The climate characteristics after the Beginning of Autumn are hot at noon and cool in the morning and evening, with a large temperature difference between day and night. So what traditional foods are good to eat during the Beginning of Autumn? What foods should be eaten to maintain health during the Beginning of Autumn? The seventh month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the Ghost Month. Come to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special feature on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!What traditional food should we eat during the Beginning of Heat?Chushu means that the hot summer days are coming to an end. Although the weather turns cooler at this time of year, it is still very hot around noon, no less than the summer season. This is why people often say "autumn tiger, poisonous tiger".1. Sour plum soup In the 1960s and 1970s, there were tea stalls selling sour plum soup on the streets of Wenzhou city, hence the saying "Drink sour plum soup at the beginning of autumn, and all the heat will go away." It is very simple to make sour plum soup. Just brew dried plums with boiling water at night and add rock sugar. After cooking and cooling, put it in a wooden ice bucket with a lid to lower the temperature. It tastes sour and sweet, slightly salty and has a great taste. Black plums are rich in organic acids, which can effectively inhibit lactic acid, reduce fatigue, and remove harmful substances that cause blood vessel aging. Therefore, drinking sour plum soup during the Beginning of Autumn season can relieve heat, refresh the mind, promote salivation and quench thirst, and revitalize muscle and vascular tissues. In addition, when you eat too much meat, drinking sour plum soup can help balance the acid-base values in the body. 2. The custom of decocting herbal tea during the Beginning of Autumn has been popular since the Tang Dynasty. During the Beginning of Autumn period, every household has the habit of making herbal tea. They first go to the pharmacy to prepare the prescription, and then make the tea at home. This means that they should eat something "bitter" in autumn, which is beneficial in clearing away heat, removing fire, digesting food, and removing lung heat. If you feel dry mouth and tongue around the time of the Beginning of Autumn, making tea with Ophiopogon japonicus or Dendrobium officinale, which are dry and cold in nature, can help relieve the heat and nourish yin; making tea with snow pear, honey and Fritillaria cirrhosa can help resolve phlegm and relieve cough, promote fluid production and nourish the lungs, and is also suitable for people with qi deficiency. However, you should drink less herbal tea during the Beginning of Autumn, because the heat at this time is not severe, and herbal tea is overly bitter and cold, which can easily damage the spleen and stomach, and is also not good for the lungs and kidneys. 3. White meatballs In addition to this, another food that the old Fuzhou people eat during the Beginning of Autumn is white meatballs. White meatballs are actually glutinous rice balls. The method of making them is very simple. Rub the glutinous rice flour into small grains, boil them into soup, add a little sugar, and they taste sweet. They can not only supplement carbohydrates, but also relieve the greasiness in the summer. Glutinous rice has the effect of nourishing yin, so you can drink some glutinous rice porridge in autumn. Glutinous rice is sweet and warm in nature. It enters the spleen, kidney and lung meridians, can nourish the body's positive energy, and has the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, promoting body fluid and stopping sweating. After eating it, your whole body will feel hot, which can keep you warm and nourish your body. Eating some glutinous rice in autumn can benefit the body. 4. Longan "Chushu" has arrived, and the "summer escape" is over. After the "Liushu" period, the old Fuzhou people no longer drink herbal tea, but eat more things that "replenish qi" and "replenish blood". The old Fuzhou people are accustomed to eating longan, which they peel and eat with porridge. After the Beginning of Autumn, we enter autumn. In traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying of "replenishing autumn", so it makes sense to drink less herbal tea and eat more longan. At this time, we should pay attention to "replenishing qi" and "replenishing blood" and avoid cold food; at the same time, longan is warm in nature, which is beneficial to the heart and spleen, replenishing qi and blood, and has the effect of nourishing qi. It is beneficial to eat it during this solar term; but the diet therapy does not need to be too rigid, and there is no regulation that you must eat longan porridge during this solar term. Many people can also eat it this way at ordinary times, which is beneficial. What to eat to maintain health during the Beginning of Autumn?1. Pomegranate: The beginning of autumn is the season for eating pomegranates. The vitamin C and vitamin E content in pomegranates are higher than those in apples and pears. Red-skinned pomegranates are high in vitamin C, while green-skinned pomegranates are high in vitamin E. Pomegranate is warm, sweet, sour and astringent in nature, and has the effects of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, killing insects and stopping diarrhea. Pomegranates can be eaten directly or squeezed into juice for drinking. 2. Corn : The Beginning of Autumn is the season when corn matures. The lysine in fresh corn is an essential amino acid for the human body and can only be obtained from food. The content in other foods is very small. Therefore, fresh corn is one of the main sources of lysine.3. Yam Yam can clear the mind and soothe the nerves, replenish the middle and benefit the Qi, help the five internal organs, strengthen the muscles and bones, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent arteriosclerosis. Recommended way of eating: Mash the washed yam and add sugar to make filling, then make it into glutinous rice balls with glutinous rice flour for eating; you can also make candied yam; or peel it, wash it with light salt water, cut it into small pieces, add appropriate amount of sugar and osmanthus sauce, and serve it as a cold dish. 4. Red dates As the saying goes, "Red dates are seen in the beginning of summer, and they are all harvested at the autumnal equinox." Fresh dates are sweet, and eating them can replenish blood, lower blood pressure, and enhance human immunity. At the same time, dates also contain a large amount of vitamins, multiple trace elements and sugars. Studies have shown that it has certain effects on protecting the liver and calming the nerves. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." 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