1, eat lotus root in summer. In Jiangnan, there is a saying that lotus root is eaten in summer. As early as the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, lotus root was designated as a royal tribute. Every summer, people are used to eating lotus roots.
2. Eat jiaozi in summer. As the saying goes, "cold is in March 9th, heat is in dog days". People in dog days have poor appetite and are often thinner than usual, commonly known as bitter summer. Dog days are around the summer solar terms. During this period, jiaozi was a food for northerners to stimulate appetite and relieve hunger.
3. Eat mangoes in summer. In Taiwan Province Province, the summer heat is the most mature and delicious season for mangoes. Because mango contains a lot of vitamins, eating mango regularly can moisturize the skin.
4. Eat eel in summer. After summer, Monopterus albus is strong and fat, and enters the spawning period, and its taste becomes more delicious, and its nourishing function reaches its peak. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Monopterus albus is warm and sweet, and it has the functions of invigorating the middle energizer, nourishing the liver and spleen, expelling wind and dampness, and strengthening bones and muscles.