Eating pears in surprise is a folk custom in the north. Farmers want to eat pears on the day of fright, which means saying goodbye to pests. Eating pears in shock also has health significance, because one is that the human body should shun liver qi, nourish temper and moisten lungs; Second, the climate gets warmer after the shock, and at the same time it will cause frequent smog weather, and the human body is prone to cough, dry mouth and other symptoms. Pear is slightly cold and moistens dryness, produces fluid and clears heat, moistens lung and relieves cough, and helps digestion and stagnation. Pear is called "natural mineral water" because it is fresh and juicy, contains 85% water, is sweet and sour, and is rich in vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and iodine. Since ancient times, it has been known as the "Hundred Fruits School". In spring, the air is dry and there is little water. If you can insist on eating a certain amount of pears every day, you can produce fluid and moisten your lungs. There are many ways to eat pears, such as raw eating, steaming, juicing, baking or boiling water, especially steaming pears with rock sugar has a good effect on cough. Although pear is a good fruit, it should not be eaten too much. Too much will hurt the spleen and stomach and help damp. Therefore, people with cold cough, abdominal pain, spleen deficiency, loose stool, parturient and so on should be cautious.
In Shaanxi, some areas want to eat fried beans after being electrocuted. People soak soybeans in salt water and stir-fry them in a pot, making a crackling sound, which symbolizes the jumping sound of insects when they are tortured by heat in the pot. Soybean contains plant protein and is known as "vegetable meat". If the human body lacks protein, it will have the symptoms of decreased immunity and fatigue. Eating soy protein supplements can avoid the problem of rising cholesterol in meat. Soybean is rich in soybean lecithin, which is one of the important components of the brain. Eating more soybeans can help prevent Alzheimer's disease (neurology). In addition, sterols in soybean lecithin can increase nerve function and vitality. It is not advisable to eat more fried soybeans, otherwise it will easily lead to indigestion and abdominal pain. People with soybean cold and stomach cold, people who are prone to diarrhea, bloating, spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency and frequent nocturnal emission should not eat more.
When spring comes, people's sweat pores are also open. In some places in the northwest, every household is required to drink glutinous rice wine and eat egg pancakes mixed with mustard juice to drive away the accumulated cold. Pouring eggs with fermented glutinous rice wine is a common breakfast for Yongchang people, and it is also a kind of diet for the "Sting" Festival. It is said that drinking mash wine this morning has the effect of moistening lung and strengthening stomach. The production method of fermented glutinous rice wine is simple and unique, and it needs craftsmen to brew, not everyone can. Its practice: firstly, wash the glutinous rice with clear water to remove impurities, then soak it in warm water for about 12 hours, take it out and steam it, pour it on the clean chopping board of unused oily meat, let it cool, sprinkle steamed rice washing water, put it in a porcelain basin, put it on a hot kang at about 50 degrees Celsius, cover it tightly with a clean cotton mattress, and uncover the bedding one and a half days later to smell the fragrance. Guests usually drink a bowl of mash wine, stir-fry a bowl of clear water with a small stir-fry spoon, add about one-seventh of mash wine, beat one or two eggs in another bowl, stir the egg white and yolk evenly, pour them into the stir-fry mash wine stir-fry spoon, and add a spoonful of sugar to increase sweetness to neutralize the flavor of koji. Stir again with a small spoon and serve. When guests drink fermented glutinous rice wine, they often eat fried dough sticks or soak steamed bread and cakes.
In some areas of Shandong province, farmers burn pancakes in the yard on the day of fright, which means that smoke kills pests. In order to ensure the taste of traditional pancakes, the raw materials are coarse grains, neither pure coarse grains nor pure flour and rice. Before grinding flour, most of them choose grains with skins, which contain a lot of crude fiber and are easy to digest. In addition, pancakes have certain hardness and toughness, which can exercise tooth function and make teeth stronger. Scallion pancake roll is a well-known typical Shandong way to eat. When eating, put a big, round and thin pancake on a washed green onion, dip it in soy sauce, and then roll it up conveniently. In the movie Red Sun, there is a classic scene of Hua Ye soldiers eating pancakes and green onions.