"The cold is extreme, and the sky will get warmer in the future", January 20, is the last solar term of winter, the big cold, from this day after another 15 days, is the beginning of spring. The 15-day period of alternating winter and spring is also a critical period of the year. If it is not taken seriously, it may affect the state of the next year's spring.
In this regard, the older generation often says, "If you don't make up for the big cold, you will suffer in the coming year", emphasizing the importance of the big cold tonic. Through a reasonable way of food supplementation, to expel the cold in the body, so that when spring comes, you can be ready to go. Below, I would like to recommend some cold foods suitable for the cold season, especially the "3 treasures of the cold", don't forget to eat it when you are busy, and end the cold winter.
What are the foods that keep you cold?
The Great Cold Solar Term is a special period of transition from winter to spring, when the cold reaches the pole of the year, and then will fall, so the focus of food supplements in this period is "keeping out the cold".
Common cold foods mainly include the following 4 categories:
Meat rich in high-quality protein: such as mutton, chicken, beef, fish, etc.;
Mild winter vegetables: such as carrots, pumpkin, potatoes, yams, etc.;
Cereals and nut foods with warming and tonic effect: such as peanuts, glutinous rice, millet, sorghum rice, etc.;
Seasonings that can increase blood circulation: ginger, garlic, green onions, shallots, etc.;
What are the 3 types of "3 treasures of the cold"?
Sample 1: Chicken
As the saying goes, "A chicken in the cold will have a good body in the coming year". The cold is indispensable, and eating chicken is indispensable. Chicken is rich in protein, but not high in fat, which helps to warm up the body in the deep winter, and there is no fear of putting too much burden on the body. Pair chicken with your favorite ingredients, and the steaming chicken soup in the stew pot will make you feel warm no matter how cold the weather is.
[Recommended recipe: stewed black chicken soup with carrot yam]
1. Chop the black chicken into small pieces, pot under cold water, boil out the foam, skim off the foam, take out the chicken and wash it;
2. After peeling the carrots and yams, cut them into hob pieces, and then prepare a few red dates to wash;
3. Add all the ingredients to the pot, add enough hot water, cook on high heat for 10 minutes, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour;
4. At this time, the house is already full of fragrance, add some salt to the pot to taste, and you can enjoy it in a bowl.
Sample 2: Peanuts
In the ancient book "Materia Medica", it is recorded that peanuts are "sweet and pungent, the body is moist and fragrant, this fragrance can soothe the spleen, pungent can moisten the lungs, and the sincerity is also good." Peanuts are a good nourishing product from ancient times to the present, which is rich in unsaturated fatty acids. In winter, when the climate is dry, you can use peanuts to stew some sweet soup to moisten your lungs.
【Recommended Recipe: Five Red Soup】
1. Prepare 5 kinds of red ingredients: red peanuts, dried hawthorn, red dates, red wolfberries, brown sugar;
2. Add red-skinned peanuts, dried hawthorn and red dates to the pot first, and then add an appropriate amount of hot water;
3. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 20 minutes, add red wolfberry and brown sugar;
4. After continuing to cook for 5 minutes, you can enjoy it in a bowl, sweet and sour, especially delicious.
Sample 3: Ginger
Ginger is recognized as the "holy hand of the cold", which is rich in gingerol, which can drive away the cold in the body. Before and after the big cold, if you feel cold hands and feet, you can use ginger stew to drink some sugar water, and a bowl of ginger soup will warm up from head to toe. However, I would like to remind everyone that "don't eat ginger after lunch" and try to arrange to eat ginger in the morning.
【Recommended Recipe: Boiled Egg with Brown Sugar and Ginger】
1. Prepare 1 small piece of ginger, brush the soil on the surface, cut it into thin slices, and keep the ginger peel;
2. Add the cut ginger slices to the pot first, then add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 20 minutes;
3. Add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar to the pot and stir constantly until the brown sugar is dissolved;
4. Knock the eggs into the pot and stir a few times in one direction, and the eggs will solidify;
5. Turn to high heat and cook for 3 minutes, then turn off the heat, and let it warm up after it comes out of the pot before eating.
This year's cold solar term is coming, which not only indicates that the extremely cold weather may arrive, but also reminds people that winter will come to an end. From the cold to the period before the Chinese New Year, everyone is busy, while working hard, don't forget to do a good job of keeping warm from the cold, the "3 treasures of the cold" mentioned above how much to eat, raise enough energy, and spend the New Year safely!