Small fullness means a bumper harvest. At this time, when the sun reaches 60 degrees of the yellow meridian, summer crops such as barley and winter wheat have already borne fruit, and the seeds are gradually full, but not yet mature, just full, so the solar term is named full. Zhou Shu once recorded: Xiaoman's bitter vegetable show that day? . In other words, Xiaoman has to endure hardships on this day, which has been one of the folk customs for thousands of years. However, fewer and fewer people know this tradition now. So, what is bitter vegetable? How to eat bitter vegetables without pain? Let me take stock of Xiaoman solar terms and bitter vegetables for you!

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Why do you have to suffer?

? Is it to cope with? A fever? The best choice for

In the past, many people had to eat bitter vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and bitter vegetables became a unique dietary custom in Xiaoman solar terms.

At this time, some extremely dry and hot winds began to blow. These high temperature and low humidity winds are not only harmful to crops, but also easy to cause harm to human body, which leads to the continuous increase of human body heat and makes people prone to dry and hot symptoms. The combination of summer heat and dampness will lead to excessive sweating, loss of appetite, weakness of limbs and decreased digestive function in many people. As the saying goes? How difficult is it to prevent heatstroke? , all over the mountains. Bitter vegetables are just to deal with? A fever? Best choice.

Huangdi Neijing records:? Heart hates heat? 、? Bitter into the heart? (Bitter taste in my heart), I have put forward so many opinions about summer health. Suffering? Healthy? Heart fire? With what? Nourish the heart? .

Chicory, also known as chicory, chicory and gosling, has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood to stop bleeding, eliminating dampness and lowering blood pressure. Nutrition experts say that hot weather in summer increases human consumption. In fact, it's not just bitter vegetables. Eating more bitter foods can promote appetite and digestion, and it can clear the heart and strengthen the brain for working people. In addition, eating bitter food also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Especially those who work outdoors in hot summer, can it be more suitable? Suffering? Clearing heat and purging fire, dispelling summer heat and dampness.

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What are the bitter vegetables?

? The family is huge, and bitter gourd is not the only one.

Speaking of bitter vegetables, many people can think of bitter gourd besides bitter vegetables. In fact, there are many bitter vegetables.

Among the common dishes on the market, bitter ones are: bitter gourd, celery, arrowhead, lettuce, lettuce and so on. Slightly bitter dishes are: Malantou, chrysanthemum brain, celery, coriander and so on; There are also gouqi heads in wild vegetables.

In addition, there are bitter dried and fresh fruits, which can be used as medicine and food, such as lotus seed core, mint leaves, bitter almond and dandelion, which are all good ingredients to prevent heatstroke.

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Why are there fewer bitter vegetable fans?

? Young people can't stand suffering.

Although many people have heard of the benefits of bitter vegetables, not many people really like bitter vegetables. Especially young people, most of them said they couldn't stand the pain. ? I don't know how much bitter gourd can sell in the market. The taste is too bad to swallow. ?

So, how can we get rid of bitter vegetables and make them taste good, so that they will no longer be rejected by everyone?

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How to eat without suffering?

? Blanch or add salt first.

According to the experience of food experts, generally, bitter things should be blanched before cooking, and a lot of bitterness can be removed after blanching (boiling water). This practice is commonly used in many families, but it is not easy to retain the flavor of bitter vegetables.

Pickling is a better method. Sprinkle salt on the vegetables for a while, then filter out the water to reduce the bitterness. There is also an introduction on the internet: rinse with cold water, gently rub with your hands while washing, change the water for a while and then wash again. If you rinse it three or four times repeatedly, the bitter juice will be lost with the water and the bitterness will be removed.

In addition, on the basis of basic practices such as blanching and pickling, seasoning can cover up bitterness. A hotel chef said:? For example, bitter gourd can be served with black beans, peppers or salty taste. Generally speaking, bitter vegetables that are slightly sweet and sour are no problem. ?

Five? Bitter vegetables? Not bitter. I'll teach you how to do it.

So, what are the specific ways to avoid bitter dishes? Today, I will introduce some specific practices to you.

Balsam pear tea

Bitter gourd has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, clearing away heat and pathogenic factors, relieving fatigue, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight, benefiting qi and strengthening yang. Momordica charantia contains protein in addition to bitter quinine. It is found that protein can stimulate immune cells and has anti-cancer effect.

Practice: ① Cut Momordica charantia into 1-2 mm slices, put them in a pot for dry frying, and drain the water. ② Bitter gourd turns brown after frying. After cooling, put it in a sealed can and store it in the refrigerator for 2 months. ③ Drink it after soaking in hot water. Just drink 3-4 cups a day.

Bitter salad

Bitter cold, bitter vegetables have the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Li Shizhen pointed out in the book Compendium of Materia Medica:? Bitter vegetable is a delicious food to accompany meals in summer, which has the functions of refreshing and appetizing, relieving summer heat, clearing heart and relieving annoyance.

Seasoning: garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, sesame oil.

Practice: ① Wash the bitter vegetables and blanch them in boiling water pot for 2 minutes; (2) quickly take it out and put it into cold water for soaking and cooling, and then control the water; (3) cut into sections and put into a basin for later use; (4) Mix the mashed garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and vinegar in a small bowl, pour them on the bitter vegetables and mix well.

Dandelion rice porridge

Dandelion is one of the common wild vegetables in Nanjing. Eating more does not hurt people, and it can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dandelion is sweet, bitter and cold, and enters the liver and stomach meridians, which has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, stopping diarrhea, benefiting gallbladder, protecting liver, strengthening stomach and lowering blood pressure.

Ingredients: 55g of rice and 20g of dandelion.

Accessories: sesame oil and salt are suitable.

Practice: ① Chop dandelion; Rice washes well. (2) Add a few drops of sesame oil to the boiled rice and stir with a spoon to prevent the rice from touching the pot. When the water boils again, boil it over low heat. ③ Add dandelion powder and salt 5 minutes before taking out the pot.

Sydney, tremella, red dates and lotus seed soup

The nucleus in lotus seeds not only has the effect of reducing fire, but also can improve eyesight, soothe the nerves and lower blood pressure. But generally, fresh lotus seed cores are not bitter, while older lotus seed cores are hard and bitter, so making desserts can weaken the bitterness.

Materials: Sydney 1 piece, tremella 30g, lotus seeds 20g, and five red dates.

Practice: Peel Sydney and cut into pieces. Wash a tremella, some lotus seeds, 10 more red dates. Put a proper amount of Sydney, tremella, red dates, lotus seeds and crystal sugar into a pot, add enough water (the amount of water is about 2-3 times that of all ingredients), and simmer on high fire until it turns to low heat 1 hour.

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