Xiaoman solar terms should be a seasonal component.

How time flies! The long summer solar term has just passed, and the small full solar term will be ushered in four days later, which is also the second solar term in summer. Xiaoman means that the summer crops are full, but not yet mature, just small and not yet full.

As the second solar term in summer, Xiaoman is also one of the festivals with the strongest yang. As the temperature rises obviously, it is easy to feel impetuous and mood swings. After Xiaoman, the rainfall began to increase and the humidity became heavier. The combination of the two can easily lead to physical discomfort, so we should pay attention to nip in the bud, and usually eat more food that clears away heat and promotes dampness to lay a good foundation for the body.

pumpkin

Pumpkin is a mature vegetable in early summer, and its edible methods are very extensive. When the pumpkin is immature, the tender parts of pumpkin vine and pumpkin flowers can be fried and eaten. In addition, the whole pumpkin can be preserved for 2-3 months without deterioration. Pumpkin is also rich in nutrients, including protein, carotene, vitamin C, B vitamins and calcium.

Recommended recipe: pumpkin steamed bread

Ingredients: pumpkin, flour, sugar, yeast.

1. Take a proper amount of pumpkin, peel it and the pulp inside, cut it into thin slices, and steam it in the pan for 10 minutes.

2. Take out the pumpkin and pour it into a larger container. You can add some sugar according to your personal taste and mash it with a rolling pin.

3. It won't burn your hand if you put your finger into the pumpkin puree. You can put 5 grams of yeast and mix well. Add a small amount of flour several times and stir to form a flocculent dough with moderate hardness. Cover with plastic wrap and ferment for about 1 hour.

4. After the dough is fermented to twice the size, take it out, add proper amount of flour, expel air and knead it into the original size.

5. Knead the dough into strips and divide them into steamed bread-sized preparations; Knead each dose for a while and arrange it in the shape of steamed bread.

6. Brush a layer of oil or oiled paper on the steamer to prevent dough from sticking. Put the steamed bread on the steamer, ferment for 10 minute, put it in cold water, steam for 15 minute on medium fire, and simmer for 5 minutes on low fire.

loofah

Luffa is a vegetable that ripens in summer. We usually eat two kinds, one is loofah with 8 10 water chestnuts, and the other is loofah without water chestnuts, which is also called watermelon here. Luffa is rich in vitamin C, B vitamins and so on, which is very suitable for eating in summer.

Recommended recipe: loofah egg meatball soup

Ingredients: pork, eggs, loofah, oil, salt, cooking wine, soy sauce and pepper.

1. Pork is shredded and pickled with soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper and starch.

2. Pour oil into the pot, beat an egg, fry until golden on both sides, and add appropriate amount of water.

3. Roll the towel gourd into pieces, boil the water and put it in the pot.

4. Open a small fire in the pot, knead the pork stuffing into balls with a spoon, put it in the pot, burn it thoroughly, and put a little salt out of the pot.

wax gourd

Wax gourd is one of the important vegetables in summer. Its volume is very large, and the longest can grow to about one meter. It can be kept for a long time without being cut. Wax gourd is tender in meat, rich in water and nutrition, and rich in vitamins, protein and potassium. And the fat content is low, so it is very suitable for eating before and after Xiaoman solar terms.

Recommended recipe: Chinese yam and melon ribs soup

Raw materials: white gourd, yam, ribs, red dates, medlar, ginger and salt.

1. Clean the ribs, cut them into small pieces, put them in a pot, pour in a proper amount of water, boil the bleeding water with fire, skim off the floating foam, take them out and wash them.

2. Put the spareribs into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, ginger slices and a few red dates, bring them to a boil with strong fire, and then simmer 1 hour.

3. Peel the wax gourd, cut it into thick slices, put it in the pot and continue to stew. Peel the yam, cut it into small pieces, and put it in the pot for another 20 minutes.

4. Put a handful of Lycium barbarum 10 minute before turning off the fire, and then add a proper amount of edible salt to the pan.

plum

Plums picked before and after Xiaoman solar term are the most full. Plums are particularly sour to eat, and eating them directly will hurt your teeth, so they are all processed with salt, sugar and wine. Here, we like to pickle sour plums directly with salt as seasoning, such as stewed meat, stewed fish and stewed duck, which can increase sour taste, relieve boredom and remove fishy smell.

peach

Peach, as a kind of fruit, is called "Shoutao" and "Xiantao" in our country. Because of its beautiful appearance and sweet meat, it is called "the first fruit in the world" and is a symbol of longevity and good luck. Peaches are also rich in nutrition, rich in iron, vitamin C, calcium, carotene and so on. Among them, iron is second only to cherry in fruit. Now the edible varieties on the market are: nectarine, white nectarine, chickpea and so on.

honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is in bud before and after Xiaoman, which is most suitable for picking. After the dew clears in the morning, choose unused honeysuckle flower buds, dry them in a ventilated place on the balcony or microwave oven, and put them in a jar for sealed preservation. The weather will get hotter and hotter after xiaoman, and honeysuckle tea can be brewed to clear away heat and relieve summer heat.