Tomorrow is the frost,
The last festival of autumn.
A rural proverb in Shandong, China:
"In the summer sorghum white dew valley,
The frost fell to pluck the turnips. ”
It means that the temperature difference between day and night after the frost falls is even greater,
After ripening, if the open radish is not harvested in time,
There will be a frozen skin condition,
Affects the quality and harvest of turnips.
In fact, folk have had since ancient times:
"Eat turnips in winter and eat ginger in summer,
Don't bother the doctor to prescribe it".
Radish is the "earth ginseng" in the field,
High nutritional value,
With moisturizing sputum,
Qi sheng jin helps digestion,
The effect of removing dryness and increasing appetite.
China's large number of planted "Chinese radish",
The taste and quality of autumn and winter radishes are preferred.
Farmers and diners know that
The first frost when the frost falls is also called chrysanthemum cream,
Fruits and vegetables that have been beaten by the first frost,
The amyloid that is not easily soluble in water in its body,
will be hydrolyzed into maltose,
And further decomposed into water-soluble glucose,
So at this time the fruits and vegetables and turnips,
It will have a crisp, tender and sweet taste.
Turnips in the season of frost,
Cooked food like sweet taro,
Raw food is crisp as a pear.
From ancient times to the present,
Chinese have always been good at eating turnips.
Such as "peony swallow dish",
It is the chief dish of 24 famous dishes of Luoyang Banquet,
It is cooked with radish.
Qing Dynasty botanist Wu Qijun,
On Beijing "heart beauty" radish
There have been vivid depictions:
"Qiong Yao a piece, chewing like cold snow,
Teeth are not over, from the heat to the flat. ”
Source: Thoughtful