Today's beginning of autumn, no matter how busy you are, you must remember to "eat 3 things, eat 2 fruits, and eat 2 things" to be healthy in autumn, and do not forget the old tradition!
In our rotation of the four seasons, the beginning of the autumn solar term has arrived, and today is the annual beginning of the autumn solar term, and the beginning of the autumn is one of the "four stands, that is, the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the beginning of winter." The beginning of autumn is a solar term that the people value very much, and the custom of the beginning of autumn has a long history. With the development of our society, all kinds of customs are blended into the north and south, and they are colorful!
In many places in the north, there is a saying of "sticking autumn fat", and the old tradition has the custom of eating meat in autumn, commonly known as "sticking autumn fat", mainly to supplement the consumption of the body in summer, in order to prepare for the needs of the severe cold in winter. In some places, there is a saying of "nibbling autumn", mainly eating watermelon and melon, commonly known as "biting autumn" and "gnawing autumn", which is intended to quench thirst in the summer and welcome the cool autumn. As the saying goes, "ten miles of different customs" Although the customs are different from place to place, they all belong to the respect for the laws of nature and the observance of traditional food. Today's beginning of autumn, no matter how busy you are, you must remember to "eat 3 things, eat 2 fruits, and eat 2 things" to be healthy in autumn, and do not forget the old tradition! Let's learn about some customs and food customs of the beginning of autumn!
Remember to eat 3 things during the beginning of the autumn solar term:
One: Eat dumplings (grab autumn fat)
【Bean Pork Dumplings】Ingredients: 400 grams of flour, appropriate amount of pork belly, 1 handful of beans, minced green onion, minced ginger, a little salt, a little Sichuan pepper, star anise, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, a little peanut oil.
1. Add the flour to water and form a dough with moderate softness and firmness, let it stand for a while and knead it well for later use. Put the beans in water and boil, remove them and put them in cold water to cool, and chop them into minced pieces.
2. Add salt and soy sauce to the meat filling and mix well to taste, then add peanut oil and minced green onion and ginger, mix well, and finally add chopped beans and stir well, and the dumpling filling is mixed.
3. Knead the dough evenly, knead it into a small agent, roll it into a thin dumpling skin on the side and thick in the middle, wrap it in the filling, pinch it with both hands, the dumplings are ready, boil water in the pot, boil the dumplings and take them out.
Two: Eat button meat (paste autumn fat)
【Plum cabbage button meat】Ingredients: appropriate amount of pork belly, appropriate amount of dried plum vegetables, shredded green onions, shredded ginger, appropriate amount of soy sauce, a little sugar, a little salt, an appropriate amount of peanut oil.
1. Put the pork belly into the pot, add cooking wine and green onion and ginger to boil, cook for about 10 minutes, remove it, use a kitchen paper towel to absorb the moisture on the surface, prick a small hole on the surface with a toothpick, smear it with soy sauce, put it in the oil pan and fry it, remove it and soak it in cold water.
2. Remove the pork belly into 1 cm thick slices, add light soy sauce, salt, dark soy sauce and sugar, mix well and marinate. Put peanut oil in the pot, add shredded green onions, shredded ginger, Sichuan pepper, stir-fry until fragrant, pour in the dried plum vegetables, add a little salt and light soy sauce to taste, stir-fry well and set aside.
3. Spread the meat slices with the skin facing down to the bottom of the bowl, put the fried plum vegetables on top, press firmly, and steam them in the pot for about 1 and a half hours.
Three: Eat small tofu (long autumn fat)
【Green cabbage and small tofu】Ingredients: appropriate amount of baby cabbage, appropriate amount of black beans, a little salt.
1. After washing the cabbage, put it in boiling water and blanch it slightly, take it out and put it in cold water to cool, take out the cabbage and pinch it dry, put it on the cutting board and chop it with a knife for later use.
2. Soak the black beans to boil, add an appropriate amount of water to the wall breaker, whip them into delicate black bean juice, put them in a pot and boil over high heat, change to low heat and boil, add the chopped cabbage, cook for about 5 minutes, add salt to taste, and it is ready.
Remember to eat 2 fruits during the beginning of the autumn solar term:
1, grapes: eat grapes in the beginning of the autumn season, grapes are not only nutritious fruits, but also imply wealth and auspiciousness, grapes are listed in this season, it is bright and crystal clear, like pearl agate, can be pleasing to the eye. In the beginning of autumn, eating grapes can not only quench thirst, but also increase acidity and nourishment, so you must remember to eat them!
2. Peaches: The beginning of the autumn solar term, it is the season when peaches are listed in large quantities, on the day of the beginning of the autumn festival, eating peaches is an old tradition, which means escaping bad luck and ushering in good luck. As the saying goes, "peaches raise people, apricots hurt people", it is very good to eat more peaches in the beginning of autumn, don't ignore it.
Remember to gnaw 2 things during the beginning of the autumn solar term:
1. Gnawing watermelon: In many places, on the day of the beginning of the autumn solar term, under the melon shed or in the shade of the trees in the small yard, the whole family sits around to eat watermelon or melon, commonly known as "nibbling autumn". In the beginning of autumn, it is the time when the "autumn tiger" is raging, the heat is unbearable, nibbling on the watermelon to clear the heat and dispel the heat, not afraid of the "autumn tiger"!
2, gnaw corn: in the beginning of autumn in many places in addition to gnawing watermelon melon, there are also gnawing corn food customs, this time fresh corn is, fresh and tender the best season, break a few boil, the whole family gnaw, not only delicious but also supplement nutrition, remember to eat.
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