Isn't it naive to eat mutton in summer?
No, with the improvement of people's living standards, air conditioners and watermelons are accompanied by hot summer days.
There is a poem:
Dead vines and old trees faint, air-conditioned wifi watermelon. Ge You's sofa, cold drinks and smoothies, I just lay down.
Air conditioners, watermelons, cold drinks and smoothies will all be attacked by cold germs. In addition, it is rainy in summer, and it is easy to be infected with dampness. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, dampness and turbidity lead to drowsiness. Limbs ache; Damp pathogen depresses the stomach; It hinders the transportation of the spleen and stomach, so the diet is poor. Mutton is warm, which has the effects of tonifying deficiency and qi, appetizing and tonifying kidney. The description of mutton in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica is: "Mutton can warm the middle warmer and tonify deficiency, tonify the middle warmer and invigorate qi, stimulate appetite and strengthen the body, benefit kidney qi, nourish gallbladder and improve eyesight, cure fatigue and cold, and treat five strains and seven injuries". Therefore, people who stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time can eat some mutton in moderation to achieve the effect of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen.
Note: When cooking mutton in summer, you must avoid using spicy ingredients, such as cinnamon and pepper. You can add mung beans (packed in small bags) when you are in cook the meat, which can not only increase the color of meat, but also neutralize some pungent temperatures and reduce the heat of mutton. It is best to add a little medlar, which has the function of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney.