Old duck is a good tonic in summer. It is not only nutritious, but also very cold because it lives in water all the year round. It is best to be old white and white black. Stewing the old fat duck with sea cucumber has a great nourishing effect, and the stewed duck juice is conducive to nourishing the yin of the five internal organs and wasting heat.
In ancient medicine in China, duck meat was discussed as a tonic, and Tao Hongjing in Liang Dynasty called duck meat a "panacea" to nourish the top grade. There is also a folk saying that "an old duck wins in summer."
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Old duck soup:
Ingredients: duck, wax gourd or radish, onion, ginger, cooking wine, pepper, and other ingredients can be added according to personal preference.
Ducks can lay eggs when they are 4~6 months old, and those over one year old can be called old ducks. Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty mentioned in Compendium of Materia Medica: tender is poisonous, old is good. Therefore, you should choose an old duck for more than one year.
Old duck soup fully embodies the characteristics of duck meat in clearing heat and nourishing yin. Light and not greasy, nourishing and not getting angry. It is indeed a seasonal health dish worth recommending in dog days.
Old duck soup is a suitable tonic if it belongs to yin deficiency constitution and has symptoms such as fever, hot flashes, night sweats, dry mouth, dryness, upset and irritability. People who are prone to dry cough, less phlegm and dry throat are also suitable for drinking old duck soup.
Patients with edema and dysuria need to consult a doctor. If there are no contraindications, you can also eat some old duck soup properly to promote diuresis and reduce swelling.
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