The summer season marks the beginning of the midsummer season. Since it is the wheat harvest season before the summer heat, and the dog days will be ushered in immediately after the summer heat, so many areas have the custom of eating noodles and trying new ones. In the traditional summer season, the folk have the custom of eating lotus root, yellow eel, mung bean sprouts, and many places are also popular in the summer season to "eat summer sheep", although Shencheng is hot today, but the enthusiasm of the citizens to buy mutton tonic is still undiminished.
In the morning, the reporter saw in the time-honored Canglang Pavilion on Sinan Road that the prompt for the new mutton noodles had been posted in a conspicuous position. Mr. Tu, a citizen, specially went to Canglang Pavilion today to order a bowl of mutton noodles, and the steaming mutton noodles were served on the table, accompanied by a few hors d'oeuvres and a cup of shaved ice, which was very ceremonial. Mr. Du, a citizen, told reporters that in the summer season, the weather is hot, and people sweat a lot, so eating some mutton at this time can replenish the body.
Mutton is warm and has the effect of warming the spleen and stomach. Mutton is rich in nutrients and comprehensive, and moderate consumption can improve the body's immunity and disease resistance. Fumen is a pasta dish made from wheat flour, which is good for relieving heat and maintaining health.
On the beef and mutton street on Zhejiang Middle Road, the reporter saw that many citizens came to buy mutton under the high temperature, which was very lively. The saying of "eating mutton to nourish the body" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so everyone chooses to buy some mutton at this time to go home. Lamb chops, leg of lamb and other parts are especially popular, and citizens prepare to use these lamb to make finger lamb, braised lamb, lamb soup, barbecue and other delicacies.
A citizen said: "I came to buy some mutton, because according to custom, eating mutton in Xiaoxia is good for your health." I'm going to buy some mutton and stew it back, and put some winter melon or loofah, which can not only nourish the body, but also cool off. The stall owner said, "Now is a good time to eat mutton in summer, stewed mutton, braised lamb chops, hand-grabbed mutton, and white-cut mutton are all good choices, and the taste is particularly good." Eating lamb on a small summer day can remove moisture from the body, which is the best. Lamb leg meat can also be made into mutton skewers, when the weather is hot, eat mutton skewers, make stir-fried dishes, hot pot can be. ”
In addition to mutton, as the saying goes, "small summer yellow eel race ginseng", the humidity is heavy and the temperature is high in the summer season, and eating some yellow eel at this time can also have a great nourishing effect. No, in the past two days, yellow eels have become a "fragrant dumpling" in the vegetable market.
The reporter saw in the Ninghai Road vegetable market in the center of the city that many stall owners were busy peeling eel silk. Due to the folk have the saying of "small summer yellow eel race ginseng", many "Ma sister-in-law" who come to the vegetable market to buy are willing to buy a little, and the stall owner has also increased the amount of purchases, yesterday it was still 100 catties, and today it is directly into 200 catties of eel silk, as well as 50 catties of eel tubes, it is estimated that it can be sold almost by noon.
Many sisters-in-law have already thought about it, buy some eel silk, buy some silver sprouts, coconut white, make a three-wire topping, and go home with cold noodles, which is simply a perfect match in the summer solar term. Of course, stir-frying, braised and soup are all good choices.
"Xiaoxia Yellow Eel Race Ginseng, now is the best time to eat eel silk, buy some white silk and stir-fry, you can also mix cold noodles, delicious and nutritious and very convenient." Aunt Zhang, a citizen, told reporters.
Winter disease and summer treatment is a major feature of traditional Chinese medicine therapy in mainland China. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the yang energy of the human body is strong during the summer season, and the natural world is also in a state of high temperature and dampness, at this time, eating mutton can form the effect of "internal and external attack" and "heat to heat", expelling the cold in the body to the outside of the body, playing the role of preventing heatstroke and cooling, nourishing and strengthening the body, and realizing the purpose of winter disease and summer treatment.
Yuan Lini, the attending physician of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of the Laoximen Street Community Health Service Center, introduced: "Shanghai people like to eat mutton on dog days in summer, because the summer solar term is the hottest time of the year. Mutton is a hot food, eating mutton in the summer solar term and dog days can supplement the body's yang energy, enhance righteousness, improve immunity, and also have a therapeutic effect on some diseases. However, it is recommended that lamb should not be overeaten, because it is a warm food, and excessive consumption may cause constipation, mouth ulcers and other feverish manifestations. The regular cooking method can choose to be lighter, such as white-cut lamb, which is healthier. ”
Reporter / Liu Huiming, Shao Linfeng, Qu Huangjun
Editor / Zhang Shan
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