April 19 is the sixth of the 24 solar terms - Guyu. "Ten miles of different winds, hundreds of miles of different customs", in the solar term of Guyu, there are many folk customs.
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Hsianghua
There are many places where peony flowers are in full bloom. "Gu Yu three dynasties to see the peony", peony is also known as "Gu Yu flower", as early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, peony has entered the city, deeply loved by the public, become one of the best flowers for citizens to enjoy the spring scenery.
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Eat toon
"Before the rain, the toon is as tender as silk", and the folk Gu Yu has the custom of eating toon. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the toons before and after the Qingming Festival are the fattest and tender, and the price is also the most expensive. And when it comes to Guyu, the toon gets old, although the price is expensive, but the taste is much worse than before and after the Qingming Festival. And in the north, it is at the time of this solar term. With abundant rain and a suitable temperature, the toon is much more tender, and it is the best time to eat it.
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Tea
In addition to eating toon, the folk also have the custom of tasting tea in Guyu. Legend has it that Gu Yu's tea on this day will clear the fire, ward off evil spirits, and brighten the eyes, so no matter what the weather is on Gu Yu's day, people will pick some new tea and drink it back. It is said that the real Guyu tea is made of fresh tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu, and it should be picked in the morning, the tea is emerald green, the leaves are soft, and the aroma is pleasant.
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" said, "Spring and March, this is called Chen, heaven and earth are born, and all things are glorious." "In the Jiangnan tea area after spring, the overwintering tea trees contain the essence of the entire winter, and with the arrival of spring, they sprout and are harvested into tea. Therefore, there is a saying that the tea before the Ming Dynasty and the tea before the rain are different, and the freshness and quality of the tea are also different due to the different picking times. Generally speaking, the tea before the Ming Dynasty is mostly a bud and a leaf at the beginning of the bud tender tip, the buds and leaves are delicate, the taste is mellow and beautiful, it is the best product in tea. The tea before the rain is the tea picked before the rain, which has been postponed for about 15 days, and is mostly a soft bud and leaf with two leaves, with a slightly larger appearance, more fragrant, and a strong and sweet taste, fresh and resistant to bubbles. Take a sip down, the spring breath is strong, full of connotation, at this time in the tea, the tea polyphenol content is higher than the tea before the Ming Dynasty, friends who drink less tea often think that it is "bitter", but after drinking tea for a while, you will obviously feel a sweetness from the throat to the mouth, this is the sweetness, the tea at this time, there is a bitter and sweet artistic conception.
Li Wei, deputy director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine of the Huangpu Branch of the Ninth Hospital, introduced that the content of tea polyphenols and caffeine increased during the ripening process of tea buds before the rain, so not only the taste will be stronger, but also the tea Qingli leader, the effect of clearing the heart and purging the fire is better, and it has won the hearts of tea customers. Therefore, Xu Cishu, a tea man in the Ming Dynasty, said in "Tea Shu": "Qingming is too early, Lixia is too late, and the time is moderate before and after the valley rain." "The aroma of tea before and after the rain is the strongest.
Li Wei introduced that green tea can also "help digestion" and have the function of eliminating fat, so "Materia Medica" said that "eating for a long time makes people thin". "As you can see, tea lovers are very slim. Nourished my friends for a winter, accumulated a stomach full of oil and water, just by drinking tea, digest fat. Modern research has shown that the theophylline in green tea can also dilate the coronary arteries and improve the lack of blood supply to the heart. For those friends who are often tightened and flustered, drinking some spring tea before and after Gu Yu can clear the heart and nourish the mind, which is very helpful to the body. ”
The grass and trees in spring are vibrant, and eating some green vegetables can dredge the qi and blood. Li Wei recommended a few dishes that are particularly suitable for eating at the moment, the first one is shepherd's cabbage, which blooms everywhere in the mountains and fields, full of spring and very vibrant. The taste of the shepherd's cabbage itself is also very fresh and tender, and the wontons and soup are very delicious, and the shepherd's cabbage can reconcile the spleen and stomach, reduce swelling and stop bleeding, and can also brighten the eyes. The second is toon, which in ancient times were both court tributes and lychees. Toon buds are the best time period in Guyu, and they should be eaten early, fresh and tender. It is recommended to eat scrambled eggs with toon, which is warm and spicy, and can be combined with eggs to achieve a balanced diet. Or blanch the toon and eat it. The third is spring bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots are delicious, but relatively cold, the best way is to stew bamboo shoots in oil can remove the cold, but there are allergies, stomach problems and urinary tract stones friends, advocate to eat less, oxalic acid and gibberellin in bamboo shoots are easy to induce these diseases.
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