Autumn and winter are a good opportunity for tonic, but many people will go into a misunderstanding. As a result, there is no "tonic" effect, and even it is counterproductive. The more "tonic", the more virtual it is.
One of the hot spots of nourishing: snake
Nourishing index: ★★★★★
Recommended eating methods: snake soup, snake soup, Meiji, salt and pepper, hot pot, steamed.
As the saying goes, autumn wind makes three snakes fat. In this tonic season, snakes should be put first in the choice of food. Snakes are low in fat and rich in protein, which can dispel wind, promote blood circulation, and dispel cold and dampness. It is an ideal medicine tonic. As early as the Han Dynasty, Cantonese people liked to eat snakes, and it was recorded that "the more people eat snakes, the more they think they eat them". Speaking of snakes, there are many ways. The simplest method is steaming. Add dried tangerine peel, ginger and other condiments to the snake slices and steam them in water, which is very delicious.
There are many places to eat snakes. The reporter recently enjoyed a colorful "all-snake banquet" in Taotaoju restaurant. In order to satisfy the diners' thirst for snakes, they specially hired a master with more than 50 years' experience in cooking snakes. Let's take a look at this chrysanthemum five snake soup. It is made of fresh (roasted) snake meat, shredded chicken, shredded mushroom, chrysanthemum and other materials, and then carefully stewed with thick soup. Sweet, fragrant, not greasy, unique flavor. In addition, the restaurant also introduced fried snake silk with gold and silver, stuffed snake slices with flowers, and special dragon and phoenix packages.
In winter, playing hot pot with snakes is also a happy thing. Want to eat delicious snake pot, Jufuwang restaurant located between Tianhe Interchange and Zhongshan Interchange now offers small banyan snake and wild duck hot pot. Mr. Zhou, the manager, said that this small banyan snake from Shantou should be small, with 2-3 tender meats and just the right entrance. Before eating, take out the bones, wash them and spread them on a plate. After the water is boiled, add the duck meat first, then the snake meat. After the water is boiled, scoop up a bowl of soup, put some chopped parsley, enjoy the moisture of the fragrant soup, and then take out the snake meat and duck to eat. Snake meat is really unusual, tender and tough, very chewy.
The second kind of hot tonic: eel
Supplementary index: ★★★★
Recommended eating methods: stir-fried, hot pot, eel paste, baked rice, soup, and (a few mouthfuls).
Eel is somewhat similar to snake in appearance, and is the same as snake in nutrition, with low fat, rich protein and good taste. Warm in nature, it has the effects of tonifying deficiency, eliminating cold and dampness, dredging five internal organs and clearing six meridians. If it's weak, eels? Rice and eel soup are both good choices. There are many kinds of eel dishes. Eel bones can make soup, and eel blood can cook. Now, people who like to make arrays have a new way to eat. Eel meat is chilled and served with mustard, which is fashionable and delicious.
Recently, people like to go to the suburbs for food. No wonder, coupled with the unique geographical conditions, the games there are usually full of wildness. The big white eel in Daguan Farm, Daguan South Road, Dongpu is a wild river eel, so you can catch it yourself. Each caught river eel weighs a catty, and it is steamed with a large copper plate dipped in soy sauce. Meat is fat and delicious, because it is caught, so the quantity is limited, and it can only be supplied in limited quantities every day while stocks last.
The third kind of hot tonic: sheep
Supplementary index: ★★★★
Recommended eating methods: white cut, braised, hot pot.
Eating sheep in winter is nothing new. Mutton is high in fat, rich in protein and warm in nature. After eating, it can quickly increase the body's calories, keep out the cold, and has the effects of tonifying yang and treating qi deficiency, so it is often used as a tonic. The highest realm of mutton is the whole lamb feast, and 18 kinds of mutton art can best be reflected in the cooking technology of mutton. For example, all kinds of mutton in Dongting Xuan are praised by foodies. The most delicious way to eat mutton is believed to be instant-boiled mutton. Most restaurants in Guangzhou have instant-boiled mutton in winter, but if you want to eat properly and eat purely, you need several professional mutton shops such as Zhangji, Xinxing Hotel and Donglaishun.
The fourth kind of hot tonic: dog
Nourishing index: ★★★★★
Recommended eating methods: dog meat pot, braised, white cut, etc.
Winter is coming, and dog meat smells delicious. Dog meat tastes mellow and has a strong aroma. It is a favorite food of many ethnic groups in China, and it is also called "fragrant meat" in some places. There is of course a reason to eat it in the cold winter. In addition to delicious taste, it is also a highly complementary nutritious food. Dog meat is rich in protein, fat, vitamins and trace elements. Eating dog meat in cold winter, for people with backache and cold feet and weak constitution, has a good effect of keeping warm and keeping out the cold, and can achieve the purpose of benefiting qi and tonifying deficiency, warming the middle and warming the lower.
There are many ways to eat dog meat, such as stewing, stewing, frying and marinating. The most amazing thing is the "dog meat feast" in Chaozhou, Guangdong. More than a dozen dishes, whether fried or fried, are mainly dog meat, which is delicious and delicious.
Where to eat dog meat? Koreans love dog meat. Korean restaurants such as Xiaoweixuan have nutritious dog meat platters and nutritious dog broth in the form of hot pot. If you are a gourmet, Guizhou restaurants will definitely not let you go. For example, Huangguoshu Guizhou Restaurant has Huajiang dog meat hot pot, which is very attractive. Further, go to Li Mingzhu in Taihe, which is a restaurant specializing in roast chicken, goose and dog meat. It is said that they have their own dog farm, and the dog meat they eat is slaughtered on the spot, so they can safely eat it.
Winter nourishing dishes launched by the restaurant
Ancient stewed snake meat: cooked in a huge shape over the mountain peak, promoting blood circulation and strengthening the body, and expelling wind.
Snake blood fried rice: cooked on a huge mountain peak, it can warm the stomach, dispel cold, clear away heat and detoxify.
Stewed turtle with velvet antler: tonifying kidney and strengthening bones, nourishing yin and strengthening yang.
Braised partridge with sea coconut: resolving phlegm and relieving cough, clearing heart and moistening lung.
Braised old hen with coconut abalone: yin beauty
Braised three snakes with shredded abalone: clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling wind and promoting blood circulation.
Crocodiles stewed with Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Loquat: fresh crocodile meat, loquat leaves, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, pork, chicken feet, etc. Boil and stew for 4 hours. Tonifying lung, preventing cough, and enhancing the activity of trachea, which is very suitable for people who drink too much alcohol and tobacco.
All kinds of snake stew, steaming, frying, stewing and frying have their own flavors. There are chrysanthemum five snake soup, fried snake shreds with gold and silver, stuffed snake slices with flowers, and special dragon and phoenix bags.
Stewed kangaroo meat with Radix Astragali and Radix Codonopsis: Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis and kangaroo meat. Supplementing qi, consolidating exterior, strengthening spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and promoting fluid production are suitable for soreness and weakness of waist and knees, asthenia and tepid limbs.
Stewed quail with fresh ginseng: fresh ginseng and quail. It has the effects of invigorating primordial qi, promoting fluid production, tranquilizing mind, strengthening brain and strengthening yang, and is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with insomnia due to deficiency of yang and deficiency of kidney essence.
Braised pigeon with bright-eyed fish and medlar: bright-eyed fish, medlar and squab. Nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting eyesight, and suitable for dizziness and dizziness caused by liver and kidney weakness.
Braised duck with Cordyceps sinensis: Cordyceps sinensis, duck. Tonify deficiency, invigorating qi, relieve cough, eliminating phlegm, invigorating middle energizer, promoting digestion, regulating stomach and benefiting lung, nourishing kidney and essence, regulating stomach and promoting digestion, and is suitable for asthenia, emaciation, neurasthenia, asthma due to kidney deficiency, anemia, tuberculosis, expectoration, chronic bronchitis, etc.