“The red sun is scorching like fire, and the wild rice and rice are half scorched.” How hot is the weather in summer, you will never feel the temperature under the hot sun if you don’t take a walk outside.
If you have to go out, you will immediately feel a wave of heat hitting your face, burning the ground, making people feel like they are about to suffocate, and the sweat can’t stop flowing.
How did people spend the hot summer when there were no air conditioners and fans in ancient times? This has to come up with a way to “eat”.
Everyone knows the word “bitter summer”, which not only describes the hard days of summer, but also the bitterness. It is also emphasized that eating more “bitter” foods in summer can bring unexpected surprises!
The summer weather is hot, the gastrointestinal function of the human body is weakened, and the secretion of digestive juice is reduced, and eating some bitter foods can stimulate the peristalsis of the stomach and the secretion of digestive juice, and enhance the appetite and digestive function of the human body.
Common bitter foods include bitter gourd, bitter vegetables, lotus seeds, and dandelion. Among them, dandelions seem to be wild grasses everywhere, and are usually used by children to blow and play.
In fact, these wild vegetables that grow in nature absorb the aura of heaven and earth, the essence of sun and moon, compared with artificial Vegetables grown have higher nutritional value!
Today, I will tell you about the benefits of eating dandelions in summer!
Dandelion is a plant with the same origin of medicine and food. “Compendium of Materia Medica” records: “Dandelion treats women’s mammary abscess, boiled juice and seals it to eliminate. Clearing away heat and toxins, dissolving food poisons, and eliminating swelling, tuberculosis, and boils.” Therefore, it is a good medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing knots.
Many people get angry in summer. There are many reasons for getting angry. Some people get angry because they eat too much food and eat too much greasy and high-salt food.
Some people get angry because they stay up late to watch football, which affects the normal circulation of the body; some people get angry because Naturally hot, but drinking too little water by itself.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, heat toxin is mostly caused by excessive liver fire, so it is particularly important to protect the liver. Dandelion can clear the liver meridian, remove fire and reduce inflammation. Drinking dandelion with chrysanthemum and honeysuckle in water has a good effect on removing fire.
In many places in the countryside, tender dandelion is used for cold salad, soup or stir-frying, and it can also be mixed with meat to make dumplings. The stuffing, the flavor is similar to the stuffing made by watercress.
The picked dandelions can be boiled in water to get rid of the bitter taste, and eaten with minced garlic, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil, and salt. Much cooler.
The nutritionist in the explosion nutrition class below will tell you about the production steps in detail:
The first Step 1: Remove the yellow leaves from the tender dandelion, wash it in water, and remove it to control the moisture.
Step 2: Put half a pot of water in the pot and bring to a boil. Pour in the dandelion water and let it cool.
Step 3: Put the blanched dandelion on the chopping board and cut it into segments.
Step 4: Add salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, mix well, and finally add pepper and sesame oil and mix well. A cold dandelion is done.