likely to be a precursor to some diseases.
3. Pay attention to tonifying kidney and nourishing liver
In spring, Grain Rain is suitable for moderate tonic, and eat more foods beneficial to liver and kidney, especially spinach. Spinach is sweet and cool, and enters the stomach. Eating spinach in spring can soothe the liver and regulate qi, which has a good effect on hypertension caused by insufficient liver qi.
4. Pay attention to removing water
With the increase of rain in spring, there will inevitably be moisture in the human body, so the method of health preservation at this time is to remove moisture. There are many ways to get rid of moisture, such as eating highland barley, red beans and other foods, cupping and scraping.
Step 5 avoid contact with allergens
There are a lot of pollen and catkins around Grain Rain. Friends with allergic symptoms, in addition to avoiding contact with allergens and reducing outdoor activities, may wish to rub their noses with cold water every morning or before going out, which will help relieve symptoms such as stuffy nose and sneezing.
Step 6 Exercise properly
In exercise, we should pay attention to moderate amount and choose moderate exercise methods, such as Tai Ji Chuan and yoga. Avoid participating in competitive activities and avoiding emotional excitement; Avoid doing weight-bearing activities to avoid holding your breath and causing high blood pressure. You can go to parks, squares, Woods, hillsides and other places with fresh air for walking, boxing and doing exercises. Insist on strengthening physical exercise, improve the metabolism of the body, increase the amount of perspiration, and eliminate the damp and hot gas in the body by physical methods to achieve a balance with the outside world.
The Function and Efficacy of Grain Rain Tea
1, clearing away fire and curing diseases
Grain Rain tea is warm and cool, because Grain Rain grows in mild spring, and the temperature in spring is moderate, so Grain Rain tea has the characteristics of warming and removing fire, and can be used as therapeutic tea.
2. Healthy teeth and tooth protection
The tea leaves collected before and after Grain Rain are green in color, fragrant in smell, slightly bitter and cool to chew; This kind of tea can be used to drink Camellia oleifera. Camellia oleifera is pure in orange color, delicious in taste and full of saliva. Therefore, Wuguyu tea has no concentration of ordinary tea, but it is sweet and refreshing. Achieve the effects of tooth health and tooth protection.
3, sterilization and disinfection
Spring buds, buds and leaves are rich and mellow. Grain Rain tea is fully developed due to the influence of temperature, and the leaves are full of fat juice. Fat leaf bud is also one of the unique characteristics of Grain Rain tea. Such Grain Rain tea is rich in vitamins and amino acids, rich in nutrients and minerals. It contains physiologically active components and has the functions of sterilization and disinfection. Professor Cao Jin of Hunan Medical University used Grain Rain tea and Guzhi tea to test the ability to inhibit the adhesion of Proteus, and found that Grain Rain tea and Guzhi tea had the effect of antibacterial plaque formation.