Regulating cold and heat
In the hot summer sun, people's contact with cold food is greatly increased compared with other seasons. Besides drinking cold drinks and eating popsicles, fruits and vegetables such as watermelon, cucumber, bitter gourd, wax gourd, loofah, eggplant and radish that people often eat in summer are all cold foods. Eating too much can easily damage the spleen and stomach, ranging from discomfort to stomachache.
If we add a little pepper, we can balance cold and heat. Such as fried bitter gourd, fried cabbage, cold cucumber, Korean kimchi, radish kimchi and so on. There are peppers. These dishes actually contain the wisdom of Chinese medicine to "reconcile cold and heat" and "nourish yang in spring and summer".
Appetizing and helping digestion
Pepper is spicy and irritating. No matter what kind of dishes are served with Chili peppers, they taste particularly fragrant. In the folk, pepper is also called "appetizer" and "next meal". The summer heat is unbearable, and most people have no appetite. If they don't want to eat, eating some peppers can stimulate their appetite and stimulate their appetite.
Dehumidification and cooling
Why do people in Sichuan, Hunan, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Guizhou like spicy food? Because the climate in those places is humid, and pepper has the function of dehumidification, which can drive away excess moisture in the body. There is much rain and humidity in summer. Eating some peppers properly can remove moisture.
Studies have found that eating peppers has a cooling effect. This is mainly because there will be a tingling sensation when I just eat Chili, but after the tingling, the spicy stimulation only leaves a layer of crystal sweat on my face; When the sweat evaporates, it takes away the excess heat of the body, and the coolness that surprises you will surely come as scheduled.
Eating Chili in summer is very particular.
It is best to eat fresh peppers.
Because fresh peppers are more nutritious and have less firepower, it is better to eat less dried peppers and Chili noodles. Fresh peppers will be fried at high temperature, and their spicy taste will be reduced. In addition, if the pepper has been put in the dish, don't put any spicy spices such as pepper, aniseed and cinnamon, otherwise it will be easier to get angry when you get angry. Before cooking, you can soak peppers in vinegar for a while, or add vinegar when cooking spicy dishes, which can also alleviate the internal heat.
Pay attention to the collocation of ingredients
Eating spicy food with some cool food can play the role of "neutralization" and clear away heat and fire. Duck, fish, bitter gourd, lotus root, water chestnut, tofu and lettuce are all cold foods, which can clear away heat and promote fluid production, nourish yin and reduce dryness, and are the best partners for spicy dishes.
The staple food is best to choose coarse grains.
Because coarse grains are rich in dietary fiber, it can prevent constipation caused by gastrointestinal mania. Corn or sweet potato are both good choices. In addition, coix seed can also dispel mania, if supplemented with lily porridge, the effect is more obvious.
Drink plenty of water or soup when eating spicy food.
Eating spicy food is easy to cause symptoms such as dry throat and cleft lip, and more attention should be paid to supplementing water. Chrysanthemum tea and sour plum soup are the best "fire extinguishers", or drinking a cup of yogurt or milk can not only relieve spicy, but also clear away heat.