Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms in a year. It falls on January 5th or 6th every year. When Minor Cold comes, my country's climate begins to enter the coldest period of the year. So are there any customs and activities during Minor Cold? What do you recommend eating during Xiaohan?Are there any customs and activities during Xiaohan?Tonic PasteThe Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: "In spring and summer, nourish yang; in autumn and winter, nourish yin." In winter, all things are stored. Health preservation should follow the trend of nature's storage and nourish the internal organs. Paste prescriptions can not only prevent and treat diseases, but also nourish the body and strengthen the physique. It is no surprise that they are popular among the people in winter. The Lesser Cold season is also the busiest time for taking tonic pastes. Generally, the pastes prepared at the beginning of winter are almost finished. At this time, some families will prepare a little more and eat them until around the Spring Festival. Eat sticky rice Guangzhou is a famous food capital in China. In Guangzhou, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice in the morning of Xiaohan. In order to avoid it being too sticky, the rice is usually made up of 60% glutinous rice and 40% fragrant rice. Chop the bacon and sausage and fry them, fry the peanuts, add some chopped green onions, and mix it with the rice. Eat yellow sprouts In Tianjin, there is a custom of eating yellow sprouts during the Minor Cold. Yellow cabbage sprouts are a specialty of Tianjin, made from cabbage sprouts. After the winter solstice, cut off the stems and leaves of the cabbage, leaving only the heart, about two inches above the ground, cover it to prevent air from leaking, and eat it after half a month. It will be crispy and tender, making up for the shortage of vegetables in winter. Drawing Number Nine Farmers in the Yellow River Basin like to use the "Jiujiu Xiaohan Tu" to avoid the cold and stay healthy during the Lesser Cold. The Jiujiu Xiaohan Tu is a double-hooked red-tracing calligraphy with "The willows in front of the pavilion wait carefully for the spring phoenix" written in traditional Chinese characters. Each character has nine strokes, for a total of eighty-one strokes. Starting from the winter solstice, one stroke is filled in every day according to the stroke order. What do you recommend eating during Xiaohan?Recommended: Angelica Lamb SoupMutton is a common dish on the table in winter. Mutton is hot in nature and has the effect of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang. It can effectively relieve discomfort such as soreness of the waist and knees. Ingredients: 500 grams of mutton, 20 grams of angelica, 10 grams of astragalus, and appropriate amounts of salt, ginger, onion, and cooking wine. Steps: Wash the mutton, angelica, and astragalus, and slice the ginger; put the mutton into a pot with cold water to remove the blood and wash it; put all the above ingredients into a soup pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook, season with salt and serve. Recommended: Beef and yam soup Beef is rich in protein and amino acids and low in fat. What’s more important is that Fuqing people love beef just as much as mutton, and there are various ways to “unlock” it. Ingredients: 500 grams of beef, half a yam, 2 tomatoes, 1 carrot, and appropriate amounts of salt, ginger, and onion. Steps: Cut beef, yam, tomato and carrot into small pieces; after the oil is hot, add ginger slices, garlic and onion to stir-fry until fragrant, then stir-fry the beef and add appropriate amount of water; put tomatoes, yam and carrot into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the beef is stewed. |
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