"The sun shines nine winter solstice, and the frost and wind are high." The winter days are long, and the bleak scene outside the window is accompanied by gusts of cold wind "mercilessly" beating on the doors and windows. Time flies, and when I open the "emaciated" wall calendar, I find that the reason why it is so cold is because the winter solstice is approaching.
There is a saying among the people that "the winter solstice is as big as the year", and its importance is self-evident. Every winter solstice, an important solar term, the most exciting thing is "what to eat and how to cook?" "Behind the food customs passed down from generation to generation is people's yearning for a happy life. Today I will bring you 5 auspicious dishes, the winter solstice is brought to the table, delicious for the whole family.
1. Red date rice cake
"1929 on ice, 3949 don't shoot" is a popular folk song that describes the cold weather from the winter solstice onwards. Red dates are gentle and nourishing ingredients that are good for driving away cold and warming the body, so many places have the custom of eating red jujube rice cakes on the winter solstice, so as to protect the body and pray for peace and success.
Friends who are not accustomed to the sweetness of red jujube rice cake can also choose seven-degree Fang Yiyan cake to supplement the nutrition of red dates. Its raw materials are selected Xinjiang high-quality red dates, and natural ingredients such as red beans and peanuts are added on this basis, which can better help the body to do a good job.
Seven-degree Fang Yiyan cake is different from ordinary rice cakes in that there is no addition of sucrose, but low-sugar and low-calorie maltose to neutralize the taste, sweet but not greasy, delicious and light. Take a bite and the soft and dense grain is full of fragrance, nutrition and deliciousness.
2. Lamb dumplings
According to legend, a minister offered cooked mutton to the emperor on the day of the winter solstice, and he praised it after tasting it, and since then, the habit of eating mutton on the winter solstice has gradually been passed down. Lamb eaten on the winter solstice is not only a delicacy, but also a good product to nourish the body.
In particular, it is made into traditional dumplings and eaten, which has a more delicious taste. Dumplings are also one of the must-eat delicacies on the northern winter solstice, and the perfect combination of the two makes the meaning more beautiful while being delicious and nourishing. Eat fragrant lamb dumplings, accompanied by a bowl of dumpling soup, the original soup eliminates the original food, and life is more moist.
3. Black bean rice
"Only black bean rice can relieve the bitterness of the winter solstice", this is a saying from the south. The meaning is that after the winter solstice, the cold wave will reach its peak, and some black bean rice needs to be eaten to help the body through the difficult season. Black beans are rich in nutrition and are known as the "king of beans", and it is really good to make black bean rice in winter.
However, the hardness of black beans and rice is different, so black bean rice is very cumbersome to make. Instead of time-consuming homemade, it is better to choose Sanchuan Gui black soy milk powder to supplement the corresponding nutrition. The black beans in it come from high-quality black beans cultivated from fertile land sources, as well as the blessing of black rice, which is more nutritious.
The reason why Sanchuan Gui black soy milk powder is favored by people, in addition to the raw material intention, the packaging design knows more about the "human heart". It adopts scientific equivalent packaging, a bag is just one cup, easy to carry and does not occupy a place, so that people can drink nutritious and rich taste of sweet black soy milk anytime, anywhere. A cup in the cold winter to warm the stomach even more.
4. Sweet potato soup
Because sweet potatoes and turning over have the same sound of "fan", many places have the custom of drinking sweet potato soup and fruits on the winter solstice, which can not only supplement the rich nutrients of sweet potatoes, but also have the meaning of "turning over" bad luck, representing people's expectations for all things to go well in the new year.
Sweet potato soup is made by kneading glutinous rice flour with hot water into round balls, and then boiling it with red heart sweet potatoes. If possible, you can also add yam, silver fungus, osmanthus nectar and other ingredients to make the sweet potato soup fruit more sweet and delicious.
5. Black sesame rice balls
"Ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs", the south often has the custom of eating black sesame rice balls on the day of the winter solstice. Not only because black sesame seeds are rich in moisturizing oils that help the body resist the dry winter, but also because the round rice balls symbolize family reunion.
If you already have dumplings as a staple food, you can also choose seven-degree square five black cake to supplement the nutrition of black sesame seeds. It is rich in a large number of black sesame seeds, and through traditional multiple steaming, drying and other processes to fully retain nutrients and be easily absorbed by the human body, the nourishing effect is more brilliant.
In addition to black sesame, the raw materials of the seventh-degree square five black cake are also added according to the nutrition required by the human body in winter, adding black beans, black sesame, black rice and other ingredients, which is a pure coarse grain material, which can more comprehensively make up for the lack of coarse grain nutrition in the body.
Tips: "Every day and every day, the winter solstice and spring are coming", the winter solstice is reminding us of the arrival of "counting nine cold days", we must follow the tradition, eat more of the above 5 delicacies, do a good job of diet and recuperation, good health, and a smoother New Year.