What traditional food is good to eat during Jingzhe? Why do we eat pears during the Jingzhe period?
As the saying goes, "Food is the first necessity of the people." Eating is one of the traditional Chinese culture. Chinese people are particularly particular about food. Different delicacies in different seasons attract people's taste buds. So what traditional food is good to eat during Jingzhe? For more details about the 2018 Lunar New Year calendar, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!What traditional food is good to eat during Jingzhe?Pears <br /> Eating pears during the Waking of Insects is a folk custom in the north. Farmers eat pears on the Waking of Insects day to say goodbye to pests. As spring returns, the climate becomes drier, which can easily cause dry mouth and throat. Raw pears are cold in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, nourishing yin and clearing heat, so pears are particularly suitable for consumption in this season.Eggs <br /> In addition to eating pears, there is a folk saying that people eat eggs during Jingzhe. It is said that this is because people have to offer sacrifices to the white tiger on the day of Jingzhe. The white tiger usually has fangs and an open mouth. Only eggs can feed it. After it is full, it will not hurt people. After evolution, the eggs that were originally fed to white tigers have now become food for people themselves. You should not eat more than three egg yolks per week, but this is not the case for egg whites, and you should not consume more than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. It turns out that egg white contains no fat or cholesterol and is a food that is close to pure protein, so the intake of egg white is not restricted like that of egg yolk. Fried beans <br /> In some areas of Shaanxi, people eat fried beans during the Waking of Insects. People soak soybeans in salt water and then stir-fry them in a pan, making crackling sounds, which symbolize the sound of insects jumping when being heated in the pan. Soybeans are really cheap and good quality. For women, the isoflavones they contain can produce similar effects to estrogen hormones, lowering blood cholesterol, protecting the heart, and preventing breast cancer and osteoporosis. In ethnic minority areas, the Yao ethnic group in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, eats "fried insects" on the Waking of Insects Day. After the "worms" are fried, they are placed in the living room, and the whole family sits around them to eat them, shouting while eating: "It's time to eat fried insects, it's time to eat fried insects!" When they are having fun, they even have a competition. Whoever eats faster and chews louder, everyone will congratulate him for his contribution to the elimination of pests. In fact, the "worm" is corn, and its symbolic meaning is used here. Taro <br /> The Hakka people in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian boil hairy taro and fry soybeans in hot water on the day of Jingzhe (representing the elimination of various insect pests). Traditional Chinese medicine believes that taro can replenish qi and nourish the body. Because it is rich in mucus saponins and a variety of trace elements, it can help the body correct physiological abnormalities caused by trace element deficiencies, while also increasing appetite and aiding digestion. Laojiu <br /> With the arrival of spring, the pores of the human body open up. In some places in the northwest, every household drinks Laojiu and eats egg pancakes with mustard juice during the Jingzhe Festival to drive away the accumulated coldness in the body. The production method of Laojiu is simple and requires unique skills. It requires a skilled craftsman to make it, and not everyone can do it. Its method is as follows: first wash the glutinous rice with water to remove impurities, then soak it in warm water for about twelve hours, put it in a steamer and steam it, pour it on a clean chopping board that has not been used for grease or meat, let it cool, sprinkle the water from the steamer that has been used to steam rice on the rice, make an appropriate amount of sweet wine yeast in the rice, put it in a porcelain basin, put it on a hot kang at about 50 degrees Celsius, cover it with a clean cotton quilt, and after a day and midnight, uncover the quilt, you can smell the rich aroma of wine, which means that the wine has been brewed, and put it in a cool place with the basin, ready to eat. Why do we eat pears during the Jingzhe period?The reason for eating pears during the Waking of Insects may be because “pear” and “plough” have the same pronunciation.Customs of the solar terms: In northern Jiangsu and Shanxi, there is a custom of the whole family eating pears during the Jingzhe period. There is also a folk saying that goes, "If you eat pears during the Jingzhe period, you will be energetic all year round!" Some people also say that "pear" is a homophone for "li", and it is said that eating pears during the Waking of Insects can keep pests away from crops and ensure a good harvest throughout the year. In addition, pears are cold in nature, sweet in taste, and enter the lungs, which has the effect of promoting salivation in the throat, moistening the lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm! |
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