What are the differences in diet between the north and south during the Great Heat?

What are the differences in diet between the north and south during the Great Heat?
During the Great Heat period, most people will not want to eat due to the scorching heat, but as long as they eat the right things, their appetite will naturally become good. So, what are the differences in diet between the north and the south during the Great Heat period? The sixth month of the lunar calendar is known as the summer quarter, which means that summer is coming to an end, but the heat of the weather will not decrease at all. Shui Mo Network has prepared the do’s and don’ts for every day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar in 2022. Let’s take a look!

What are the differences in diet between the north and south during the Great Heat?

Southern Food 1: Eat Pineapple <br /> During the Great Heat Festival, the seas around Taiwan are mostly full of warm-water fish, including squid in the northeastern sea, small squid and red snapper in the waters off Keelung, and yellowfin snapper in the Changhua sea. A Taiwanese proverb says: Eat pineapples during the Great Heat, which means that pineapples are the most delicious during this season. In addition, June 15th is the "Half-Year Festival". Since the fifteenth day of the sixth lunar month is half of the year, the whole family will eat "Half-Year Moon Balls" together after worshiping the gods on this day. Half-Year Moon Balls are made by grinding glutinous rice into powder and then mixing it with red flour. Most of them are cooked into desserts to taste, symbolizing reunion and sweetness.
Southern Food 2: Eating Grass Jelly <br /> Many places in Guangdong have the custom of "eating grass jelly" during the Great Heat season. Grass jelly, also known as jelly grass and fairy grass, is an herbaceous plant of the genus Grass jelly in the family Lamiaceae and is an important plant resource for both medicinal and edible purposes. Because of its magical effect of relieving heat, it is known as "immortal grass". The stems and leaves can be dried and made into grass jelly, which is called jelly in Guangdong and is a summer dessert.
Northern Food 1: Drinking Summer Lamb <br /> In North China, there is a custom of drinking summer lamb (i.e. lamb soup) on the day of the Great Heat. After the intense summer harvest work, people are very tired and should have a good rest. So the whole family gathered together, and everyone ate a fragrant new wheat steamed bun and drank a bowl of delicious mutton soup.
Northern Food 2: Sun-dried Ginger <br /> Ginger originated from Shanxi and Henan in China. During the dog days, people would slice ginger or squeeze the juice and mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze, and dry it in the sun. If eaten after being fully blended, it has miraculous effects on chronic cold stomach, cold and cough, and has the effect of warming and health care.

The latest copywriting for the Great Heat of 2022

1. Everything in the world will turn around when it reaches its peak. The Great Heat is the peak of heat, and naturally it is also the beginning of coolness.
2. The sky is steaming and the earth is boiling during the Lesser and Greater Heat, and sweet potatoes are eaten in the air-conditioned room.
3. May you have bright sunshine and blooming flowers in the summer, and may you have fragrant rice and abundant fruits in the autumn.
4. The night is short, the summer dream is long, and the Great Heat has arrived.
5. The summer flowers in the courtyard are intoxicating, and I sleep facing the moon with the breeze at night.
6. What you love will become passionate about you sooner or later.

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