Why do we eat chicken during the White Dew solar term? Can it promote health effects?
Introduction: Bailu is the third solar term in autumn. Its arrival indicates that autumn is gradually entering its heyday. As the climate changes, people's diet will also change accordingly. Therefore, there is a custom of eating chicken during Bailu. So why do we eat chicken during the White Dew solar term? Can it promote health effects? Let’s follow the editor to find out. Every day has good and bad days, auspicious and inauspicious days. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, please stay tuned to the articles related to the seventh month of the lunar calendar carefully compiled for you by Mr. Shui Mo!Why do we eat chicken during the White Dew solar term? Can it promote health effects?There is a custom of celebrating the White Dew Festival in Wenzhou, Zhejiang and other places. In Cangnan, Pingyang and other places, people collect "ten kinds of white" (there is also a saying of "three kinds of white") on this day to stew black-bone white-feathered chicken (or duck). It is said that eating it can nourish the body and remove wind (arthritis). The “ten kinds of white” here refer to ten kinds of herbs with the word “white” in their name, such as white hibiscus, white bitter herb, etc., which correspond to the literal meaning of “white dew”. Among them, Bailu Chicken is the most famous, which was created by Zheng Dashui, the imperial chef during the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty. Later it was passed on to Xiweishun, a famous halal restaurant in Beijing. Later, the late famous chef Yang Yonghe brought this dish to Hongbinlou Muslim Restaurant, where it became the restaurant's signature dish. With the arrival of the White Dew solar term, the temperature drops rapidly and many places begin to enter a rainy weather pattern. At this time, the human body's health care should follow the principle of nourishing yin and qi and preventing autumn dryness. Green tea, rice wine, longan and sweet potatoes are all suitable foods for the occasion, and the extremely delicious White Dew chicken is indispensable. Bailu is the season when colds are prevalent. For healthy people, drinking more chicken soup can enhance their immunity and keep the flu virus out of the cabinet. For patients who have been infected with the influenza virus, drinking more chicken soup can help relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and cough caused by the cold.Are there any customs and habits during Bailu?1. Bailu Tea Old Nanjing people are very fond of "Bailu Tea". The tea trees at this time have gone through the hot summer, and the period around Bailu is the best time for its growth. Bailu tea is neither as fresh and tender as spring tea, nor as dry and bitter as summer tea. Instead, it has a unique sweet and refreshing fragrance and is especially loved by veteran tea drinkers. 2. Bailu Rice Wine Old Nanjing people from southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the custom of brewing Bailu rice wine. In the old days, when Bailu came every year, every family in the countryside in Jiangsu and Zhejiang would brew rice wine to entertain guests, and people often brought Bailu rice wine to the city. Bailu wine is made from glutinous rice, sorghum and other grains. It has a slightly sweet taste, so it is called "Bailu rice wine". The White Dew season is also the time when the people of Taihu Lake offer sacrifices to King Yu. King Yu is the legendary flood control hero Dayu, and the fishermen on the shores of Taihu Lake call him the "Water Bodhisattva." Every year on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Qingming Festival, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and the White Dew Festival, incense ceremonies to worship King Yu are held here. Among them, the Qingming Festival and the White Dew Festival in spring and autumn are the largest and last for a week. While offering sacrifices to King Yu, people also offer sacrifices to the god of land, the god of flowers, the silkworm girl, the door gods, the god of the house, Jiang Taigong, etc. During the event, "Fishing and Killing the Family" is a must-perform play, which expresses people's hope and yearning for a better life. 3. There is a tradition in Fuzhou that “longan must be eaten during the White Dew Festival” . The folk saying goes that eating longan on the day of White Dew has a miraculous effect of nourishing the body. Eating a longan on this day is equivalent to eating a chicken. It sounds too exaggerated and it is not that magical, but I believe there is some truth to it. Because longan itself has many functions such as invigorating qi and tonifying spleen, nourishing blood and calming the mind, moisturizing skin and beautifying, it can also treat anemia, insomnia, neurasthenia and many other diseases. Moreover, the longans before Bailu are large, with small cores and good sweet taste, so eating longan during Bailu is the best. No matter whether it is really tonic or not, eating it is tonic, so people in Fuzhou are also accustomed to this traditional custom. Summary: Through the above article content, we know about [Why do we eat chicken during the White Dew solar term? Can it promote health effects? 】I hope this analysis of the problem can help everyone! |
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