Chinese dumpling

There is a folk custom that "jiaozi lies on his head and pancakes roll eggs on his feet". Because every dog days, people's appetite drops and they can't eat anything, and jiaozi is a traditional food to satisfy their appetite. In addition, this time coincides with the harvest of new wheat, which is "delicious but not as good as jiaozi". Jiaozi is both a staple food and a complementary food, with both meat and good cooking, so it's a good time to have a good meal.

noodles

Eating noodles in rainy days began in the Three Kingdoms period. You sweat a lot in dog days, and minerals such as potassium and sodium will also be lost with sweat. Compared with rice, noodles contain more protein, B vitamins and minerals, so eating noodles in summer is more beneficial to supplement nutrition. In addition, the secretion of gastric juice decreases in summer, and noodles are soft and easy to digest, which helps to protect the spleen and stomach, which is another reason to eat noodles in summer.

mutton

Mutton is hot and a good tonic in winter. However, in some parts of our country, there is a custom of eating mutton, which is called "luring sheep". There is even a saying that "a bowl of soup lures sheep in summer without a doctor's prescription". There is a certain scientific basis for sleeping mutton, because people are greedy for cold in summer and like to eat cold drinks and blow air conditioners, which leads to the accumulation of cold in the body and cannot be distributed, thus causing aches all over. Cold leads to stagnation, while warm leads to smoothness. Mutton can dispel dampness and cold, produce fluid and warm the stomach. Eating some hot mutton at this time will help dispel the cold in the body and dredge the meridians. The same is true of the folk proverb "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer". But not everyone is suitable for "eating sheep", and patients who are prone to get angry, physical fever and fever should not eat mutton in dog days.

chicken (as food)

The folk proverb says, "Eat a chicken in ups and downs, and it will be healthy for a year". Changsha, Hunan and Nanchang, Jiangxi all have the custom of eating chicken in dog days. People in Changsha are very particular about eating chicken. It must be a rooster. Kill it that day. Add wine and ginger when frying chicken, and stew it with roadside water. In dog days, the heat is severe. The ancients thought that roosters can get rid of dampness, while roast chicken and Jiang Ye can get rid of dampness, forming a folk custom of squatting to eat chicken. In summer, the cold in the body is easy to dissolve. At this time, moderate consumption of spicy and irritating foods such as ginger, chicken and mutton can warm the middle and dispel cold, tonify deficiency and help yang, which is in line with the principle of "treating winter diseases in summer".

Bitter food

Fire corresponds to bitterness, and bitter food has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating summer heat and dampness, stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen. Eating bitter vegetables in dog days can help people stay away from evil dampness, stimulate appetite and refresh their minds. Common bitter foods are bitter gourd, lettuce, bitter chrysanthemum, dandelion, bitter vegetable, lotus seed, celery, lily and so on.

sterile food

The high temperature in summer and the rapid proliferation of various pathogenic bacteria are the high incidence period of intestinal diseases. At this time, you should eat more sterilized vegetables, such as garlic, ginger, garlic sprouts, young garlic shoots, onions, onions, leeks and so on. , can prevent diseases.

Drink plenty of water

It's hot in summer, and people sweat a lot. Always drink water to replenish water. Don't wait until you are thirsty to drink water, but drink more.